@article{PAR00002402, title = {{R}oot growth in {A}rabidopsis requires gibberellin/{DELLA} signalling in the endodermis}, author = {{U}beda {T}omas, {S}. and {S}warup, {R}. and {C}oates, {J}. and {S}warup, {K}. and {L}aplaze, {L}aurent and {B}eemster, {G}. {T}. {S}. and {H}edden, {P}. and {B}halerao, {R}. and {B}ennett, {M}. {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{G}ibberellins ( {G}as) are key regulators of plant growth and development. they promote growth by targeting the degradation of {DELLA} repressor proteins; however, their site of action at the cellular, tissue or organ levels remains unknown. to map the site of {GA} action in regulating root growth, we expressed gai, a non-degradable, mutant {DELLA} protein, in selected root tissues. root growth was retarded specifically when gai was expressed in endodermal cells. our results demonstrate that the endodermis represents the primary {GA}-responsive tissue regulating organ growth and that endodermal cell expansion is rate-limiting for elongation of other tissues and therefore of the root as a whole.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}ature {C}ell {B}iology}, volume = {10}, numero = {5}, pages = {625--628}, ISSN = {1465-7392}, year = {2008}, DOI = {10.1038/ncb1726}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00002402}, }