Chemical inhibition of Arabidopsis PIN-FORMED auxin transporters by the anti-inflammatory drug naproxen

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The phytohormone auxin plays central roles in many growth and developmental processes in plants. Development of chemical tools targeting the auxin pathway is useful for both plant biology and agriculture. Here we reveal that naproxen, a synthetic compound with anti-inflammatory activity in humans, acts as an auxin transport inhibitor targeting PIN-FORMED (PIN) transporters in plants. Physiological experiments indicate that exogenous naproxen treatment affects pleiotropic auxin-regulated developmental processes. Additional cellular and biochemical evidence indicates that naproxen suppresses auxin transport, specifically PIN-mediated auxin efflux. Moreover, biochemical and structural analyses confirm that naproxen binds directly to PIN1 protein via the same binding cavity as the indole-3-acetic acid substrate. Thus, by combining cellular, biochemical, and structural approaches, this study clearly establishes that naproxen is a PIN inhibitor and elucidates the underlying mechanisms. Further use of this compound may advance our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of PIN-mediated auxin transport and expand our toolkit in auxin biology and agriculture.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:4

Enthalten in:

Plant communications - 4(2023), 6 vom: 13. Nov., Seite 100632

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xia, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Kong, Mengjuan [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Zhisen [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Lianghanxiao [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Yakun [VerfasserIn]
Mao, Yanbo [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Hong [VerfasserIn]
Ying, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Yongxiang [VerfasserIn]
Friml, Jiří [VerfasserIn]
Weng, Jianping [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Linfeng [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Shutang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

57Y76R9ATQ
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Arabidopsis
Arabidopsis Proteins
Auxin transport
EC 5.2.1.8
Indoleacetic Acids
Journal Article
Membrane Transport Proteins
NIMA-Interacting Peptidylprolyl Isomerase
NPA
Naproxen
PIN
PIN1 protein, human

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Date Completed 16.11.2023

Date Revised 17.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.xplc.2023.100632

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357566238