Plasma membrane-targeted PIN proteins drive shoot development in a moss
13.11.2014
Bennett TA, Liu MM, Aoyama T, Bierfreund NM, Braun M, Coudert Y, Dennis RJ, O´Connor D, Wang XY, White CD, Decker EL, Reski R, Harrison CJ
Curr Biol. 2014;24(23):2776-85
Auxin distribution, signalling and its intercellular transport by PIN family efflux carriers are primary regulators of sporophytic shoot development in flowering plants. Nevertheless, the extent of conservation in PIN function within the land plants and the mechanisms regulating bryophyte gametophytic shoot development are largely unknown. Our results show that PIN-mediated auxin transport is an ancient, conserved regulator of shoot development.
