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The auxin-binding protein 1 is essential for the control of cell cycle.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17376160     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The phytohormone auxin has been known for >50 years to be required for entry into the cell cycle. Despite the critical effects exerted by auxin on the control of cell division, the molecular mechanism by which auxin controls this pathway is poorly understood, and how auxin is perceived upstream of any change in the cell cycle is unknown. Auxin Binding Protein 1 (ABP1) is considered to be a candidate auxin receptor, triggering early modification of ion fluxes across the plasma membrane in response to auxin. ABP1 has also been proposed to mediate auxin-dependent cell expansion, and is essential for early embryonic development. We investigated whether ABP1 has a role in the cell cycle. Functional inactivation of ABP1 in the model plant cell system BY2 was achieved through cellular immunization via the conditional expression of a single-chain fragment variable (scFv). This scFv was derived from a well characterized anti-ABP1 monoclonal antibody previously shown to block the activity of the protein. We demonstrate that functional inactivation of ABP1 results in cell-cycle arrest, and provide evidence that ABP1 plays a critical role in regulation of the cell cycle by acting at both the G1/S and G2/M checkpoints. We conclude that ABP1 is essential for the auxin control of cell division and is likely to constitute the first step of the auxin-signalling pathway mediating auxin effects on the cell cycle.
Authors:
Karine M David; Daniel Couch; Nils Braun; Spencer Brown; Jeanne Grosclaude; Catherine Perrot-Rechenmann
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-03-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology     Volume:  50     ISSN:  0960-7412     ISO Abbreviation:  Plant J.     Publication Date:  2007 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-04-20     Completed Date:  2007-08-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9207397     Medline TA:  Plant J     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  197-206     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, France.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cell Cycle / physiology*
Cell Division / physiology
Cells, Cultured
Flow Cytometry
G1 Phase / physiology
G2 Phase / physiology
Immunoglobulin Variable Region / genetics,  immunology,  metabolism
Immunoprecipitation
Mice
Plant Proteins / immunology,  metabolism,  physiology*
Plants, Genetically Modified
Protein Binding
Receptors, Cell Surface / immunology,  metabolism,  physiology*
Surface Plasmon Resonance
Tobacco / cytology,  genetics,  metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Immunoglobulin Variable Region; 0/Plant Proteins; 0/Receptors, Cell Surface; 0/auxin-binding protein 1

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