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Auxin and ethylene promote root hair elongation in Arabidopsis
Author(s) -
Pitts R. Jason,
Cernac Alex,
Estelle Mark
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
the plant journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.058
H-Index - 269
eISSN - 1365-313X
pISSN - 0960-7412
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-313x.1998.00321.x
Subject(s) - auxin , root hair , ethylene , mutant , elongation , arabidopsis , arabidopsis thaliana , biology , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , gene , materials science , ultimate tensile strength , metallurgy , catalysis
Summary Genetic and physiological studies implicate the phytohormones auxin and ethylene in root hair development. To learn more about the role of these compounds, we have examined the root hair phenotype of a number of auxin‐ and ethylene‐related mutants. In a previous study,Masucci & Schiefelbein (1996) showed that neither the auxin response mutationsaux1 and axr1nor the ethylene response mutationsetr1 and ein2have a significant effect on root hair initiation. In this study, we found that mutants deficient in either auxin or ethylene response have a pronounced effect on root hair length. Treatment of wild‐type,axr1andetr1seedlings with the synthetic auxin, 2,4‐D, or the ethylene precursor ACC, led to the development of longer root hairs than untreated seedlings. Furthermore,axr1seedlings grown in the presence of ACC produce ectopic root hairs and an unusual pattern of long root hairs followed by regions that completely lack root hairs. These studies indicate that both auxin and ethylene are required for normal root hair elongation.