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. 2003 May 13;13(10):837-42.
doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(03)00327-0.

PROPORZ1, a putative Arabidopsis transcriptional adaptor protein, mediates auxin and cytokinin signals in the control of cell proliferation

Tobias Sieberer  1 , Marie-Theres Hauser, Georg J Seifert, Christian Luschnig
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PROPORZ1, a putative Arabidopsis transcriptional adaptor protein, mediates auxin and cytokinin signals in the control of cell proliferation

Tobias Sieberer et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Plants generate cells and organs throughout their life cycle. Plant cell proliferation relates to the activity of dividing meristematic cells, which subsequently differentiate in a position- and lineage-dependent manner. The events underlying the regulation of cell division and further differentiation processes are under tight control of both intrinsic and environmental parameters. Among the intrinsic factors, two groups of phytohormones, auxins and cytokinins, exhibit a combined regulatory impact on cell proliferation, as an important determinant for the totipotency of plant cells. Classical experiments demonstrated that application of both growth regulators in appropriate concentrations promotes callus formation. When the ratio between the phytohormones changes, callus cells acquire the competence to regenerate organs. Typically, a high auxin-to-cytokinin ratio promotes the formation of roots, whereas a low auxin-to-cytokinin ratio results in the regeneration of shoots. Conclusively, the concerted, proportional impact of both phytohormones functions as a determinant of plant cell proliferation; they act as cell cycle-promoting mitogens as well as morphogens that control plant organogenesis. Here, we describe PROPORZ1 (PRZ1), an Arabidopsis gene, essential for the developmental switch from cell proliferation to differentiation in response to variations in auxin and cytokinin concentrations. PRZ1 probably acts as a transcriptional adaptor protein that affects the expression of cell cycle regulators and might, thereby, mediate its effect on the control of cell proliferation.

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