Abstract
In Arabidopsis thaliana, the phytohormone auxin is an important patterning agent during embryogenesis and post-embryonic development, exerting effects through transcriptional regulation. The main determinants of the transcriptional auxin response machinery are AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR (ARF) transcription factors and AUXIN/INDOLE-3-ACETIC ACID (AUX/IAA) inhibitors. Although members of these two protein families are major developmental regulators, the transcriptional regulation of the genes encoding them has not been well explored. For example, apart from auxin-linked regulatory inputs, factors regulating the expression of the AUX/IAA BODENLOS (BDL)/IAA12 are not known. Here, it was shown that the HOMEODOMAIN-LEUCINE ZIPPER (HD-ZIP) transcription factor HOMEOBOX PROTEIN 5 (HB5) negatively regulates BDL expression, which may contribute to the spatial control of BDL expression. As such, HB5 and probably other class I HD-ZIP proteins, appear to modulate BDL-dependent auxin response.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3009-3019 |
| Journal | Journal of Experimental Botany |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- regulated gene-expression
- of-function mutation
- plant development
- auxin response
- homeobox gene
- class-i
- shade avoidance
- root initiation
- homeodomain
- protein