A phosphorylation-based switch controls TAA1-mediated auxin biosynthesis in plants

Qian Wang; Guochen Qin; Min Cao; Rong Chen; Yuming He; Liyuan Yang; Zhejun Zeng; Yongqiang Yu; Yangtao Gu; Weiman Xing; W. Andy Tao; Tongda Xu

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14395-w

Nature Communications (Feb 2020)

A phosphorylation-based switch controls TAA1-mediated auxin biosynthesis in plants

Qian Wang,
Guochen Qin,
Min Cao,
Rong Chen,
Yuming He,
Liyuan Yang,
Zhejun Zeng,
Yongqiang Yu,
Yangtao Gu,
Weiman Xing,
W. Andy Tao,
Tongda Xu

Affiliations

Qian Wang: Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guochen Qin: Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Min Cao: Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Rong Chen: Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuming He: FAFU-Joint Centre, Horticulture and Metabolic Biology Centre, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou
Liyuan Yang: FAFU-Joint Centre, Horticulture and Metabolic Biology Centre, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou
Zhejun Zeng: FAFU-Joint Centre, Horticulture and Metabolic Biology Centre, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou
Yongqiang Yu: FAFU-Joint Centre, Horticulture and Metabolic Biology Centre, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou
Yangtao Gu: FAFU-Joint Centre, Horticulture and Metabolic Biology Centre, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou
Weiman Xing: Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Centre for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
W. Andy Tao: Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University
Tongda Xu: FAFU-Joint Centre, Horticulture and Metabolic Biology Centre, Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14395-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Precise regulation of auxin concentration via transport and metabolism determines the developmental fate of plant tissues. Here the authors show that local auxin biosynthesis is regulated by TMK4-dependent phosphorylation of the TAA1 enzyme and that this is required for proper root development.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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