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Pleiotropic and nonredundant effects of an auxin importer in Setaria and maize.
Plant physiology - 1 Jun 2022
Zhu Chuanmei, Box Mathew S, Thiruppathi Dhineshkumar, Hu Hao, Yu Yunqing, Martin Callista, Doust Andrew N, McSteen Paula, Kellogg Elizabeth A
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Directional transport of auxin is critical for inflorescence and floral development in flowering plants, but the role of auxin influx carriers (AUX1 proteins) has been largely overlooked. Taking advantage of available AUX1 mutants in green millet (Setaria viridis) and maize (Zea mays), we uncover previously unreported aspects of plant development that are affected by auxin influx, including higher order branches...
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