Context, specificity, and self-organization in auxin response
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Marta Del Bianco1, Stefan Kepinski
1University of Leeds, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
Auxin is a simple molecule with a remarkable ability to control plant growth, differentiation, and morphogenesis. The mechanistic basis for this versatility appears to stem from the highly complex nature of the networks regulating auxin metabolism, transport and response. These heavily feedback-regulated and inter-dependent mechanisms are complicated in structure and complex in operation giving rise to a system with self-organizing properties capable of generating highly context-specific responses to auxin as a single, generic signal.
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