Systematic analysis of specific and nonspecific auxin effects on endocytosis and trafficking
Narasimhan M, Gallei MC, Tan S, Johnson AJ, Verstraeten I, Li L, Rodriguez Solovey L, Han H, Himschoot E, Wang R, Vanneste S, Sánchez-Simarro J, Aniento F, Adamowski M, Friml J. 2021. Systematic analysis of specific and nonspecific auxin effects on endocytosis and trafficking. Plant Physiology. 186(2), 1122–1142.
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Narasimhan, MadhumithaISTA ;
Gallei, MichelleISTA ;
Tan, ShutangISTA ;
Johnson, Alexander JISTA ;
Verstraeten, IngeISTA ;
Li, LanxinISTA ;
Rodriguez Solovey, LesiaISTA ;
Han, HuibinISTA;
Himschoot, E;
Wang, R;
Vanneste, S;
Sánchez-Simarro, J
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The phytohormone auxin and its directional transport through tissues are intensively studied. However, a mechanistic understanding of auxin-mediated feedback on endocytosis and polar distribution of PIN auxin transporters remains limited due to contradictory observations and interpretations. Here, we used state-of-the-art methods to reexamine the
auxin effects on PIN endocytic trafficking. We used high auxin concentrations or longer treatments versus lower concentrations and shorter treatments of natural (IAA) and synthetic (NAA) auxins to distinguish between specific and nonspecific effects. Longer treatments of both auxins interfere with Brefeldin A-mediated intracellular PIN2 accumulation and also with general aggregation of endomembrane compartments. NAA treatment decreased the internalization of the endocytic tracer dye, FM4-64; however, NAA treatment also affected the number, distribution, and compartment identity of the early endosome/trans-Golgi network (EE/TGN), rendering the FM4-64 endocytic assays at high NAA concentrations unreliable. To circumvent these nonspecific effects of NAA and IAA affecting the endomembrane system, we opted for alternative approaches visualizing the endocytic events directly at the plasma membrane (PM). Using Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy, we saw no significant effects of IAA or NAA treatments on the incidence and dynamics of clathrin foci, implying that these treatments do not affect the overall endocytosis rate. However, both NAA and IAA at low concentrations rapidly and specifically promoted endocytosis of photo-converted PIN2 from the PM. These analyses identify a specific effect of NAA and IAA on PIN2 endocytosis, thus contributing to its
polarity maintenance and furthermore illustrate that high auxin levels have nonspecific effects on trafficking and endomembrane compartments.
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2021-06-01
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Plant Physiology
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Oxford University Press
Acknowledgement
We thank Ivan Kulik for developing the Chip’n’Dale apparatus with Lanxin Li; the IST machine shop and the Bioimaging facility for their excellent support; Matouš Glanc and Matyáš Fendrych for their valuable discussions and help; Barbara Casillas-Perez for her help with statistics. This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement No 742985). A.J. is supported by funding from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF): I3630B25 to J.F.
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Narasimhan M, Gallei MC, Tan S, et al. Systematic analysis of specific and nonspecific auxin effects on endocytosis and trafficking. Plant Physiology. 2021;186(2):1122–1142. doi:10.1093/plphys/kiab134
Narasimhan, M., Gallei, M. C., Tan, S., Johnson, A. J., Verstraeten, I., Li, L., … Friml, J. (2021). Systematic analysis of specific and nonspecific auxin effects on endocytosis and trafficking. Plant Physiology. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiab134
Narasimhan, Madhumitha, Michelle C Gallei, Shutang Tan, Alexander J Johnson, Inge Verstraeten, Lanxin Li, Lesia Rodriguez Solovey, et al. “Systematic Analysis of Specific and Nonspecific Auxin Effects on Endocytosis and Trafficking.” Plant Physiology. Oxford University Press, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiab134.
M. Narasimhan et al., “Systematic analysis of specific and nonspecific auxin effects on endocytosis and trafficking,” Plant Physiology, vol. 186, no. 2. Oxford University Press, pp. 1122–1142, 2021.
Narasimhan M, Gallei MC, Tan S, Johnson AJ, Verstraeten I, Li L, Rodriguez Solovey L, Han H, Himschoot E, Wang R, Vanneste S, Sánchez-Simarro J, Aniento F, Adamowski M, Friml J. 2021. Systematic analysis of specific and nonspecific auxin effects on endocytosis and trafficking. Plant Physiology. 186(2), 1122–1142.
Narasimhan, Madhumitha, et al. “Systematic Analysis of Specific and Nonspecific Auxin Effects on Endocytosis and Trafficking.” Plant Physiology, vol. 186, no. 2, Oxford University Press, 2021, pp. 1122–1142, doi:10.1093/plphys/kiab134.
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