Leyser Ottoline
Department of Biology, Area 11, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5YW, UK.
Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2005 Aug;15(4):468-71. doi: 10.1016/j.gde.2005.06.010.
The plant hormone auxin, synthesised in the shoot apex, moves down the stem and inhibits lateral branching. Auxin does not travel upward into the branches, so it must act indirectly; for example, through a second messenger. However, recent work on auxin transport suggests a possible additional mechanism whereby auxin transport in the stem prevents the establishment of auxin transport out of the branches, inhibiting their growth.
植物激素生长素在茎尖合成,向下运输至茎部,抑制侧枝生长。生长素不会向上运输至侧枝,因此它必定是间接起作用的;例如,通过第二信使发挥作用。然而,最近关于生长素运输的研究表明,可能还存在一种额外的机制,即茎中的生长素运输会阻止生长素向侧枝运输,从而抑制侧枝生长。