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Auxin-responsive gene expression: genes, promoters and regulatory factors

Plant Molecular Biology volume 49, pages 373–385 (2002)Cite this article

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A molecular approach to investigate auxin signaling in plants has led to the identification of several classes of early/primary auxin response genes. Within the promoters of these genes, cis elements that confer auxin responsiveness (referred to as auxin-response elements or AuxREs) have been defined, and a family of trans-acting transcription factors (auxin-response factors or ARFs) that bind with specificity to AuxREs has been characterized. A family of auxin regulated proteins referred to as Aux/IAA proteins also play a key role in regulating these auxin-response genes. Auxin may regulate transcription on early response genes by influencing the types of interactions between ARFs and Aux/IAAs.

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Hagen, G., Guilfoyle, T. Auxin-responsive gene expression: genes, promoters and regulatory factors. Plant Mol Biol 49, 373–385 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015207114117

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  • auxin response elements (AuxREs)
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  • auxin response genes