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. 2017 Sep;36(9):1507-1518.
doi: 10.1007/s00299-017-2171-7. Epub 2017 Jun 28.

Adaptation of root growth to increased ambient temperature requires auxin and ethylene coordination in Arabidopsis

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Adaptation of root growth to increased ambient temperature requires auxin and ethylene coordination in Arabidopsis

Qionghui Fei et al. Plant Cell Rep. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

A fresh look at the roles of auxin, ethylene, and polar auxin transport during the plant root growth response to warmer ambient temperature (AT). The ambient temperature (AT) affects plant growth and development. Plants can sense changes in the AT, but how this change is transduced into a plant root growth response is still relatively unclear. Here, we found that the Arabidopsis ckrc1-1 mutant is sensitive to higher AT. At 27 °C, the ckrc1-1 root length is significantly shortened and the root gravity defect is enhanced, changes that can be restored with addition of 1-naphthaleneacetic acid, but not indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). AUX1, PIN1, and PIN2 are involved in the ckrc1-1 root gravity response under increased AT. Furthermore, CKRC1-dependent auxin biosynthesis was critical for maintaining PIN1, PIN2, and AUX1 expression at elevated temperatures. Ethylene was also involved in this regulation through the ETR1 pathway. Higher AT can promote CKRC1-dependent auxin biosynthesis by enhancing ETR1-mediated ethylene signaling. Our research suggested that the interaction between auxin and ethylene and that the interaction-mediated polar auxin transport play important roles during the plant root growth response to higher AT.

Keywords: Ambient temperature; Auxin; CKRC1; Ethylene; Polar auxin transport; Root growth.

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