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ArticleThe EMBO journal2021

Flavonol-mediated stabilization of PIN efflux complexes regulates polar auxin transport.

William D Teale, Taras Pasternak, Cristina Dal Bosco, Alexander Dovzhenko, Krystyna Kratzat, Wolfgang Bildl, Manuel Schwörer, Thorsten Falk, Benadetto Ruperti, Jonas V Schaefer and 7 more

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Article in The EMBO journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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49 citing papers in PubMed, 108 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.

William D TealeInstitute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0956-7372
Taras PasternakInstitute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Cristina Dal BoscoInstitute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Alexander DovzhenkoInstitute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9940-3074
Krystyna KratzatInstitute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Wolfgang BildlInstitute of Physiology II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Manuel SchwörerInstitute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Thorsten FalkInstitute for Computer Science, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Benadetto RupertiDepartment of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment-DAFNAE, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Jonas V SchaeferHigh-Throughput Binder Selection Facility, Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Mojgan ShahriariInstitute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Lena PilgermayerInstitute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Xugang LiSino German Joint Research Center for Agricultural Biology, and State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China.
Florian LübbenInstitute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2398-4519
Andreas PlückthunHigh-Throughput Binder Selection Facility, Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-4191-5306
Uwe SchulteInstitute of Physiology II, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Klaus PalmeInstitute of Biology II, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2728-3835
University of Freiburg · DEUniversity of Zurich · CHShandong Agricultural University · CNUniversity of Padua · IT

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) INST 39/839,840,841Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) SFB746Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) 50WB1022Excellence initiative of the German Federal and State Governments EXC294
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transport of auxin controls the rate, direction and localization of plant growth and development. The course of auxin transport is defined by the polar subcellular localization of the PIN proteins, a family of auxin efflux transporters. However, little is known about the composition and regulation of the PIN protein complex. Here, using blue-native PAGE and quantitative mass spectrometry, we identify native PIN core transport units as homo- and heteromers assembled from PIN1, PIN2, PIN3, PIN4 and PIN7 subunits only. Furthermore, we show that endogenous flavonols stabilize PIN dimers to regulate auxin efflux in the same way as does the auxin transport inhibitor 1-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA). This inhibitory mechanism is counteracted both by the natural auxin indole-3-acetic acid and by phosphomimetic amino acids introduced into the PIN1 cytoplasmic domain. Our results lend mechanistic insights into an endogenous control mechanism which regulates PIN function and opens the way for a deeper understanding of the protein environment and regulation of the polar auxin transport complex.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsBiological TransportFlavonolsGene Expression Regulation, PlantIndoleacetic AcidsMembrane Transport ProteinsPhthalimidesalpha-naphthylphthalamic acidArabidopsis ProteinsFlavonolsIndoleacetic AcidsMembrane Transport ProteinsPhthalimidesAuxineffluxflavonolinhibitionMFS

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PMID33185277
PMCPMC7780147
OpenAlexW3098972937

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