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ArticleJournal of experimental botany2025

Phenylacetic acid metabolism in land plants: novel pathways and metabolites.

Pavel Hladík, Federica Brunoni, Asta Žukauskaitė, Marek Zatloukal, Jakub Bělíček, David Kopečný, Pierre Briozzo, Nathan Ferchaud, Ondřej Novák, Aleš Pěnčík

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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Pavel HladíkLaboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-9817-2630
Federica BrunoniLaboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-1497-9419
Asta ŽukauskaitėDepartment of Chemical Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-6759-8789
Marek ZatloukalDepartment of Chemical Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-9962-2798
Jakub BělíčekDepartment of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-9538-7054
David KopečnýDepartment of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-4309-4284
Pierre BriozzoUniversité Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Institute Jean-Pierre Bourgin for Plant Sciences (IJPB), 78000, Versailles, France.ORCID 0000-0001-5212-6009
Nathan FerchaudUniversité Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Institute Jean-Pierre Bourgin for Plant Sciences (IJPB), 78000, Versailles, France.ORCID 0009-0005-4158-5599
Ondřej NovákLaboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-3452-0154
Aleš PěnčíkLaboratory of Growth Regulators, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-1314-2249

Funding

ERDF Programme Johannes Amos Comenius CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004581France 2030 Program ANR-11-IDEX-0003Jean d'AlembertTowArds Next GENeration Crops
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, substantial progress has been made in exploring auxin conjugation and metabolism, primarily aiming at indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). However, the metabolic regulation of another key auxin, phenylacetic acid (PAA), remains largely uncharacterized. Here, we provide a comprehensive exploration of PAA metabolism in land plants. Through LC-MS screening across multiple plant species and their organs, we identified four previously unreported endogenous PAA metabolites: phenylacetyl-leucine, phenylacetyl-phenylalanine, phenylacetyl-valine, and phenylacetyl-glucose. Enzyme assays, genetic evidence, crystal structures, and docking studies demonstrate that PAA and IAA share core metabolic machinery, revealing a complex regulatory network that maintains auxin homeostasis. Furthermore, our study of PAA conjugation with amino acids and glucose suggests limited compensatory mechanisms within known conjugation pathways, pointing to the existence of alternative metabolic routes in land plants. These insights advance our knowledge of auxin-specific metabolic networks and highlight the unique complexity within plant hormone regulation.

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EmbryophytaMetabolic Networks and PathwaysPhenylacetatesPlant Growth RegulatorsIndoleacetic AcidsIndoleacetic AcidsPhenylacetatesphenylacetic acidPlant Growth RegulatorsAuxinconjugationglucosyl esterGretchen Hagen 3HPLC-MS/MSindole-3-acetic acidmetabolismphenylacetic acidplant

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PMCPMC12369477

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