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PMID:10036773

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Citation

Pitts, RJ, Cernac, A and Estelle, M (1998) Auxin and ethylene promote root hair elongation in Arabidopsis. Plant J. 16:553-60

Abstract

Genetic and physiological studies implicate the phytohormones auxin and ethylene in root hair development. To learn more about the role of these compounds, we have examined the root hair phenotype of a number of auxin- and ethylene-related mutants. In a previous study, Masucci and Schiefelbein (1996) showed that neither the auxin response mutations aux1 and axr1 nor the ethylene response mutations etr1 and ein2 have a significant effect on root hair initiation. In this study, we found that mutants deficient in either auxin or ethylene response have a pronounced effect on root hair length. Treatment of wild-type, axr1 and etr1 seedlings with the synthetic auxin, 2,4-D, or the ethylene precursor ACC, led to the development of longer root hairs than untreated seedlings. Furthermore, axr1 seedlings grown in the presence of ACC produce ectopic root hairs and an unusual pattern of long root hairs followed by regions that completely lack root hairs. These studies indicate that both auxin and ethylene are required for normal root hair elongation.

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Keywords

2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid/pharmacology; Amino Acids/pharmacology; Amino Acids, Cyclic; Arabidopsis/drug effects; Arabidopsis/genetics; Arabidopsis/growth & development; Arabidopsis Proteins; Ethylenes/metabolism; Ethylenes/pharmacology; Genes, Plant; Growth Substances; Indoleacetic Acids/metabolism; Indoleacetic Acids/pharmacology; Mutation; Phenotype; Plant Proteins/genetics; Plant Roots/drug effects; Plant Roots/growth & development; Plant Roots/metabolism; Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics

Significance

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Gene product Qualifier GO Term Evidence Code with/from Aspect Extension Notes Status

ARATH:AUX1

GO:0048767: root hair elongation

ECO:0000314:

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figures 4 and 5 show that AUX1 causes root hair development over time through microscopy.

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CACAO 4341


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