A Noncanonical Auxin-Sensing Mechanism Uncovered by Screening the Auxin Response Factor 3 Interacting Proteins in Tomato.

Lin Wang, Xirong Yang, Sidratul Muntha, Liepeng Dong, Qingmin Xie, Taotao Wang, Chunmei Shi, Changxian Yang

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Lin WangNational Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crops, Huazhong Agriculture University, No. 1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, China.

Xirong YangPeking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, No. 699 Binhu Road, Xiashan Eco-Economic Development Zone, Weifang 261325, China.

Sidratul MunthaPeking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, No. 699 Binhu Road, Xiashan Eco-Economic Development Zone, Weifang 261325, China.

Liepeng DongPeking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, No. 699 Binhu Road, Xiashan Eco-Economic Development Zone, Weifang 261325, China.

Qingmin XieCollege of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0746-1921

Taotao WangNational Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crops, Huazhong Agriculture University, No. 1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, China.

Chunmei ShiPeking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, No. 699 Binhu Road, Xiashan Eco-Economic Development Zone, Weifang 261325, China.

Changxian YangNational Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crops, Huazhong Agriculture University, No. 1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, China.

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Key R&D Program of Shandong Province 2025CXPT160

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Abstract

Within the canonical auxin signaling pathway, Auxin Response Factors (ARFs) are transcriptionally repressed by AUX/IAA proteins under low auxin conditions, and this repression is alleviated as auxin concentrations increase. By contrast, ARF3 functions as a central regulator of gynoecium morphogenesis in Arabidopsis via a non-canonical auxin-sensing mechanism that relies on dose-dependent modulation of its protein-protein interaction network. To investigate whether an analogous regulatory mechanism operates in tomato (

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Indoleacetic AcidsPlant ProteinsSolanum lycopersicumTranscription FactorsGene Expression Regulation, PlantProtein BindingSignal TransductionTwo-Hybrid System TechniquesIndoleacetic AcidsPlant ProteinsTranscription Factorsauxin response factor 3interacting proteinsparthenocarpytomatoyeast two-hybrid screen

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PMID41683653

DOI10.3390/ijms27031227

PMCPMC12897879

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