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Title
Alteration in auxin homeostasis and signaling by overexpression of PINOID kinase causes leaf growth defects in **Arabidopsis thaliana**
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Abstract
In plants many developmental processes are regulated by auxin and its directional transport. PINOID (PID) kinase helps to regulate this transport by influencing polar recruitment of PIN efflux proteins on the cellular membranes. We investigated how altered auxin levels affect leaf growth in Arabidopsis thaliana. Arabidopsis mutants and transgenic plants with altered PID expression levels were used to study the effect on auxin distribution and leaf development. Single knockouts showed small pleiotropic growth defects. Contrastingly, several leaf phenotypes related to changes in auxin concentrations and transcriptional activity were observed in PID overexpression (PIDOE) lines. Unlike in the knockout lines, the leaves of PIDOE lines showed an elevation in total indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). Accordingly, enhanced DR5-visualized auxin responses were detected, especially along the leaf margins. Kinematic analysis revealed that ectopic expression of PID negatively affects cell proliferation and expansion rates, yielding reduced cell numbers and small-sized cells in the PIDOE leaves. We used PIDOE lines as a tool to study auxin dose effects on leaf development and demonstrate that auxin, above a certain threshold, has a negative affect on leaf growth. RNA sequencing further showed how subtle PIDOE-related changes in auxin levels lead to transcriptional reprogramming of cellular processes.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Frontiers in plant science. - Place of publication unknown
Publication
Place of publication unknown : publisher unknown , 2017
ISSN
1664-462X
DOI
10.3389/FPLS.2017.01009
Volume/pages
8 (2017) , 16 p.
Article Reference
1009
ISI
000403309200001
Medium
E-only publicatie
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Project info
Hormonal regulation of organ growth in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Exploiting mutants to study the control of cell elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana hypocotyls.
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Creation 13.07.2017
Last edited 04.03.2024
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