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Auxin-transporting ABC transporters are defined by a conserved D/E-P motif regulated by a prolylisomerase

Hao, Pengchao ; Xia, Jian ; Liu, Jie ; Donato, Martin Di ; Pakula, Konrad ; Bailly, Aurélien ; Jasinski, Michal ; Geisler, Markus

In: Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020, vol. 295, no. 37, p. 13094–13105

The plant hormone auxin must be transported throughout plants in a cell-to-cell manner to affect its various physiological functions. ABCB transporters are critical for this polar auxin distribution, but the regulatory mechanisms controlling their function is not fully understood. The auxin transport activity of ABCB1 was suggested to be regulated by a physical interaction with FKBP42/Twisted...

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ABCG36/PEN3/PDR8 Is an Exporter of the Auxin Precursor, Indole-3-Butyric Acid, and Involved in Auxin-Controlled Development

Aryal, Bibek ; Huynh, John ; Schneuwly, Jerôme ; Siffert, Alexandra ; Liu, Jie ; Alejandro, Santiago ; Ludwig-Müller, Jutta ; Martinoia, Enrico ; Geisler, Markus

In: Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019, vol. 10, p. -

The PDR-type ABCG transporter, ABCG36/PDR8/PEN3, is thought to be implicated in the export of a few structurally unrelated substrates, including the auxin precursor, indole-3-butyric acid (IBA), although a clear-cut proof of transport is lacking. An outward facing, lateral root (LR) location for ABCG36 fuelled speculations that it might secrete IBA into the rhizosphere. Here, we provide...