@article{fdi:010078752, title = {{A}uxin regulates aquaporin function to facilitate lateral root emergence [plus {S}upplementary information + supplementary note]}, author = {{P}{\'e}ret, {B}. and {L}i, {G}. and {Z}hao, {J}. and {B}and, {L}.{R}. and {V}oß, {U}. and {P}ostaire, {O}. and {L}uu, {D}.{T}. and {I}nes, {O}.{D}. and {C}asimiro, {I}. and {L}ucas, {M}ika{\¨e}l and {W}ells, {D}.{M}. and {L}azzerini, {L}. and {N}acry, {P}. and {K}ing, {J}.{R}. and {J}ensen, {O}.{E}. and {S}chäffner, {A}.{R}. and {M}aurel, {C}. and {B}ennett, {M}.{J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}quaporins are membrane channels that facilitate water movement across cell membranes. {I}n plants, aquaporins contribute to water relations. {H}ere, we establish a new link between aquaporin-dependent tissue hydraulics and auxin-regulated root development in {A}rabidopsis thaliana. {W}e report that most aquaporin genes are repressed during lateral root formation and by exogenous auxin treatment. {A}uxin reduces root hydraulic conductivity both at the cell and whole-organ levels. {T}he highly expressed aquaporin {PIP}2;1 is progressively excluded from the site of the auxin response maximum in lateral root primordia ({LRP}) whilst being maintained at their base and underlying vascular tissues. {M}odelling predicts that the positive and negative perturbations of {PIP}2;1 expression alter water flow into {LRP}, thereby slowing lateral root emergence ({LRE}). {C}onsistent with this mechanism, pip2;1 mutants and {PIP}2;1-overexpressing lines exhibit delayed {LRE}. {W}e conclude that auxin promotes {LRE} by regulating the spatial and temporal distribution of aquaporin-dependent root tissue water transport.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}ature {C}ell {B}iology}, volume = {14}, numero = {10}, pages = {991--998 [+ 7 + 25 p.]}, ISSN = {1465-7392}, year = {2012}, DOI = {10.1038/ncb2573}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078752}, }