AUX1 regulates root gravitropism in Arabidopsis by facilitating auxin uptake within root apical tissues

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2066-2073

  Marchant, Alan ^a   Kargul, Joanna ^a,b   May, Sean T ^a   Muller, Philippe ^c   Delbarre, Alain ^c   Perrot Rechenmann, Catherine ^c   Bennett, Malcolm J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DU VÉGÉTAL   (France)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; AUX1; Auxin; Gravitropism; Transport

Indexed keywords

1 NAPHTHYLACETIC ACID; AUXIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PERMEASE; PHYTOHORMONE; PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

APICAL MEMBRANE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 0033561009     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.8.2066     Document Type: Article

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