Characterization of indole-3-pyruvic acid pathway-mediated biosynthesis of auxin in Neurospora crassa.

ABSTRACT: Plants, bacteria and some fungi are known to produce indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) by employing various pathways. Among these pathways, the indole-3-pyruvic acid (IPA) pathway is the best studied in green plants and plant-associated beneficial microbes. While IAA production circuitry in plants has been studied for decades, little is known regarding the IAA biosynthesis pathway in fungal species. Here, we present the first data for IAA-producing genes and the associated biosynthesis pathway in a non-pathogenic fungus, Neurospora crassa. For this purpose, we used a computational approach to determine the genes and outlined the IAA production circuitry in N. crassa. We then validated these data with experimental evidence. Here, we describe the homologous genes that are present in the IPA pathway

SUBMITTER: Sardar P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5805262 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature