Journal
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY
Volume 64, Issue 7, Pages 1339-1351Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13268
Keywords
ARF7; auxin; gravitropism; homeostasis; MES17
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31670275, 32061143005, 31870252]
- Shandong Natural Science Foundation [ZR2021QC067]
- Specialized Fund for the Basic Research Operating Expenses Program of Shandong University [2017JQ04]
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Gravitropism is an essential adaptive response of land plants, and auxin plays a crucial role in this process. This study reveals the novel role of MES17-mediated auxin homeostasis in gravitropic responses and identifies an ARF7-triggered feedback mechanism that reinforces the asymmetric distribution of active auxin, thereby strictly controlling gravitropism in plants.
Gravitropism is an essential adaptive response of land plants. Asymmetric auxin gradients across plant organs, interpreted by multiple auxin signaling components including AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR7 (ARF7), trigger differential growth and bending response. However, how this fundamental process is strictly maintained in nature remains unclear. Here, we report that gravity stimulates the transcription of METHYL ESTERASE17 (MES17) along the lower side of the hypocotyl via ARF7-dependent auxin signaling. The asymmetric distribution of MES17, a methyltransferase that converts auxin from its inactive form methyl indole-3-acetic acid ester (MeIAA) to its biologically active form free-IAA, enhanced the gradient of active auxin across the hypocotyl, which in turn reversely amplified the asymmetric auxin responses and differential growth that shape gravitropic bending. Taken together, our findings reveal the novel role of MES17-mediated auxin homeostasis in gravitropic responses and identify an ARF7-triggered feedback mechanism that reinforces the asymmetric distribution of active auxin and strictly controls gravitropism in plants.
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