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A synthetic approach reveals extensive tunability of auxin signaling.

TitleA synthetic approach reveals extensive tunability of auxin signaling.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsHavens KA, Guseman JM, Jang SS, Pierre-Jerome E, Bolten N, Klavins E, Nemhauser JL
JournalPlant physiology
Volume160
Issue1
Pagination135-42
Date Published2012 Sep
ISSN1532-2548
Keywordsarabidopsis, Arabidopsis Proteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, F-Box Proteins, Flow Cytometry, Half-Life, Indoleacetic Acids, Models, Biological, Plant Growth Regulators, Plants, Genetically Modified, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Proteolysis, Receptors, Cell Surface, Repressor Proteins, Signal Transduction, Species Specificity, Universities, Transformation, Genetic, Ubiquitination
Abstract

<p>Explaining how the small molecule auxin triggers diverse yet specific responses is a long-standing challenge in plant biology. An essential step in auxin response is the degradation of Auxin/Indole-3-Acetic Acid (Aux/IAA, referred to hereafter as IAA) repressor proteins through interaction with auxin receptors. To systematically characterize diversity in degradation behaviors among IAA|receptor pairs, we engineered auxin-induced degradation of plant IAA proteins in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). We found that IAA degradation dynamics vary widely, depending on which receptor is present, and are not encoded solely by the degron-containing domain II. To facilitate this and future studies, we identified a mathematical model able to quantitatively describe IAA degradation behavior in a single parameter. Together, our results demonstrate the remarkable tunability conferred by specific configurations of the auxin response pathway.</p>

DOI10.1104/pp.112.202184
Alternate JournalPlant Physiol.