Université de Fribourg

Flavonol-induced changes in PIN2 polarity and auxin transport in the Arabidopsis thaliana rol1-2 mutant require phosphatase activity

Kuhn, Benjamin M. ; Nodzyński, Tomasz ; Errafi, Sanae ; Bucher, Rahel ; Gupta, Shibu ; Aryal, Bibek ; Dobrev, Petre ; Bigler, Laurent ; Geisler, Markus ; Zažímalová, Eva ; Friml, Jiří ; Ringli, Christoph

In: Scientific Reports, 2017, vol. 7, p. 41906

The phytohormone auxin is a major determinant and regulatory component important for plant development. Auxin transport between cells is mediated by a complex system of transporters such as AUX1/LAX, PIN, and ABCB proteins, and their localization and activity is thought to be influenced by phosphatases and kinases. Flavonols have been shown to alter auxin transport activity and changes in...

Université de Fribourg

7-rhamnosylated flavonols modulate homeostasis of the plant hormone auxin and affect plant development

Kuhn, Benjamin M. ; Errafi, Sanae ; Bucher, Rahel ; Dobrev, Petre ; Geisler, Markus ; Bigler, Laurent ; Zažímalová, Eva ; Ringli, Christoph

In: Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2016, vol. 291, no. 10, p. 5385–5395

Flavonols are a group of secondary metabolites that affect diverse cellular processes. They are considered putative negative regulators of the transport of the phytohormone auxin, by which they influence auxin distribution and concomitantly take part in the control of plant organ development. Flavonols are accumulating in a large number of glycosidic forms. Whether these have distinct...