Though many natural and synthetic compounds exhibit auxin-like activity in bioassays, indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) is recognized as the key auxin in most plants.
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Indole-3-acetic acid
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IAA
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Auxin signaling is mediated at least in large part by an SCFTIR1 E3 ubiquitin ligase complex that accelerates Aux/IAA repressor degradation in response to IAA, thereby altering gene expression.
Auxin transport from shoot to root is necessary for normal development, and more localized transport is needed for tropic responses.
IAA is synthesized through tryptophan-dependent and tryptophan-independent routes, but none of these pathways is fully elucidated in the review's framing.
Indole-3-acetic acid is recognized as the key auxin in most plants.
Plants can obtain IAA by beta-oxidation of IBA or by hydrolyzing IAA conjugates, and can permanently inactivate IAA by conjugation and direct oxidation.