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Cell type specificity of plant hormonal signals: Case studies and reflections on ethylene

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In the light of increasing evidence that plant growth and development depend on signals perceived in distinct cell types where hormonal inputs are transformed into orchestrated responses triggering a plethora of physiological processes, we reflect on the case of ethylene signaling. Experimental approaches to address cell type-specificity of the ethylene response are discussed and future challenges in ethylene signaling studies are outlined.

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Abbreviations

ACC:

1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid

AUX1:

Auxin Resistant 1

BR:

brassinosteroid

BRI:

Brassinosteroid Insensitive

Col-0:

Columbia-0 ecotype

EBF:

EIN3 binding factor

EDZ:

elongation/differentiation zone

EIN:

Ethylene Insensitive

CTR1:

Constitutive Triple Response 1

EIL1:

Ethylene Insensitive Like 1

EZ:

elongation zone

GA:

gibberellic acid

GAL4:

Galactose-induced 4

GFP:

green fluorescent protein

LRC:

lateral root cap

NASC:

The Nottingham Arabidopsis Stock Centre

PIN2:

Pin-Formed 2

QC:

quiescent centre

RAM:

root apical meristem

TF:

transcription factor

TZ:

transition zone

UAS:

upstream activation sequence

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Vaseva, I.I., Vandenbussche, F., Simon, D. et al. Cell type specificity of plant hormonal signals: Case studies and reflections on ethylene. Russ J Plant Physiol 63, 577–586 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1021443716050149

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