Mechanism of auxin-regulated gene expression in plants

Annu Rev Genet. 2009:43:265-85. doi: 10.1146/annurev-genet-102108-134148.

Abstract

Plant hormones control most aspects of the plant life cycle by regulating genome expression. Expression of auxin-responsive genes involves interactions among auxin-responsive DNA sequence elements, transcription factors and trans-acting transcriptional repressors. Transcriptional output from these auxin signaling complexes is regulated by proteasome-mediated degradation that is triggered by interaction with auxin receptor-E3 ubiquitin ligases such SCF(TIR1). Auxin signaling components are conserved throughout land plant evolution and have proliferated and specialized to control specific developmental processes.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Enhancer Elements, Genetic
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Plant*
  • Indoleacetic Acids / metabolism*
  • Plants / genetics*
  • Plants / metabolism
  • Transcription, Genetic
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / metabolism

Substances

  • Indoleacetic Acids
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases