Nature Communications (Mar 2021)

Cell kinetics of auxin transport and activity in Arabidopsis root growth and skewing

  • Yangjie Hu,
  • Moutasem Omary,
  • Yun Hu,
  • Ohad Doron,
  • Lukas Hoermayer,
  • Qingguo Chen,
  • Or Megides,
  • Ori Chekli,
  • Zhaojun Ding,
  • Jiří Friml,
  • Yunde Zhao,
  • Ilan Tsarfaty,
  • Eilon Shani

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21802-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Auxin gradients regulate plant root growth and development. Here the authors manipulate auxin synthesis in specific root cell types and use single-cell nucleus tracking and morphokinetics to map directional auxin flow in the root and quantify the kinetics of meristem skewing.