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Nature 435, 436-437 (26 May 2005) | doi:10.1038/435436b; Published online 25 May 2005

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Plant biology:  Auxin action

Judy Callis1

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Farmers and gardeners have long taken advantage of the growth-altering properties of the plant hormone auxin. The discovery of the elusive auxin receptor hints at how plant cells 'sense' and respond to this protein.

Even after 125 years of research in plant biology, we cannot answer the puzzle posed by this jaunty children's nursery rhyme:Oats and beans and barley grow,

  1. Judy Callis is in the Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA.
    Email: jcallis@ucdavis.edu

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