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Cellular responses to auxin: division versus expansion.

Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology ·Vol. 2 ·No. 5 ·2010-05-00 ·Pages a001446

Perrot-Rechenmann C

Abstract

The phytohormone auxin is a major regulator of plant growth and development. Many aspects of these processes depend on the multiple controls exerted by auxin on cell division and cell expansion. The detailed mechanisms by which auxin controls these essential cellular responses are still poorly understood, despite recent progress in the identification of auxin receptors and components of auxin signaling pathways. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the present knowledge of the molecular mechanisms involved in the auxin control of cell division and cell expansion. In both cases, the involvement of at least two signaling pathways and of multiple targets of auxin action reflects the complexity of the subtle regulation of auxin-mediated cellular responses. In addition, it offers the necessary flexibility for generating differential responses within a given cell depending on its developmental context.

MeSH Terms
Cell Cycle/physiology Cell Division/physiology Gene Expression Regulation, Plant/physiology Indoleacetic Acids/metabolism Signal Transduction
Chemicals
Indoleacetic Acids
Authors & Affiliations
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Perrot-Rechenmann Catherine
Institut des Sciences du Végétal, UPR2355 CNRS, 1 Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, Cedex, France. catherine.rechenmann@isv.cnrs-gif.fr
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Article Info
Journal
Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology
Abbr.
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol
ISSN
1943-0264
DOI
10.1101/cshperspect.a001446
Email
catherine.rechenmann@isv.cnrs-gif.fr
Published
2010-05-00
Epub
2010-00-07
Pages
a001446
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
101513680
PMCID
PMC2857164
Subset
IM
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