title: Auxin metabolism and homeostasis during plant development.
abstract: Auxin plays important roles during the entire life span of a plant. This small organic acid influences cell division, cell elongation and cell differentiation, and has great impact on the final shape and function of cells and tissues in all higher plants. Auxin metabolism is not well understood but recent discoveries, reviewed here, have started to shed light on the processes that regulate the synthesis and degradation of this important plant hormone.
authors: Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-901 83, Umeå, Sweden. karin.ljung@slu.se
authors: Karin
authors: K
authors: Ljung
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008954:Models, Biological; D008958:Models, Molecular; D063245:Plant Development / Q000235:genetics; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D007210:Indoleacetic Acids; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators