TMK-based cell surface auxin signaling activates cell wall acidification in Arabidopsis
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ABSTRACT: The phytohormone auxin controls a myriad of processes in plants, at least in part through its regulation of cell expansion. The "acid growth hypothesis" has been proposed to explain auxin-stimulated cell expansion for five decades, but the mechanism underlying auxin-induced cell wall acidification is poorly characterized. Auxin induces the phosphorylation and activation of the plasma membrane (PM) H+-ATPase that pumps protons into the apoplast, yet how auxin activates its phosphorylation remains elusive. Here, we show that the transmembrane kinase (TMK) auxin signaling proteins interact with PM H+-ATPases and activate their phosphorylation to promote cell wall acidification and hypocotyl cell elongation in Arabidopsis. Auxin induced TMK's interaction with H+-ATPase on the plasma membrane within 1-2 minutes as well as TMK-dependent phosphorylation of the penultimate Thr residue. Genetic, biochemical, and molecular evidence demonstrates that TMKs directly phosphorylate PM H+-ATPase and are required for auxin-induced PM H+-ATPase activation, apoplastic acidification, and cell expansion. Thus, our findings reveal a crucial connection between auxin and PM H+-ATPase activation in regulating apoplastic pH changes and cell expansion via TMK-based cell surface auxin signaling.
INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive HF
ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis Thaliana (ncbitaxon:3702)
SUBMITTER: Yang, zhenbiao
PROVIDER: MSV000087822 | MassIVE | Wed Jul 14 12:16:00 BST 2021
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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