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Development and Growth Regulation

Auxin Transport and the Interaction of Phytotropins

Probing the Properties of a Phytotropin Binding Protein

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We have described the inhibition of polar auxin transport by several phytotropins including 1-N-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA) and quercetin. Semicarbazones (substituted phenylsemicarbazones of 2-acetylarylcarboxylic acids) are inhibitors consistent with previously predicted general structural requirements for auxin transport inhibitors. The best semicarbazone derivative tested to date, hereafter called SCB-I, binds to the NPA binding protein with high affinity, K_b = 4 nanomolar. Quantification of the binding of various phytotropins allows us to make some general statements concerning the structure/properties of the NPA binding protein. The data suggest that the ligand binding region of this protein is multifaceted, a conclusion supported by the chemical predictions of Katekar and Geissler ([1977] Plant Physiol 60: 826-829). Although the data do not allow us to make specific conclusions on the structure of the binding site, they do show that both NPA and SCB-I could each occupy two regions of the protein. At least one of these binding regions appears to be common for both inhibitors of auxin transport. We suggest that the diversity of the binding site structure reflects the possible existence of more than one type of natural ligand controlling the process of auxin transport.

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