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Reassessing the role of YUCCAs in auxin biosynthesis
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posted on 2023-05-26, 08:17 authored by Ross, JJ, Tivendale, ND, James ReidJames Reid, Davies, NW, Molesworth, PP, Lowe, EK, Smith, JA, Davidson, SEIt is remarkable that although auxin was the first growth-promoting plant hormone to be discovered, and although more researchers work on this hormone than on any other, we cannot be definitive about the pathways of auxin synthesis in plants. In 2001, there appeared to be a dramatic development in this field, with the announcement of a new gene,1 and a new intermediate, purportedly from the tryptamine pathway for converting tryptophan to the main endogenous auxin, indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). Recently, however, we presented evidence challenging the original and subsequent identifications of the intermediate concerned.
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Publication title
Plant Signaling & BehaviorVolume
6Article number
3Number
3Pagination
437-439ISSN
1559-2316Publication status
- Published
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