Auxin Molecular Biology

• Biosynthesis, conjugation, catabolism and homeostasis of indole-3-acetic acid in Arabidopsis thaliana.- Polar auxin transport — old questions and new concepts?.- Protein phosphorylation in the delivery of and response to auxin signals.- Complex physiological and molecular processes underlying root gravitropism.- Evolutionary patterns in auxin action.- A short history of auxin-binding proteins.- Channelling auxin action: modulation of ion transport by indole-3-acetic acid.- Secondary messengers and phospholipase A2 in auxin signal transduction.- Auxin-responsive gene expression: genes, promoters and regulatory factors.- Genetics of Aux/IAA and ARF action in plant growth and development.- The role of regulated protein degradation in auxin response.- Auxin cross-talk: integration of signalling pathways to control plant development.

'...this book will be a valuable resource not only for researchers working in the field of plant hormones or plant development, but also for a wider audiende that are interested in the molecular biology of one of the oldest classical plant hormones whose working mechanism has kept scientists busy for over hundred years.' Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture, 76 (2004)