Abstract
Polar transport of the signaling molecule auxin is critical for plant development and depends on both the polar distribution of auxin efflux carriers, which pump auxin out of the cell and the alignment of these polarized cells. Two papers in this issue of Cell (Michniewicz et al., 2007; Jaillais et al., 2007) address how polar transport of these carriers occurs and describe the endosomal pathways involved.
MeSH Terms
Arabidopsis/embryology,enzymology,genetics,growth & development,metabolism
Arabidopsis Proteins/genetics,metabolism
Carrier Proteins/metabolism
Cell Differentiation
Cell Polarity
Cell Proliferation
Endosomes/metabolism
Genotype
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors/metabolism
Indoleacetic Acids/metabolism
Membrane Transport Proteins/metabolism
Meristem/enzymology,metabolism
Mutation
Phenotype
Phosphoprotein Phosphatases/metabolism
Phosphorylation
Plants, Genetically Modified/embryology,enzymology,genetics,growth & development,metabolism
Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
Protein Subunits/metabolism
Protein Transport
Seedlings/enzymology,metabolism
Signal Transduction
Sorting Nexins
Vesicular Transport Proteins/metabolism
Xylem/metabolism
Chemicals
Arabidopsis Proteins
Carrier Proteins
GNOM protein, Arabidopsis
Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors
Indoleacetic Acids
Mag1 protein, Arabidopsis
Membrane Transport Proteins
PIN1 protein, Arabidopsis
PIN2 protein, Arabidopsis
PIN4 protein, Arabidopsis
Protein Subunits
Sorting Nexins
Vesicular Transport Proteins
PINOID protein, Arabidopsis
Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
Phosphoprotein Phosphatases
Authors & Affiliations
2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Jürgens Gerd
ZMBP, Entwicklungsgenetik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 3, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany. gerd.juergens@zmbp.uni-tuebingen.de
Geldner Niko