FIGURE 2.
Auxin signaling pathways within the cytoplasm. Auxin signal is recognized via an as yet uncharacterized receptor(s) in the target cells, and transmitted to the cytosol. Auxin mediates recycling of small GTPases—ROP2-GDP to ROP2-GTP—by several GEFs. ROP2 interacts directly with TOR and activates TOR kinase if ROP2 is bound to GTP. TOR activation could occur upon complex formation with ROP2 on earlier endosomes. ROP2 then dissociates from TOR and requires recycling. Active TOR is targeted to eIF3-containing preinitiation complexes and polysomes, where it promotes translation reinitiation of uORF-mRNAs.