Polarization of PIN3-dependent auxin transport for hypocotyl gravitropic response in Arabidopsis thaliana

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Authors	RAKUSOVÁ Hana GALLEGO-BARTOLOME´ Javier VANSTRAELEN Marleen ROBERT Héléne S. ALABADÍ David BLÁZQUEZ Miguel A. BENKOVÁ Eva FRIML Jiří
Year of publication	2011
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	The Plant Journal
MU Faculty or unit	Central European Institute of Technology
Citation
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04636.x
Field	Genetics and molecular biology
Keywords	hypocotyl gravitropism; auxin transport; PIN polarity; PINOID kinase; GNOM ARF GEF
Description	Here we provide insights into the mechanism for hypocotyl gravitropic growth. Our data suggest that gravity-induced PIN3 polarization diverts the auxin flow to mediate the asymmetric distribution of auxin for gravitropic shoot bending.
Related projects:	Identification of molecular components and the mechanism of polar targeting of PIN auxin transport proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana