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The first intron of ARF7 is required for expression in root tips (2024)
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Han, J., Welch, T., Voß, U., Vernoux, T., Bhosale, R., & Bishopp, A. (2024). The first intron of ARF7 is required for expression in root tips. iScience, 27(6), Article 109936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.109936

Auxin regulates plant growth and development through the transcription factors of the AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR (ARF) gene family. ARF7 is one of five activators that bind DNA and elicit downstream transcriptional responses. In roots, ARF7 regulates grow... Read More about The first intron of ARF7 is required for expression in root tips.

Systems approaches reveal that ABCB and PIN proteins mediate co-dependent auxin efflux (2022)
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Mellor, N. L., Voß, U., Ware, A., Janes, G., Barrack, D., Bishopp, A., …Band, L. R. (2022). Systems approaches reveal that ABCB and PIN proteins mediate co-dependent auxin efflux. Plant Cell, 34(6), 2309–2327. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac086

Members of the B family of membrane-bound ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters represent key components of the auxin-efflux machinery in plants. Over the last two decades experimental studies have shown that modifying ABCB expression affects auxin... Read More about Systems approaches reveal that ABCB and PIN proteins mediate co-dependent auxin efflux.

Uncovering How Auxin Optimizes Root Systems Architecture in Response to Environmental Stresses (2021)
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Leftley, N., Banda, J., Pandey, B., Bennett, M., & Voß, U. (2021). Uncovering How Auxin Optimizes Root Systems Architecture in Response to Environmental Stresses. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, 13(11), Article a040014. https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a040014

Since colonizing land, plants have developed mechanisms to tolerate a broad range of abiotic stresses that include flooding, drought, high salinity, and nutrient limitation. Roots play a key role acclimating plants to these as their developmental pla... Read More about Uncovering How Auxin Optimizes Root Systems Architecture in Response to Environmental Stresses.

Volumetric Segmentation of Cell Cycle Markers in Confocal Images Using Machine Learning and Deep Learning (2020)
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Khan, F. A., Voß, U., Pound, M. P., & French, A. P. (2020). Volumetric Segmentation of Cell Cycle Markers in Confocal Images Using Machine Learning and Deep Learning. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, Article 1275. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.01275

© Copyright © 2020 Khan, Voß, Pound and French. Understanding plant growth processes is important for many aspects of biology and food security. Automating the observations of plant development—a process referred to as plant phenotyping—is increasing... Read More about Volumetric Segmentation of Cell Cycle Markers in Confocal Images Using Machine Learning and Deep Learning.

Auxin fluxes through plasmodesmata modify root-tip auxin distribution (2020)
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Mellor, N. L., Voß, U., Janes, G., Bennett, M. J., Wells, D. M., & Band, L. R. (2020). Auxin fluxes through plasmodesmata modify root-tip auxin distribution. Development, 147(6), Article dev181669. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.181669

© 2020. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd. Auxin is a key signal regulating plant growth and development. It is well established that auxin dynamics depend on the spatial distribution of efflux and influx carriers on the cell membranes. In t... Read More about Auxin fluxes through plasmodesmata modify root-tip auxin distribution.

Cell Death in Cells Overlying Lateral Root Primordia Facilitates Organ Growth in Arabidopsis (2020)
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Escamez, S., André, D., Sztojka, B., Bollhöner, B., Hall, H., Berthet, B., …Tuominen, H. (2020). Cell Death in Cells Overlying Lateral Root Primordia Facilitates Organ Growth in Arabidopsis. Current Biology, 30(3), 455-464.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.078

© 2019 The Authors Plant organ growth is widely accepted to be determined by cell division and cell expansion, but, unlike that in animals, the contribution of cell elimination has rarely been recognized. We investigated this paradigm during Arabidop... Read More about Cell Death in Cells Overlying Lateral Root Primordia Facilitates Organ Growth in Arabidopsis.

PUCHI regulates very long chain fatty acid biosynthesis during lateral root and callus formation (2019)
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Trinh, D., Lavenus, J., Goh, T., Boutté, Y., Drogue, Q., Vaissayre, V., …Guyomarc’h, S. (2019). PUCHI regulates very long chain fatty acid biosynthesis during lateral root and callus formation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(28), 14325-14330. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1906300116

© 2019 National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Lateral root organogenesis plays an essential role in elaborating plant root system architecture. In Arabidopsis, the AP2 family transcription factor PUCHI controls cell proliferation in later... Read More about PUCHI regulates very long chain fatty acid biosynthesis during lateral root and callus formation.

The circadian clock rephases during lateral root organ initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana. (2018)
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Voß, U., Wilson, M. H., Kenobi, K., Gould, P. D., Robertson, F. C., Peer, W. A., Lucas, M., Swarup, K., Casimiro, I., Holman, T. J., Wells, D. M., Péret, B., Goh, T., Fukaki, H., Hodgman, T. C., Laplaze, L., Halliday, K. J., Ljung, K., Murphy, A. S., Hall, A. J., …Bennett, M. J. (2018). The circadian clock rephases during lateral root organ initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature Communications, https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.26324

Erratum: Author Correction: A mechanistic framework for auxin dependent Arabidopsis root hair elongation to low external phosphate (Nature communications (2018) 9 1 (1409)) (2018)
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Bhosale, R., Giri, J., Pandey, B. K., Giehl, R. F. H., Hartmann, A., Traini, R., …Swarup, R. (2018). Erratum: Author Correction: A mechanistic framework for auxin dependent Arabidopsis root hair elongation to low external phosphate (Nature communications (2018) 9 1 (1409)). Nature Communications, 9(1), 1818. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04281-x

The original version of this Article omitted the following from the Acknowledgements: 'We also thank DBT-CREST BT/HRD/03/01/2002.'This has been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.

A mechanistic framework for auxin dependent Arabidopsis root hair elongation to low external phosphate (2018)
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Giehl, R. F. H., Bhosale, R., Giri, J., Pandey, B. K., Giehl, R. F., Hartmann, A., …Swarup, R. (2018). A mechanistic framework for auxin dependent Arabidopsis root hair elongation to low external phosphate. Nature Communications, 9(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03851-3

Phosphate (P) is an essential macronutrient for plant growth. Roots employ adaptive mechanisms to forage for P in soil. Root hair elongation is particularly important since P is immobile. Here we report that auxin plays a critical role promoting root... Read More about A mechanistic framework for auxin dependent Arabidopsis root hair elongation to low external phosphate.

Dynamic regulation of auxin oxidase and conjugating enzymes AtDAO1 and GH3 modulates auxin homeostasis (2016)
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Mellor, N. L., Band, L. R., Pěnčík, A., Novak, O., Rashed, A., Holman, T., …Owen, M. R. (2016). Dynamic regulation of auxin oxidase and conjugating enzymes AtDAO1 and GH3 modulates auxin homeostasis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(39), 11022-11027. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1604458113

Auxin is a key hormone regulating plant growth and development. We combine experiments and mathematical modeling to reveal how auxin levels are maintained via feedback regulation of genes encoding key metabolic enzymes. We describe how regulation of... Read More about Dynamic regulation of auxin oxidase and conjugating enzymes AtDAO1 and GH3 modulates auxin homeostasis.

Dioxygenase-encoding AtDAO1 gene controls IAA oxidation and homeostasis in arabidopsis (2016)
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Porco, S., Pěnčík, A., Rashed, A., Voß, U., Casanova-Sáez, R., Bishopp, A., …Ljung, K. (2016). Dioxygenase-encoding AtDAO1 gene controls IAA oxidation and homeostasis in arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(39), 11016-11021. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1604375113

Auxin represents a key signal in plants, regulating almost every aspect of their growth and development. Major breakthroughs have been made dissecting the molecular basis of auxin transport, perception, and response. In contrast, how plants control t... Read More about Dioxygenase-encoding AtDAO1 gene controls IAA oxidation and homeostasis in arabidopsis.

The circadian clock rephases during lateral root organ initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana (2015)
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Voß, U., Wilson, M. H., Kenobi, K., Gould, P. D., Robertson, F. C., Peer, W. A., …Bennett, M. J. (2015). The circadian clock rephases during lateral root organ initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature Communications, 6, Article 7641. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8641

The endogenous circadian clock enables organisms to adapt their growth and development to environmental changes. Here we describe how the circadian clock is employed to coordinate responses to the key signal auxin during lateral root (LR) emergence.... Read More about The circadian clock rephases during lateral root organ initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Inference of the Arabidopsis lateral root gene regulatory network suggests a bifurcation mechanism that defines primordia flanking and central zones (2015)
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Lavenus, J., Goh, T., Guyomarc’h, S., Hill, K., Lucas, M., Voß, U., …Bennett, M. J. (2015). Inference of the Arabidopsis lateral root gene regulatory network suggests a bifurcation mechanism that defines primordia flanking and central zones. Plant Cell, 27(5), 1368-1388. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.114.132993

A large number of genes involved in lateral root (LR) organogenesis have been identified over the last decade using forward and reverse genetic approaches in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nevertheless, how these genes interact to form a LR regulatory network... Read More about Inference of the Arabidopsis lateral root gene regulatory network suggests a bifurcation mechanism that defines primordia flanking and central zones.

Branching out in roots: uncovering form, function, and regulation (2014)
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Atkinson, J. A., Rasmussen, A., Traini, R., Voss, U., Sturrock, C., Mooney, S. J., …Bennett, M. J. (2014). Branching out in roots: uncovering form, function, and regulation. Plant Physiology, 166(2), 538-550. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.114.245423

Root branching is critical for plants to secure anchorage and ensure the supply of water, minerals, and nutrients. To date, research on root branching has focused on lateral root development in young seedlings. However, many other programs of postemb... Read More about Branching out in roots: uncovering form, function, and regulation.

From jellyfish to biosensors: the use of fluorescent proteins in plants (2013)
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Voss, U., Larrieu, A., & Wells, D. M. (2013). From jellyfish to biosensors: the use of fluorescent proteins in plants. International Journal of Developmental Biology, 57(6-7-8), 525-533. https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.130208dw

The milestone discovery of green fluorescent protein (GFP) from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria, its optimisation for efficient use in plantae, and subsequent improvements in techniques for fluorescent detection and quantification have changed plant... Read More about From jellyfish to biosensors: the use of fluorescent proteins in plants.

Lateral root morphogenesis is dependent on the mechanical properties of the overlaying tissues (2013)
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Lucas, M., Kenobi, K., Von Wangenheim, D., Voß, U., Swarup, K., De Smet, I., …Bennett, M. J. (2013). Lateral root morphogenesis is dependent on the mechanical properties of the overlaying tissues. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(13), 5229-5234. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1210807110

In Arabidopsis, lateral root primordia (LRPs) originate from pericycle cells located deep within the parental root and have to emerge through endodermal, cortical, and epidermal tissues. These overlaying tissues place biomechanical constraints on the... Read More about Lateral root morphogenesis is dependent on the mechanical properties of the overlaying tissues.