Interactions of PIN and PGP auxin transport mechanisms.
Polarized transport of the plant hormone auxin influences multiple growth processes in plants and is regulated by plasma-membrane-localized efflux and uptake carriers. The PGP (P-glycoprotein) ABC transporters (ATP-binding-cassette transporters), PIN (pin-formed) subfamily of major facilitator proteins and members of AUX/LAX families have been shown to independently transport auxin both in planta and in heterologous systems. However, PIN- and PGP-mediated transport in heterologous systems exhibits decreased substrate specificity and inhibitor-sensitivity compared with what is seen in plants and plant cells. To determine whether PIN-PGP interactions enhance transport specificity, we analysed interactions of the representative auxin-transporting PGPs with PIN1 and AUX1 in planta and in heterologous systems. Here, we provide evidence that PINs and PGPs interact and function both independently and co-ordinately to control polar auxin transport and impart transport specificity and directionality. These interactions take place in protein complexes stabilized by PGPs in detergent-resistant microdomains.
Bandyopadhyay
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Department of Horticulture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2010, USA.
Blakeslee
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Lee
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Mravec
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Sauer
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Titapiwatanakun
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Makam
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Bouchard
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Geisler
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Martinoia
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Friml
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Peer
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Murphy
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D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000378:metabolism*; D017360:Arabidopsis; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001692:Biological Transport; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008027:Light; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena
D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; C114215:ATPGP1 protein, Arabidopsis; C100794:AUX1 protein, Arabidopsis; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; C116363:PIN1 protein, Arabidopsis; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators