Article
Auxin regulates aquaporin function to facilitate lateral root emergence.
Nature cell biology - 1 Oct 2012
Péret Benjamin, Li Guowei, Zhao Jin, Band Leah R, Voß Ute, Postaire Olivier, Luu Doan-Trung, Da Ines Olivier, Casimiro Ilda, Lucas Mikaël, Wells Darren M, Lazzerini Laure, Nacry Philippe, King John R, Jensen Oliver E, Schäffner Anton R, Maurel Christophe, Bennett Malcolm J
Abstract excerpt
Aquaporins are membrane channels that facilitate water movement across cell membranes. In plants, aquaporins contribute to water relations. Here, we establish a new link between aquaporin-dependent tissue hydraulics and auxin-regulated root development in Arabidopsis thaliana. We report that most aquaporin genes are repressed during lateral root formation and by exogenous auxin treatment. Auxin reduces root...
Topics
- Aquaporins
- Arabidopsis
- Arabidopsis Proteins
- Biological Transport
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Gene Silencing
- Indoleacetic Acids
- Models, Biological
- Mutation