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Regulation of stability of the AXR3/IAA17 auxin signalling protein

ReferenceG14634
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Ottoline Leyser
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Dr Stefan Kepinski
Institution University of York
DepartmentBiology
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 204,676
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 01/02/2001
End date 01/02/2004
Duration36 months

Abstract

Auxin signalling has been shown to require the AXR1/TIR1 ubiquitination pathway and hence auxin is proposed to act through regulating protein stability. We have found that the AXR3/IAA17 protein is a likely target for the AXR1/TIR1 pathway. AXR3/IAA17 is a member of the Aux/IAA family of transcriptional regulators that act to mediate downstream responses to auxin. In comparable yeast systems, the phosphorylation status of such targets affects their ability to be targeted. Thus the control of auxin-induce destabilisation of Aux/IAA proteins is central to auxin signalling and provides a point for crosstalk with other important signals in plant development. In this project we will test the effects of other hormones and light on AXR3/IAA17 stability and screen for mutants with an altered AXR3/IAA17 half-life.

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Committee Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
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