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ArticleJournal of integrative plant biology2026

Polar-localized EXO70G1 regulates root development in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Juan Li, Zhendong Liu, Lixue Gong, Shuju Zhao, Qing Lu, Shan Gao, Su Jiang, Xiaonan Liu, Long Ma, Guangyou Duan and 2 more

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Article in Journal of integrative plant biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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Juan LiSchool of Life Sciences, Qilu Normal University, Jinan, 250200, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2564-3497
Zhendong LiuSchool of Life Sciences, Qilu Normal University, Jinan, 250200, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7554-7962
Lixue GongSchool of Life Sciences, Qilu Normal University, Jinan, 250200, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9158-9950
Shuju ZhaoSchool of Life Sciences, Qilu Normal University, Jinan, 250200, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3961-0258
Qing LuThe Key Laboratory of Plant Cell Engineering and Germplasm Innovation, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266200, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4703-3286
Shan GaoSchool of Life Sciences, Qilu Normal University, Jinan, 250200, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6428-0141
Su JiangSchool of Life Sciences, Qilu Normal University, Jinan, 250200, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0633-3485
Xiaonan LiuSchool of Life Sciences, Qilu Normal University, Jinan, 250200, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4400-2002
Long MaSchool of Life Sciences, Qilu Normal University, Jinan, 250200, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7356-6484
Guangyou DuanSchool of Life Sciences, Qilu Normal University, Jinan, 250200, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3562-7869
Dayong CuiSchool of Life Sciences, Qilu Normal University, Jinan, 250200, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6014-3973
Shipeng LiSchool of Life Sciences, Qilu Normal University, Jinan, 250200, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5880-4592

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 31571467Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2021MC141
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cellular asymmetry, which represents a fundamental characteristic of cell polarity, is prominently illustrated by the apical-basal localization of PIN-FORMED (PIN) auxin efflux carriers in Arabidopsis thaliana. Although the maintenance of PIN polarity at the plasma membrane (PM) relies on endomembrane trafficking, the pivotal factors responsible for recruiting PIN proteins to the PM remain largely unknown. In this study, we discover that EXO70G1 displays a polarized distribution at the PM in root cells. Acting as a putative subunit of the exocyst complex, which mediates the tethering of exocytic vesicles to the PM, EXO70G1 exhibits continuous recycling foci at the PM, and its dynamic behavior is akin to that of SEC6 and SEC8. Disruption of EXO70G1 and its homolog EXO70G2 in Arabidopsis reduces auxin accumulation and primary root length. Importantly, the recycling of PIN2 from the brefeldin A (BFA) compartment to the PM is compromised, and the abundance of PIN2 at the PM is reduced in the exo70G1 exo70G2 backgrounds. Interestingly, live-cell imaging reveals that the polarity of EXO70G1 is established during cytokinesis, prior to that of PIN2, and is maintained throughout the subsequent phases of cell elongation and differentiation. When the lipid raft was disturbed, the accumulation of EXO70G1 at the PM decreased. Our findings highlight the crucial role of EXO70G1 in root development by providing positional cues that facilitate the recycling efficiency of PIN2 to the PM.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsPlant RootsBrefeldin ACell MembraneCell PolarityGene Expression Regulation, PlantIndoleacetic AcidsArabidopsis ProteinsBrefeldin AIndoleacetic Acidsendomembrane traffickingEXO70PINpolar localizationroot development

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PMCPMC12782890

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