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Auxin Biosynthesis and Polar Auxin Transport During Tropisms in Maize Coleoptiles

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In 1880, Charles Darwin and his son published a book, The Power of Movement in Plants, in which they described plant tropic behavior. This observation was the first suggestion of the importance of some influence transmitted from the tip to the basal growing parts. Following their suggestion, much research was conducted on plant tropic curvature, which indicated that the influence was a substance, auxin (indole-3-acetic acid; IAA), the first plant hormone to be identified. Tropic responses are generally explained by the Cholodny–Went hypothesis, that is, they occur via differential growth on the two sides of the elongating shoot that results from asymmetrical IAA distribution. In this mini-review, we summarize classic and modern research as the story of tip-specific IAA biosynthesis and its essential role on gravitropic and phototropic curvatures in maize (Zea mays) coleoptiles.

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Nishimura, T., Koshiba, T. (2013). Auxin Biosynthesis and Polar Auxin Transport During Tropisms in Maize Coleoptiles. In: Chen, R., Baluška, F. (eds) Polar Auxin Transport. Signaling and Communication in Plants, vol 17. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35299-7_11

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