Journal
FEBS JOURNAL
Volume 289, Issue 7, Pages 1731-1745Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/febs.16210
Keywords
abiotic stress; auxin; biotic stress; development; phytohormone; plant programmed cell death; root architecture
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- University College Dublin
- School of Biology and Environmental Science
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Plant growth and development are closely related to environmental stress defense mechanisms. Programmed cell death (PCD) is a genetically controlled pathway for selectively eliminating redundant, damaged, or infected cells. Evidence suggests that auxin signaling and PCD regulation are often interconnected, with auxin generally suppressing cell death but also promoting PCD events in certain circumstances.
Both auxin signalling and programmed cell death (PCD) are essential components of a normally functioning plant. Auxin underpins plant growth and development, as well as regulating plant defences against environmental stresses. PCD, a genetically controlled pathway for selective elimination of redundant, damaged or infected cells, is also a key element of many developmental processes and stress response mechanisms in plants. An increasing body of evidence suggests that auxin signalling and PCD regulation are often connected. While generally auxin appears to suppress cell death, it has also been shown to promote PCD events, most likely via stimulation of ethylene biosynthesis. Intriguingly, certain cells undergoing PCD have also been suggested to control the distribution of auxin in plant tissues, by either releasing a burst of auxin or creating an anatomical barrier to auxin transport and distribution. These recent findings indicate novel roles of localized PCD events in the context of plant development such as control of root architecture, or tissue regeneration following injury, and suggest exciting possibilities for incorporation of this knowledge into crop improvement strategies.
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