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ARP2/3 complex links cell wall assembly and auxin distribution

The protein complex ARP2/3 is responsible for nucleating actin, and its loss results in multiple defects in young seedlings of Arabidopsis thaliana. Sahi et al. show that plants lacking the ARP2/3 complex have defects associated with cell wall synthesis.

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Mature tissues of inflorescence stems contain less cellulose and more homogalacturonan, cell walls are thinner, and lignification is altered. Stems of mutant plants have reduced basipetal auxin transport and a changed auxin influx carrier (AUX1) expression pattern. Since cell wall composition and auxin transport are functionally connected, morphogenetic defects may be explained by ARP2/3 control of cell wall synthesis and/or auxin transporters’ distribution.

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