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Auxin overproduction in shoots cannot rescue auxin deficiencies in Arabidopsis roots.
Plant & cell physiology - 1 Jun 2014
Chen Qingguo, Dai Xinhua, De-Paoli Henrique, Cheng Youfa, Takebayashi Yumiko, Kasahara Hiroyuki, Kamiya Yuji, Zhao Yunde
Abstract excerpt
Auxin plays an essential role in root development. It has been a long-held dogma that auxin required for root development is mainly transported from shoots into roots by polarly localized auxin transporters. However, it is known that auxin is also synthesized in roots. Here we demonstrate that a group of YUCCA (YUC) genes, which encode the rate-limiting enzymes for auxin biosynthesis, plays an essential role in...
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