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  text: The phytohormone auxin (Aux) is a principal endogenous developmental signal
    in plants. It mediates transcriptional reprogramming by a well-established canonical
    signalling mechanism. TIR1/AFB auxin receptors are F-box subunits of an ubiquitin
    ligase complex; after auxin perception, they associate with Aux/IAA transcriptional
    repressors and ubiquitinate them for degradation, thus enabling the activation
    of auxin response factor (ARF) transcription factors1,2,3. Here we revise this
    paradigm by showing that without TIR1 adenylate cyclase (AC) activity4, auxin-induced
    degradation of Aux/IAAs is not sufficient to mediate the transcriptional auxin
    response. Abolishing the TIR1 AC activity does not affect auxin-induced degradation
    of Aux/IAAs but renders TIR1 non-functional in mediating transcriptional reprogramming
    and auxin-regulated development, including shoot, root, root hair growth and lateral
    root formation. Transgenic plants show that local cAMP production in the vicinity
    of the Aux/IAA–ARF complex by unrelated AC enzymes bypasses the need for auxin
    perception and is sufficient to induce ARF-mediated transcription. These discoveries
    revise the canonical model of auxin signalling and establish TIR1/AFB-produced
    cAMP as a second messenger essential for transcriptional reprograming.
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acknowledgement: We are grateful to J. Callis and H.-Q. Yang for sharing materials
  and to M. Estelle and S. Kepinski for inspiring discussions. This research was supported
  by the Laboratory Support Facility, the Plant Facility and the Imaging and Optics
  Facility of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria. This project has received
  funding from the European Research Council (101142681 CYNIPS) and Austrian Science
  Fund (P 37051-B). L.Q. was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation
  of China (grant no. 32470327). M.Z. was supported by the Interdisciplinary Project
  Committee of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria, and Y.P. was supported
  by an EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship (ALTF 38-2023). Open access funding provided
  by Institute of Science and Technology (IST Austria).
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    auxin signalling. <i>Nature</i>. 2025;640:1011-1016. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08669-w">10.1038/s41586-025-08669-w</a>
  apa: Chen, H., Qi, L., Zou, M., Lu, M., Kwiatkowski, M., Pei, Y., … Friml, J. (2025).
    TIR1-produced cAMP as a second messenger in transcriptional auxin signalling.
    <i>Nature</i>. Springer Nature. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08669-w">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08669-w</a>
  chicago: Chen, Huihuang, Linlin Qi, Minxia Zou, Mengting Lu, M Kwiatkowski, Yuanrong
    Pei, K Jaworski, and Jiří Friml. “TIR1-Produced CAMP as a Second Messenger in
    Transcriptional Auxin Signalling.” <i>Nature</i>. Springer Nature, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08669-w">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08669-w</a>.
  ieee: H. Chen <i>et al.</i>, “TIR1-produced cAMP as a second messenger in transcriptional
    auxin signalling,” <i>Nature</i>, vol. 640. Springer Nature, pp. 1011–1016, 2025.
  ista: Chen H, Qi L, Zou M, Lu M, Kwiatkowski M, Pei Y, Jaworski K, Friml J. 2025.
    TIR1-produced cAMP as a second messenger in transcriptional auxin signalling.
    Nature. 640, 1011–1016.
  mla: Chen, Huihuang, et al. “TIR1-Produced CAMP as a Second Messenger in Transcriptional
    Auxin Signalling.” <i>Nature</i>, vol. 640, Springer Nature, 2025, pp. 1011–16,
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08669-w">10.1038/s41586-025-08669-w</a>.
  short: H. Chen, L. Qi, M. Zou, M. Lu, M. Kwiatkowski, Y. Pei, K. Jaworski, J. Friml,
    Nature 640 (2025) 1011–1016.
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acknowledgement: "This project was funded by the European Research Council Advanced
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    of Science and Technology Austria, 2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.15479/AT-ISTA-19478">https://doi.org/10.15479/AT-ISTA-19478</a>.
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  text: The TIR1/AFB–Aux/IAA–ARF canonical auxin signaling pathway is widely accepted
    to (de)active transcriptional regulation, thus controlling auxin-associated developmental
    processes. However, the theme of a rapid auxin response has emerged since the
    2018 Auxins and Cytokinin in Plant Development conference. To date, a few signaling
    components have been identified to mediate both slow and rapid auxin responses,
    which unveils the complexity of auxin signaling.
acknowledgement: "We thank other lab members for their critical comments on this manuscript.
  We also thank the editor and reviewers for their constructive comments to improve
  our manuscript. We apologize to authors whose important work we could not include
  due to space limitations.\r\nThis work is supported by funding from Jiangxi Agricultural
  University (9232308314) and the Science and Technology Department of Jiangxi Province
  (20223BCJ25037) to HBH, and the Science and Technology Department of Jiangxi Province
  (20202ACB215002) to SYP."
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citation:
  ama: Zhang Z, Chen H, Peng S, Han H. Slow and rapid auxin responses in Arabidopsis.
    <i>Journal of Experimental Botany</i>. 2024;75(18). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erae246">10.1093/jxb/erae246</a>
  apa: Zhang, Z., Chen, H., Peng, S., &#38; Han, H. (2024). Slow and rapid auxin responses
    in Arabidopsis. <i>Journal of Experimental Botany</i>. Oxford University Press.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erae246">https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erae246</a>
  chicago: Zhang, Zilin, Huihuang Chen, Shuaiying Peng, and Huibin Han. “Slow and
    Rapid Auxin Responses in Arabidopsis.” <i>Journal of Experimental Botany</i>.
    Oxford University Press, 2024. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erae246">https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erae246</a>.
  ieee: Z. Zhang, H. Chen, S. Peng, and H. Han, “Slow and rapid auxin responses in
    Arabidopsis,” <i>Journal of Experimental Botany</i>, vol. 75, no. 18. Oxford University
    Press, 2024.
  ista: Zhang Z, Chen H, Peng S, Han H. 2024. Slow and rapid auxin responses in Arabidopsis.
    Journal of Experimental Botany. 75(18), erae246.
  mla: Zhang, Zilin, et al. “Slow and Rapid Auxin Responses in Arabidopsis.” <i>Journal
    of Experimental Botany</i>, vol. 75, no. 18, erae246, Oxford University Press,
    2024, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erae246">10.1093/jxb/erae246</a>.
  short: Z. Zhang, H. Chen, S. Peng, H. Han, Journal of Experimental Botany 75 (2024).
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  text: Auxin is the major plant hormone regulating growth and development (Friml,
    2022). Forward genetic approaches in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana have
    identified major components of auxin signalling and established the canonical
    mechanism mediating transcriptional and thus developmental reprogramming. In this
    textbook view, TRANSPORT INHIBITOR RESPONSE 1 (TIR1)/AUXIN-SIGNALING F-BOX (AFBs)
    are auxin receptors, which act as F-box subunits determining the substrate specificity
    of the Skp1-Cullin1-F box protein (SCF) type E3 ubiquitin ligase complex. Auxin
    acts as a “molecular glue” increasing the affinity between TIR1/AFBs and the Aux/IAA
    repressors. Subsequently, Aux/IAAs are ubiquitinated and degraded, thus releasing
    auxin transcription factors from their repression making them free to mediate
    transcription of auxin response genes (Yu et al., 2022). Nonetheless, accumulating
    evidence suggests existence of rapid, non-transcriptional responses downstream
    of TIR1/AFBs such as auxin-induced cytosolic calcium (Ca2+) transients, plasma
    membrane depolarization and apoplast alkalinisation, all converging on the process
    of root growth inhibition and root gravitropism (Li et al., 2022). Particularly,
    these rapid responses are mostly contributed by predominantly cytosolic AFB1,
    while the long-term growth responses are mediated by mainly nuclear TIR1 and AFB2-AFB5
    (Li et al., 2021; Prigge et al., 2020; Serre et al., 2021). How AFB1 conducts
    auxin-triggered rapid responses and how it is different from TIR1 and AFB2-AFB5
    remains elusive. Here, we compare the roles of TIR1 and AFB1 in transcriptional
    and rapid responses by modulating their subcellular localization in Arabidopsis
    and by testing their ability to mediate transcriptional responses when part of
    the minimal auxin circuit reconstituted in yeast.
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acknowledgement: We thank all the authors for sharing the published materials. This
  research was supported by the Lab Support Facility and the Imaging and Optics Facility
  of ISTA. We thank Lukáš Fiedler (ISTA) for critical reading of the manuscript. This
  project was funded by the European Research Council Advanced Grant (ETAP-742985).
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  ama: Chen H, Li L, Zou M, Qi L, Friml J. Distinct functions of TIR1 and AFB1 receptors
    in auxin signalling. <i>Molecular Plant</i>. 2023;16(7):1117-1119. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2023.06.007">10.1016/j.molp.2023.06.007</a>
  apa: Chen, H., Li, L., Zou, M., Qi, L., &#38; Friml, J. (2023). Distinct functions
    of TIR1 and AFB1 receptors in auxin signalling. <i>Molecular Plant</i>. Elsevier
    . <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2023.06.007">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2023.06.007</a>
  chicago: Chen, Huihuang, Lanxin Li, Minxia Zou, Linlin Qi, and Jiří Friml. “Distinct
    Functions of TIR1 and AFB1 Receptors in Auxin Signalling.” <i>Molecular Plant</i>.
    Elsevier , 2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2023.06.007">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2023.06.007</a>.
  ieee: H. Chen, L. Li, M. Zou, L. Qi, and J. Friml, “Distinct functions of TIR1 and
    AFB1 receptors in auxin signalling.,” <i>Molecular Plant</i>, vol. 16, no. 7.
    Elsevier , pp. 1117–1119, 2023.
  ista: Chen H, Li L, Zou M, Qi L, Friml J. 2023. Distinct functions of TIR1 and AFB1
    receptors in auxin signalling. Molecular Plant. 16(7), 1117–1119.
  mla: Chen, Huihuang, et al. “Distinct Functions of TIR1 and AFB1 Receptors in Auxin
    Signalling.” <i>Molecular Plant</i>, vol. 16, no. 7, Elsevier , 2023, pp. 1117–19,
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2023.06.007">10.1016/j.molp.2023.06.007</a>.
  short: H. Chen, L. Li, M. Zou, L. Qi, J. Friml, Molecular Plant 16 (2023) 1117–1119.
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  text: Plant cell growth responds rapidly to various stimuli, adapting architecture
    to environmental changes. Two major endogenous signals regulating growth are the
    phytohormone auxin and the secreted peptides rapid alkalinization factors (RALFs).
    Both trigger very rapid cellular responses and also exert long-term effects [Du
    et al., Annu. Rev. Plant Biol. 71, 379–402 (2020); Blackburn et al., Plant Physiol.
    182, 1657–1666 (2020)]. However, the way, in which these distinct signaling pathways
    converge to regulate growth, remains unknown. Here, using vertical confocal microscopy
    combined with a microfluidic chip, we addressed the mechanism of RALF action on
    growth. We observed correlation between RALF1-induced rapid Arabidopsis thaliana
    root growth inhibition and apoplast alkalinization during the initial phase of
    the response, and revealed that RALF1 reversibly inhibits primary root growth
    through apoplast alkalinization faster than within 1 min. This rapid apoplast
    alkalinization was the result of RALF1-induced net H+ influx and was mediated
    by the receptor FERONIA (FER). Furthermore, we investigated the cross-talk between
    RALF1 and the auxin signaling pathways during root growth regulation. The results
    showed that RALF-FER signaling triggered auxin signaling with a delay of approximately
    1 h by up-regulating auxin biosynthesis, thus contributing to sustained RALF1-induced
    growth inhibition. This biphasic RALF1 action on growth allows plants to respond
    rapidly to environmental stimuli and also reprogram growth and development in
    the long term.
acknowledgement: We thank Sarah M. Assmann, Kris Vissenberg, and Nadine Paris for
  kindly sharing seeds; Matyáš Fendrych for initiating this project and providing
  constant support; Lukas Fiedler for revising the manuscript; and Huibin Han and
  Arseny Savin for contributing to genotyping. This work was supported by the Austrian
  Science Fund (FWF) I 3630-B25 (to J.F.) and the Doctoral Fellowship Progrmme of
  the Austrian Academy of Sciences (to L.L.) We also acknowledge Taif University Researchers
  Supporting Project TURSP-HC2021/02 and funding “Plants as a tool for sustainable
  global development (no. CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000827).”
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  full_name: Li, Lanxin
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- first_name: Huihuang
  full_name: Chen, Huihuang
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  last_name: Chen
- first_name: Saqer S.
  full_name: Alotaibi, Saqer S.
  last_name: Alotaibi
- first_name: Aleš
  full_name: Pěnčík, Aleš
  last_name: Pěnčík
- first_name: Maciek
  full_name: Adamowski, Maciek
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  last_name: Adamowski
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  full_name: Friml, Jiří
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citation:
  ama: Li L, Chen H, Alotaibi SS, et al. RALF1 peptide triggers biphasic root growth
    inhibition upstream of auxin biosynthesis. <i>Proceedings of the National Academy
    of Sciences of the United States of America</i>. 2022;119(31). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2121058119">10.1073/pnas.2121058119</a>
  apa: Li, L., Chen, H., Alotaibi, S. S., Pěnčík, A., Adamowski, M., Novák, O., &#38;
    Friml, J. (2022). RALF1 peptide triggers biphasic root growth inhibition upstream
    of auxin biosynthesis. <i>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the
    United States of America</i>. National Academy of Sciences. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2121058119">https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2121058119</a>
  chicago: Li, Lanxin, Huihuang Chen, Saqer S. Alotaibi, Aleš Pěnčík, Maciek Adamowski,
    Ondřej Novák, and Jiří Friml. “RALF1 Peptide Triggers Biphasic Root Growth Inhibition
    Upstream of Auxin Biosynthesis.” <i>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
    of the United States of America</i>. National Academy of Sciences, 2022. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2121058119">https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2121058119</a>.
  ieee: L. Li <i>et al.</i>, “RALF1 peptide triggers biphasic root growth inhibition
    upstream of auxin biosynthesis,” <i>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
    of the United States of America</i>, vol. 119, no. 31. National Academy of Sciences,
    2022.
  ista: Li L, Chen H, Alotaibi SS, Pěnčík A, Adamowski M, Novák O, Friml J. 2022.
    RALF1 peptide triggers biphasic root growth inhibition upstream of auxin biosynthesis.
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
    119(31), e2121058119.
  mla: Li, Lanxin, et al. “RALF1 Peptide Triggers Biphasic Root Growth Inhibition
    Upstream of Auxin Biosynthesis.” <i>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
    of the United States of America</i>, vol. 119, no. 31, e2121058119, National Academy
    of Sciences, 2022, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2121058119">10.1073/pnas.2121058119</a>.
  short: L. Li, H. Chen, S.S. Alotaibi, A. Pěnčík, M. Adamowski, O. Novák, J. Friml,
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
    119 (2022).
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  text: The phytohormone auxin is the major coordinative signal in plant development1,
    mediating transcriptional reprogramming by a well-established canonical signalling
    pathway. TRANSPORT INHIBITOR RESPONSE 1 (TIR1)/AUXIN-SIGNALING F-BOX (AFB) auxin
    receptors are F-box subunits of ubiquitin ligase complexes. In response to auxin,
    they associate with Aux/IAA transcriptional repressors and target them for degradation
    via ubiquitination2,3. Here we identify adenylate cyclase (AC) activity as an
    additional function of TIR1/AFB receptors across land plants. Auxin, together
    with Aux/IAAs, stimulates cAMP production. Three separate mutations in the AC
    motif of the TIR1 C-terminal region, all of which abolish the AC activity, each
    render TIR1 ineffective in mediating gravitropism and sustained auxin-induced
    root growth inhibition, and also affect auxin-induced transcriptional regulation.
    These results highlight the importance of TIR1/AFB AC activity in canonical auxin
    signalling. They also identify a unique phytohormone receptor cassette combining
    F-box and AC motifs, and the role of cAMP as a second messenger in plants.
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acknowledgement: This research was supported by the Lab Support Facility (LSF) and
  the Imaging and Optics Facility (IOF) of IST Austria. We thank C. Gehring for suggestions
  and advice; and K. U. Torii and G. Stacey for seeds and plasmids. This project was
  funded by a European Research Council Advanced Grant (ETAP-742985). M.F.K. and R.N.
  acknowledge the support of the EU MSCA-IF project CrysPINs (792329). M.K. was supported
  by the project POWR.03.05.00-00-Z302/17 Universitas Copernicana Thoruniensis in
  Futuro–IDS “Academia Copernicana”. CIDG acknowledges support from UKRI under Future
  Leaders Fellowship grant number MR/T020652/1.
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- first_name: Mateusz
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  full_name: Chen, Huihuang
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  last_name: del Genio
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  full_name: Napier, Richard
  last_name: Napier
- first_name: Krzysztof
  full_name: Jaworski, Krzysztof
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  ama: Qi L, Kwiatkowski M, Chen H, et al. Adenylate cyclase activity of TIR1/AFB
    auxin receptors in plants. <i>Nature</i>. 2022;611(7934):133-138. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05369-7">10.1038/s41586-022-05369-7</a>
  apa: Qi, L., Kwiatkowski, M., Chen, H., Hörmayer, L., Sinclair, S. A., Zou, M.,
    … Friml, J. (2022). Adenylate cyclase activity of TIR1/AFB auxin receptors in
    plants. <i>Nature</i>. Springer Nature. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05369-7">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05369-7</a>
  chicago: Qi, Linlin, Mateusz Kwiatkowski, Huihuang Chen, Lukas Hörmayer, Scott A
    Sinclair, Minxia Zou, Charo I. del Genio, et al. “Adenylate Cyclase Activity of
    TIR1/AFB Auxin Receptors in Plants.” <i>Nature</i>. Springer Nature, 2022. <a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05369-7">https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05369-7</a>.
  ieee: L. Qi <i>et al.</i>, “Adenylate cyclase activity of TIR1/AFB auxin receptors
    in plants,” <i>Nature</i>, vol. 611, no. 7934. Springer Nature, pp. 133–138, 2022.
  ista: Qi L, Kwiatkowski M, Chen H, Hörmayer L, Sinclair SA, Zou M, del Genio CI,
    Kubeš MF, Napier R, Jaworski K, Friml J. 2022. Adenylate cyclase activity of TIR1/AFB
    auxin receptors in plants. Nature. 611(7934), 133–138.
  mla: Qi, Linlin, et al. “Adenylate Cyclase Activity of TIR1/AFB Auxin Receptors
    in Plants.” <i>Nature</i>, vol. 611, no. 7934, Springer Nature, 2022, pp. 133–38,
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05369-7">10.1038/s41586-022-05369-7</a>.
  short: L. Qi, M. Kwiatkowski, H. Chen, L. Hörmayer, S.A. Sinclair, M. Zou, C.I.
    del Genio, M.F. Kubeš, R. Napier, K. Jaworski, J. Friml, Nature 611 (2022) 133–138.
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