Rapid Synthesis of Auxin via a New Tryptophan-Dependent Pathway Is Required for Shade Avoidance in Plants

Cell

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 164-176

  Tao, Yi ^a,b   Ferrer, Jean Luc ^b,c   Ljung, Karin ^d   Pojer, Florence ^a,b   Hong, Fangxin ^a,b,e   Long, Jeff A ^b   Li, Lin ^b   Moreno, Javier E ^f   Bowman, Marianne E ^a,b   Ivans, Lauren J ^b,g   Cheng, Youfa ^g   Lim, Jason ^a,b   Zhao, Yunde ^g   Ballaré, Carlos L ^f   Sandberg, Göran ^h   Noel, Joseph P ^a,b   Chory, Joanne ^a,b  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^g SECTION OF CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (United States)

^h UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CELLBIO; DEVBIO; SIGNALING

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; AUXIN; INDOLEPYRUVIC ACID; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CLONING; FAR RED LIGHT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEEDLING; SHADE TOLERANCE;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 41149134058     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.01.049     Document Type: Article

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