title: Expression analysis of the auxin efflux carrier family in tomato fruit development.
abstract: Auxin transport network, which is important in the integration of plant developmental signals, depends on differential expression of the auxin efflux carrier PIN gene family. We cloned three tomato PIN (referred as SlPIN) cDNAs and examined their expression patterns in fruit and other organs. The expression of SlPIN1 and SlPIN2 was highest in very young fruit immediately after anthesis, whereas the expression of SlPIN3 was low at this same stage of fruit development. SlPIN2::GUS was expressed in ovules at anthesis and in young developing seeds at 4 days after anthesis, while SlPIN1::GUS was expressed in whole fruit. The DR5::GUS auxin-responsive reporter gene was expressed in the fruit and peduncle at anthesis and was higher in the peduncle 4 days after anthesis. These studies suggest that auxin is likely transported from young seeds by SlPIN1 and SlPIN2 and accumulated in peduncles where SlPIN gene expression is low in tomato. The possible role of SlPINs in fruit set was discussed.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 981-8555, Japan.
authors.forename: Sogo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moriguchi
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Nobuharu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Guilfoyle
authors.forename: Koki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kanahama
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanayama
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D017343:Genes, Plant; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids