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. 2012 May 9;7(5):e36210. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036210

Figure 7. Model for the transcriptional auxin response preceding hypocotyl elongation.

Figure 7

Auxin levels in hypocotyl tissue elevate in response to growth-promoting conditions or exogenous auxin, which activates transcriptional auxin signaling. Early auxin-responsive genes include those encoding GA oxidases, cell wall modifying enzymes, and other factors that may contribute directly to cell elongation or regulate expression of additional growth-promoting genes. These pathways may be reinforced by activity of PIF4 and PIF5, which are liberated from DELLA repression due to auxin-mediated modulation of GA levels. In growth-promoting conditions, auxin-responsive genes may be PIF-dependent due to PIF regulation of auxin biosynthesis [39], [42], [77], [87].