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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Auxin and cytokinin are key endogenous regulators of plant development. Although
    cytokinin-mediated modulation of auxin distribution is a developmentally crucial
    hormonal interaction, its molecular basis is largely unknown. Here we show a direct
    regulatory link between cytokinin signalling and the auxin transport machinery
    uncovering a mechanistic framework for cytokinin-auxin cross-talk. We show that
    the CYTOKININ RESPONSE FACTORS (CRFs), transcription factors downstream of cytokinin
    perception, transcriptionally control genes encoding PIN-FORMED (PIN) auxin transporters
    at a specific PIN CYTOKININ RESPONSE ELEMENT (PCRE) domain. Removal of this cis-regulatory
    element effectively uncouples PIN transcription from the CRF-mediated cytokinin
    regulation and attenuates plant cytokinin sensitivity. We propose that CRFs represent
    a missing cross-talk component that fine-tunes auxin transport capacity downstream
    of cytokinin signalling to control plant development.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: Bio
- _id: LifeSc
acknowledgement: This work was supported by the European Research Council Starting
  Independent Research grant (ERC-2007-Stg-207362-HCPO to E.B., M.S., C.C.), by the
  Ghent University Multidisciplinary Research Partnership ‘Biotechnology for a Sustainable
  Economy’ no.01MRB510W, by the Research Foundation—Flanders (grant 3G033711 to J.-A.O.),
  by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF01_I1774S) to K.Ö.,E.B., and by the Interuniversity
  Attraction Poles Programme (IUAP P7/29 ‘MARS’) initiated by the Belgian Science
  Policy Office. I.D.C. and S.V. are post-doctoral fellows of the Research Foundation—Flanders
  (FWO). This research was supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of IST-Austria
  through resources provided by the Bioimaging Facility (BIF), the Life Science Facility
  (LSF).
article_number: '8717'
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Mária
  full_name: Šimášková, Mária
  last_name: Šimášková
- first_name: José
  full_name: O'Brien, José
  last_name: O'Brien
- first_name: Mamoona
  full_name: Khan-Djamei, Mamoona
  id: 391B5BBC-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Khan-Djamei
- first_name: Giel
  full_name: Van Noorden, Giel
  last_name: Van Noorden
- first_name: Krisztina
  full_name: Ötvös, Krisztina
  id: 29B901B0-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Ötvös
  orcid: 0000-0002-5503-4983
- first_name: Anne
  full_name: Vieten, Anne
  last_name: Vieten
- first_name: Inge
  full_name: De Clercq, Inge
  last_name: De Clercq
- first_name: Johanna
  full_name: Van Haperen, Johanna
  last_name: Van Haperen
- first_name: Candela
  full_name: Cuesta, Candela
  id: 33A3C818-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Cuesta
  orcid: 0000-0003-1923-2410
- first_name: Klára
  full_name: Hoyerová, Klára
  last_name: Hoyerová
- first_name: Steffen
  full_name: Vanneste, Steffen
  last_name: Vanneste
- first_name: Peter
  full_name: Marhavy, Peter
  id: 3F45B078-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Marhavy
  orcid: 0000-0001-5227-5741
- first_name: Krzysztof T
  full_name: Wabnik, Krzysztof T
  id: 4DE369A4-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Wabnik
  orcid: 0000-0001-7263-0560
- first_name: Frank
  full_name: Van Breusegem, Frank
  last_name: Van Breusegem
- first_name: Moritz
  full_name: Nowack, Moritz
  last_name: Nowack
- first_name: Angus
  full_name: Murphy, Angus
  last_name: Murphy
- first_name: Jiřĺ
  full_name: Friml, Jiřĺ
  id: 4159519E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Friml
  orcid: 0000-0002-8302-7596
- first_name: Dolf
  full_name: Weijers, Dolf
  last_name: Weijers
- first_name: Tom
  full_name: Beeckman, Tom
  last_name: Beeckman
- first_name: Eva
  full_name: Benková, Eva
  id: 38F4F166-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Benková
  orcid: 0000-0002-8510-9739
citation:
  ama: Šimášková M, O’Brien J, Khan-Djamei M, et al. Cytokinin response factors regulate
    PIN-FORMED auxin transporters. <i>Nature Communications</i>. 2015;6. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9717">10.1038/ncomms9717</a>
  apa: Šimášková, M., O’Brien, J., Khan-Djamei, M., Van Noorden, G., Ötvös, K., Vieten,
    A., … Benková, E. (2015). Cytokinin response factors regulate PIN-FORMED auxin
    transporters. <i>Nature Communications</i>. Nature Publishing Group. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9717">https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9717</a>
  chicago: Šimášková, Mária, José O’Brien, Mamoona Khan-Djamei, Giel Van Noorden,
    Krisztina Ötvös, Anne Vieten, Inge De Clercq, et al. “Cytokinin Response Factors
    Regulate PIN-FORMED Auxin Transporters.” <i>Nature Communications</i>. Nature
    Publishing Group, 2015. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9717">https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9717</a>.
  ieee: M. Šimášková <i>et al.</i>, “Cytokinin response factors regulate PIN-FORMED
    auxin transporters,” <i>Nature Communications</i>, vol. 6. Nature Publishing Group,
    2015.
  ista: Šimášková M, O’Brien J, Khan-Djamei M, Van Noorden G, Ötvös K, Vieten A, De
    Clercq I, Van Haperen J, Cuesta C, Hoyerová K, Vanneste S, Marhavý P, Wabnik KT,
    Van Breusegem F, Nowack M, Murphy A, Friml J, Weijers D, Beeckman T, Benková E.
    2015. Cytokinin response factors regulate PIN-FORMED auxin transporters. Nature
    Communications. 6, 8717.
  mla: Šimášková, Mária, et al. “Cytokinin Response Factors Regulate PIN-FORMED Auxin
    Transporters.” <i>Nature Communications</i>, vol. 6, 8717, Nature Publishing Group,
    2015, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9717">10.1038/ncomms9717</a>.
  short: M. Šimášková, J. O’Brien, M. Khan-Djamei, G. Van Noorden, K. Ötvös, A. Vieten,
    I. De Clercq, J. Van Haperen, C. Cuesta, K. Hoyerová, S. Vanneste, P. Marhavý,
    K.T. Wabnik, F. Van Breusegem, M. Nowack, A. Murphy, J. Friml, D. Weijers, T.
    Beeckman, E. Benková, Nature Communications 6 (2015).
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date_created: 2018-12-11T11:53:12Z
date_published: 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-23T08:24:11Z
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