ARF19 acts as a transient auxin response enhancer during root gravitropism

Erfan Ghafouri1, Kristine Hill2, Nathan Mellor2

  • 1Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham LE12 5RD, UK.

Cell Reports
|June 16, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Auxin response factors (ARFs) regulate root gravitropism. ARF7 and ARF8 activate ARF19, which enhances ARF7

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