EMBO/SourceData huggingface dataset:
Figure 2p16-3MR mice were treated with vehicle (PBS, 7 consecutive days), doxorubicin (5 mg/kg, 3 consecutive days) or abemaciclib (50 mg/kg, 7 consecutive days). n=6 mice/group. 14 dpt, bioluminescence was visualized and quantified by the IVIS spectrum in vivo imaging system, as shown by representative bioluminescence images (A) and quantification (B). Data information: Data are means ±SD. One-way ANOVA *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, N.S.=not significant.p16-3MR mice were treated with vehicle (PBS, 7 consecutive days), doxorubicin (5 mg/kg, 3 consecutive days) or abemaciclib (50 mg/kg, 7 consecutive days). n=6 mice/group. RNA isolated from kidneys and mRNA encoding p16 quantified by qRT-PCR (C). SA-β-gal activities in vehicle-, doxorubicin- or abemaciclib-treated mouse kidney sections at 15 dpt quantified (E). Data information: Data are means ±SD. One-way ANOVA *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, N.S.=not significant.(G) RNA was isolated from abemaciclib ± pifithrin-α treated kidneys and mRNA encoding p16 and p21 genes was quantified by qRT-PCR and normalized on tubulin (n=5 mice/group). Data information: Data are means ±SD. Two-way ANOVA *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, N.S.=not significant.For the doxorubicin or abemaciclib treated mice (n=6 mice/group), Percentage of T cells, B cells, granulocytes and macrophages were determined by flow cytometry analysis (N). Data information: Data are means ±SD. Two-way ANOVA *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, N.S.=not significant.
Figure 3(A) 8 dpt, cells were stained for γ-H2AX (scale bar, 60 μm) and quantified (vehicle=288 cells, doxorubicin=280 cells, palbociclib=276 cells, abemaciclib=266 cells from 3 independent experiments). Data information: Data are means ±SD. One-way ANOVA *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, N.S.= Not significant. Doxo, doxorubicin. Abe, abemaciclib. dpt, days post treatment.(B) BJ cells transduced with a NF-κB reporter were treated with vehicle, doxorubicin, paclitaxel (50 nM for 24 hours), palbociclib (1 μM for 8 times 24 hours) or abemaciclib and luciferase activity measured 8 dpt. TNFα treatment was used as positive control (n=3 independent experiments). Data information: Data are means ±SD. One-way ANOVA *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, N.S.= Not significant.(E) 8 dpt, qRT-PCR of indicated NF-κB associated SASP genes was performed using indicated treated BJ cells 8 dpt (n=3 independent experiments). Data information: Data are means ±SD. Two-way ANOVA *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, N.S.= Not significant.(G) Proteins in the serum-free conditioned media (CM) collected from doxorubicin- or abemaciclib-treated BJ fibroblasts (8 dpt) were measured by cytokine array. Purple boxes indicated internal positive controls from each membrane; Red boxes highlighted the most typical SASP factors.p16-3MR mice were treated with vehicle (PBS, 7 consecutive days), doxorubicin (5 mg/kg, 3 consecutive days) or abemaciclib (50 mg/kg, 7 consecutive days). RNA isolated from kidneys and mRNA encoding indicated NF-κB associated genes (J) quantified by qRT-PCR. n=6 mice/group. Data information: Data are means ±SD. Two-way ANOVA *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, N.S.= Not significant.p16-3MR mice were treated with vehicle (PBS, 7 consecutive days), doxorubicin (5 mg/kg, 3 consecutive days) or abemaciclib (50 mg/kg, 7 consecutive days). From a subset of the mice, RFP+ cells were sorted from the renal cortex using FACS and mRNA encoding indicated NF-κB associated pro-inflammatory genes quantified by qRT-PCR. The values of fold change over vehicle were plotted in the heatmap. n=4 mice/group (K).
Figure 4(B) Human BJ fibroblasts, hTERT-RPE1 epithelial cells and lung mesenchymal stem cells were treated with vehicle (DMSO for 8 times 24 hours) or doxorubicin (250 nM for 24 hours) or paclitaxel (50 nM for 24 hours) or palbociclib (1 μM for 8 times 24 hours) or abemaciclib (1 μM for 8 times 24 hours). At 8 dpt, RNA was isolated and mRNA for the indicated p53-associated SASP genes quantified by qRT-PCR relative to tubulin (n=3 independent experiments). Data information: Data are means ±SD. Two-way ANOVA *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.(D and E) RNA was isolated from vehicle, abemaciclib (1 μM) (D) or palbociclib (1 μM) (E) treated scramble/shp53 BJ cells and quantified by qRT-PCR for IGFBP3 or LIF genes (n=3 independent experiments). Data information: Data are means ±SD. Two-way ANOVA *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.(F) RNA isolated from kidneys treated with doxorubicin or abemaciclib and mRNA encoding indicated p53-associated SASP genes quantified by qRT-PCR (n=6 mice/group). (G) RNA was isolated from kidneys of p16-3MR mice treated with abemaciclib (50 mg/kg, 7 consecutive days) ± pifithrin-α (2 mg/kg, 7 consecutive days), and mRNA encoding p53 associated SASP genes was quantified by qRT-PCR and normalized on tubulin (n=5 mice/group). ( Data information: Data are means ±SD. Two-way ANOVA *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.(I) RNA was isolated from vehicle or nutlin-3a (1 μM for 8 times 24 hours) treated BJ cells at 8 dpt and quantified by qRT-PCR for p53 target cell cycle genes, SASP genes (n=3 independent experiments). Data information: Data are means ±SD. Two-way ANOVA *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.(J) Mouse dermal fibroblasts (MDF) or MDF-p53-/- fibroblasts were transfected with empty vector (EV) or p53-overexpressing vector (p53OE), then the cells were treated with vehicle (water) or doxorubicin (250 nM for 24 hours) and qRT-PCR was performed for Igfbp3 and Lif genes (n=3 independent experiments). Data information: Data are means ±SD. Two-way ANOVA *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001. EV, empty vector
Figure 5(A) MCF7 cells were incubated with serum-free CM collected from treated BJ fibroblasts (8 dpt) containing EdU for 45 hours and EdU+ cells quantified (n=9 samples from 3 independent experiments). Data information: Data are means ±SD. One-way ANOVA *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, N.S.=not significant. CM, conditioned media.(B) MCF7 cells migrated through the pores of trans-well after 24 hours incubation with CM (8 dpt; scale bar, 1 mm; n=9 samples from 3 independent experiments) were stained with 0.2% crystal violet and quantified. Data information: Data are means ±SD. One-way ANOVA *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, N.S.=not significant. CM, conditioned media.(H and I) 2*105 cells of vehicle-treated (water for 8 times 24 hours) mouse dermal fibroblasts (MDF) were injected into the left flank of the p16-3MR mice. Doxorubicin-induced (250 nM for 24 hours) (H) or abemaciclib-induced (4 μM for 8 times 24 hours) (I) MDFs were injected into the right flank of the same animal. 7 dpt, the above-mentioned mice were injected with coelenterazine and bioluminescence from the p16-3MR mouse was visualized/quantified by the IVIS spectrum in vivo imaging system and quantified. Lower panel, scheme of experimental design (n=4 mice/group). Data information: Data are means ±SD. Paired student t-test *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, N.S.=not significant.(J) Equal amount (2*105 cells) of doxorubicin-induced (250 nM for 24 hours, right flank) and abemaciclib-induced (4 μM for 8 times 24 hours, left flank) senescent MDF-3MR cells were subcutaneously injected into the same wild-type mice. At 1 dpt, 7 dpt and 15 dpt, the above-mentioned mice were injected with coelenterazine and bioluminescence from the injected MDF-3MR cells was visualized/quantified by the IVIS spectrum in vivo imaging system and quantified (n=4 mice/group). Upper panel, scheme of experimental design. Data information: Data are means ±SD. Two-way ANOVA *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, N.S.=not significant.
Figure 1A, Seedlings of WT, abs3-1D, FD11-55, and arf2-20 before and after 6 d C-deprivation. B, Seedlings of WT, abs3-1D, FD18-70, and pif5-10 before and after 6 d C-deprivation.C and D, RT-qPCR analysis of ABS3 expression levels in 7-d-old seedlings of the same genotypes as shown in A (C) and B (D). Fold changes were calculated with respect to the expression level in the WT. two-tailed t test, ****, p<0.0001, n.s., not significant. data are means ± standard deviation (s.d.) of 3 biological replicates.E and F, Chlorophyll and total cellular protein content reduction in genotypes shown in A (E) and B (F) after 6 d C-deprivation. data are means ± standard deviation (s.d.) of 3 biological replicates.G and H, RT-qPCR analysis of ORE1 and SGR1 expression levels in genotypes shown in A (G) and B (H) before and after 4 d C-deprivation. Fold changes were calculated with respect to the expression level in the WT before C-deprivation. data are means ± standard deviation (s.d.) of 3 biological replicates.
Figure 2C, Heatmap of log2FC values of 2,587 ABS3-regulated genes (abs3-1D vs. WT) under C-deprivation in indicated comparisons.F, Heatmap of log2FC values of 1,326 ARF2, PIF5, and C-deprivation co-regulated genes in indicated comparisons. C-deprivation: abs3-1D 4 d C-deprivation vs. abs3-1D 0 d C-deprivation; ARF2: abs3-1D vs. arf2-20 abs3-1D after 4 d C-deprivation; PIF5: abs3-1D vs. abs3-1D pif5-10 after 4 d C-deprivation. Enlarged were expression changes of senescence genes identified in DAVID GO analysis
Figure 3A, Interaction between ARF2 and PIF5 in the yeast two-hybrid assay. Growth of yeast cells co-transformed with indicated BD and AD vectors was monitored on quadruple dropout medium (QDO, SD-Ade/-His/-Leu/-Trp) and QDO medium containing X-α-gal.B, Interaction between ARF2 and PIF5 in protoplast BiFC assays. YN-ARF2 and PIF5-YC were coexpressed with the nuclear marker NLS-mCherry in Arabidopsis mesophyll protoplasts. Coexpression of YN-ARF2 and YC alone or YN alone with PIF5-YC served as negative controls. Bars, 10 μm.C, Direct interaction between GST-ARF2 and MBP-PIF5-His in in vitro GST pull-down assays.D, Co-immunoprecipitation of ARF2-HA with PIF5-GFP in vivo. ARF2-HA was coexpressed with PIF5-GFP or GFP alone in protoplasts. Proteins co-immunoprecipitated by GFP-Trap beads were immunoblotted with anti-GFP and anti-HA antibodies.
Figure 4A, Seedlings of WT, pARF2:ARF2-GFP OEs in the WT background, pif4-2 pif5-10, and pARF2:ARF2-GFP OEs in the pif4-2 pif5-10 background before and after 6 d C-deprivation.B, RT-qPCR analysis of ARF2 expression levels in 7-d-old seedlings of the same genotypes as shown in A. Fold changes were calculated with respect to the expression level in the WT. data are means ± s.d. of 3 biological replicates.C, Chlorophyll and total cellular protein content reduction in genotypes shown in A after 6 d C-deprivation. Color legends in C are the same as in B. data are means ± s.d. of 3 biological replicates.D, Seedlings of WT, pPIF5:PIF5-GFP OEs in the WT background, arf2-20, and pPIF5:PIF5-GFP OEs in the arf2-20 background before and after 6 d C-deprivation.E, RT-qPCR analysis of PIF5 expression levels in 7-d-old seedlings of the same genotypes as shown in D. Fold changes were calculated with respect to the expression level in the WT. data are means ± s.d. of 3 biological replicates.F, Chlorophyll and total cellular protein content reduction in genotypes shown in D after 6 d C-deprivation. Color legends in F are the same as in E. data are means ± s.d. of 3 biological replicates.G, Seedlings of WT, arf2-20, pif5-10, and arf2-20 pif5-10 before and after 12 d C-deprivation.H, Chlorophyll and total cellular protein content reduction in genotypes shown in G after 12 d C-deprivation. data are means ± s.d. of 3 biological replicates.I, Seedlings of WT, abs3-1D, arf2-20 abs3-1D, pif5-10 abs3-1D, and arf2-20 pif5-10 abs3-1D before and after 8 d C-deprivation.J, Chlorophyll and total cellular protein content reduction in genotypes shown in I after 8 d C-deprivation. data are means ± s.d. of 3 biological replicates.
Figure 5C, ChIP-qPCR analysis of ARF2-GFP binding to the promoters of ORE1 and SGR1 in the WT and pif4-2 pif5-10 backgrounds. In C fold enrichments were calculated with respect to the input. PP2A served as a non-binding control. Data are means ± s.d. of 3 technical replicates. two-tailed t test, n.s., not significant, ****, p<0.0001. The experiment has been independently repeated with similar results.D, RT-qPCR analysis of ORE1 and SGR1 expression levels in seedlings of WT, pARF2:ARF2-GFP OEs in the WT background, pif4-2 pif5-10, and pARF2:ARF2-GFP OEs in the pif4-2 pif5-10 background before and after 4 d C-deprivation. Fold changes were calculated with respect to the expression level in the WT before C-deprivation. In D data are means ± s.d. of 3 biological replicates. Data are means ± s.d. of 3 technical replicates. two-tailed t test, n.s., not significant, ****, p<0.0001. The experiment has been independently repeated with similar results.E, ChIP-qPCR analysis of PIF5-GFP binding to the promoters of ORE1 and SGR1 in the WT and arf2-20 backgrounds. In fold enrichments were calculated with respect to the input. PP2A served as a non-binding control. Data are means ± s.d. of 3 technical replicates. two-tailed t test, n.s., not significant, ****, p<0.0001. The experiment has been independently repeated with similar results.F, RT-qPCR analysis of ORE1 and SGR1 expression levels in seedlings of WT, pPIF5:PIF5-GFP OEs in the WT background, arf2-20, and pPIF5:PIF5-GFP OEs in the arf2-20 background before and after 4 d C-deprivation. Fold changes were calculated as in D. In F, data are means ± s.d. of 3 biological replicates. Data are means ± s.d. of 3 technical replicates. two-tailed t test, n.s., not significant, ****, p<0.0001. The experiment has been independently repeated with similar results.G, Hypocotyl elongation in seedlings of WT, pPIF5:PIF5-GFP OEs in the WT background, arf2-20, and pPIF5:PIF5-GFP OEs in the arf2-20 background. Seedlings were grown under continuous light for one week.H, RT-qPCR analysis of PIL1 and YUC8 expression levels in seedlings shown in G. Fold changes were calculated with respect to the expression level in the WT. Color legends in H are the same as in F. In H, data are means ± s.d. of 3 biological replicates. Data are means ± s.d. of 3 technical replicates. two-tailed t test, n.s., not significant, ****, p<0.0001. The experiment has been independently repeated with similar results.J, ChIP-qPCR analysis of PIF5 binding to the promoters of PIL1 and YUC8 in the WT and arf2-20 backgrounds. In J, fold enrichments were calculated with respect to the input. PP2A served as a non-binding control. Data are means ± s.d. of 3 technical replicates. two-tailed t test, n.s., not significant, ****, p<0.0001. The experiment has been independently repeated with similar results.
Figure 6A, RT-qPCR analysis of ARF2 expression levels in 7-d-old seedlings of WT, pARF2:ARF2-GFP OEs in the WT background, mateq, and pARF2:ARF2-GFP OEs in the mateq background. Fold changes were calculated with respect to the expression level in the WT. B, RT-qPCR analysis of PIF5 expression levels in 7-d-old seedlings of WT, pPIF5:PIF5-GFP OEs in the WT background, mateq, and pPIF5:PIF5-GFP OEs in the mateq background. Fold changes were calculated as in A. In A, B, data are means ± s.d. of 3 biological replicates.C, Seedlings of the same genotypes as in A before and after 6 d and 9 d C-deprivation. D, Seedlings of the same genotypes as in B before and after 6 d and 11 d C-deprivation.E and F, Chlorophyll and total cellular protein content reduction in genotypes shown in A (E) after 6 d and 9 d C-deprivation and in genotypes shown in B (F) after 6 d and 11 d C-deprivation. Color legends in E are the same as in A. Color legends in F are the same as in B. data are means ± s.d. of 3 biological replicates.G and H, RT-qPCR analysis of ORE1 and SGR1 expression levels in genotypes shown in A (G) and B (H) before and after 4 d C-deprivation. Fold changes were calculated with respect to the expression level in the WT before C-deprivation. Color legends in G are the same as in A. Color legends in are the same as in B. data are means ± s.d. of 3 biological replicates.I, RT-qPCR analysis of PIL1 and YUC8 expression levels in 7-d-old seedlings of the same genotypes as shown in B. Fold changes were calculated as in A. Color legends in I are the same as in B. data are means ± s.d. of 3 biological replicates.
Figure 7B, ChIP-qPCR analysis of ARF2-GFP binding to the promoters of ABS3. Fold enrichments were calculated with respect to the input. PP2A served as a non-binding control. Data are means ± s.d. of 4 technical replicates. The experiment has been independently repeated 3 times with similar results.C, pABS3:GFP or pABS3∆S2:GFP was expressed in WT mesophyll protoplasts with or without p35S:ARF2-HA. p35S:mCherry was co-transfected and served as a transfection control. Protoplasts were examined with fluorescence microscopy. Experiments were independently repeated 3 times with similar results. Bars, 100 μm. D, Dot plots of GFP relative fluorescence intensity in protoplasts expressing WT and mutant forms of pABS3:GFP with or without p35S:ARF2-HA. Data are median with interquartile range, n is indicated in parentheses, two-tailed Mann-Whitney test, n.s., not significant, ****, p<0.0001.E, RT-qPCR analysis of ABS3 expression levels in 7-d-old seedlings of WT, pARF2:ARF2-GFP OEs in the WT background, pif4-2 pif5-10, and pARF2:ARF2-GFP OEs in the pif4-2 pif5-10 background. Fold changes were calculated with respect to the expression level in the WT. Data are means ± s.d. of 3 biological replicates.
Figure 1(A) Phenotypes of wild type (Col), kup9 mutants (kup9-1 and kup9-2) and the kup9-1/ProKUP9:KUP9 complementation lines (COM1 and COM2). Seeds were germinated and grown on low-K+ (LK, 50 μM) or high-K+ (HK, 5 mM) medium for 7 d. Scale bar, 1 cm.(B) Primary root length of the plants tested Data are means ± SE (n = 25, individual plants). Student's t-test (**P < 0.01) was used to analyze statistical significance, and "#" represents the control.(D) RT-qPCR analysis of KUP9 transcript levels in various materials. Data are means ± SE (n = 3, biological replicates; each replicate contains 120 individual plants).(E) and (F) K+ content of the various plant materials tested in (A). Data are means ± SE (n = 3, biological replicates; each replicate contains 120-150 individual plants).
Figure 2(A) Root meristem zones of wild type (Col), kup9 mutants (kup9-1 and kup9-2) and the kup9-1/ProKUP9:KUP9 complementation lines (COM1 and COM2). Seeds were germinated and grown on LK or HK medium for 7 d. The meristem zone lengths are marked with red lines. Scale bars, 50 μm.(B), (C) and (D) represent different zone lengths, different zone cell numbers, and cell length of the indicated seedlings germinated and grown on LK or HK medium for 7 d. MEZ, meristem zone; EZ, elongation zone; MAZ, maturation zone. Data are means ± SE (n = 10-15, individual plants). Student's t-test (**P < 0.01) was used to analyze statistical significance, and "#" represents the control.
Figure 3(A) to (F) Expression of KUP9 as determined in the ProKUP9:GUS line. GUS staining of 5-day-old seedling (A), root maturation zone (B), transverse section of maturation zone (C) and (D), primary root tip (E), and root apex (F). Ep, epidermis; Co, cortex; En, endodermis; Pe, pericyle; Xy, xylem; Ph, phloem. Scale bars, 5 mm in (A), 1 mm in (B), 10 μm in (C), 5 μm in (D), 1 mm in (E), and 20 μm in (F).(G) and (H) Expression of KUP9 protein as determined in the kup9-1/ProKUP9:KUP9-GFP transgenic plants. Green fluorescence shows the subcellular localization of KUP9-GFP. PI (propidium iodide) and ER tracker were used to indicate the positions of the plasma membrane (PM) and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and are shown as red and cyan fluorescence, respectively. Scale bars for root tip, 10 μm in (G) and 5 μm in (H). Scale bars for EZ and MAZ, 20 μm.(I) Co-localization analyses of KUP9-GFP with ER marker NIP1;1-mCherry in their crossing line. Scale bars, 20 μm.(J) Co-localization analyses of KUP9-GFP with the ER marker BIP2 using immunological staining. Scale bars, 5 μm.
Figure 4(A) QC cell observation in wild type and the kup9 mutants using the QC marker lines ProWOX5:GFP and ProQC25:GUS. Seeds were germinated on HK medium for 4 d, then the seedlings were transferred to LK or HK medium for the indicated times. Scale bars, 10 μm.(B) QC division rates of wild type and the kup9 mutants after LK treatment for 96 h. The statistical method is described in Materials and Methods. Data are means ± SE (n = 150, individual plants). Student's t-test (**P < 0.01) was used to analyze statistical significance, and "#" represents control.
Figure 6(A) Phenotypes of various plants. Seeds were germinated and grown on LK or HK medium with or without NAA for 7 d. Scale bar, 1 cm.(B) Primary root length of the plants tested Data are means ± SE (n = 25, individual plants). Student's t-test (**P < 0.01) was used to analyze statistical significance, and "#" represents the control.(C) QC cell observation using the QC marker line ProWOX5:GFP. Seeds were germinated on HK medium for 4 d, then the seedlings were transferred to LK or HK medium with or without NAA (100 nM) for 96 h. Scale bar, 10 μm.(D) QC division rates of the plants tested The statistical method is described in Materials and Methods. Data are means ± SE (n = 50-60, individual plants). Student's t-test (**P < 0.01) was used to analyze statistical significance, and "#" represents control.
Figure 7Phenotypes of the kup9-1/ProWOX5:AMI1 (A) transgenic lines. Seeds were germinated and grown on LK or HK medium with or without IAM for 7 d. Scale bars, 1 cm.Primary root length of the plants tested Data are means ± SE (n = 25, individual plants). Student's t-test (**P < 0.01) was used to analyze statistical significance, and "#" represents control.Phenotypes of the kup9-1/ProKUP9:AMI1 (C) transgenic lines. Seeds were germinated and grown on LK or HK medium with or without IAM for 7 d. Scale bars, 1 cm.Primary root length of the plants tested Data are means ± SE (n = 25, individual plants). Student's t-test (**P < 0.01) was used to analyze statistical significance, and "#" represents control.
Figure 8(A) Expression of KUP9-GFP in BY-2 tobacco cells. HDEL-mCherry was used as an ER marker. Scale bar, 10 μm.(B) 3H-IAA accumulation in the BY-2 cells expressing the indicated proteins. PIN4-GFP and KUP10-GFP were used as positive control and negative control, respectively. Data are means ± SE (n = 3, biological replicates; each replicate contains 3-4 mL suspension cells). Student's t-test (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01) was used to analyze statistical significance, and "#" represent control.(C) Expression of KUP9-GFP and OST4-GFP-KUP9 in Xenopus oocytes. Scale bar, 100 μm.(D) 3H-IAA accumulation in the oocytes expressing KUP9-GFP and PIN4 at the indicated times. PIN4 was used as a positive control. The oocytes were incubated in the bath solution containing 3H-IAA for the indicated times. Data are means ± SE (n = 6, biological replicates; each replicate contains 6 oocytes).(E) IAA content in the oocytes expressing the indicated proteins. The oocytes were injected with the same amount of IAA and incubated in IAA-free bath solution for 6 h. IAA content was measured using UPLC-MS. Data are means ± SE (n = 3, biological replicates; each replicate contains 6 oocytes).(F) K+ efflux activity of the oocytes expressing KUP9 and NRT1.5. The oocytes were not injected with IAA. The oocytes were incubated in K+-free bath solution for 6 h. Data are means ± SE (n = 3, biological replicates; each replicate contains 6 oocytes).(G) K+ efflux activity of the oocytes expressing the indicated proteins. The oocytes were injected with H2O, IAA, or BA. Data are means ± SE (n = 3, biological replicates; each replicate contains 6 oocytes).(H) K+ efflux activity of the oocytes expressing the indicated proteins. IAA was injected into the oocytes. Then the oocytes were incubated in K+-free bath solutions at different pH for 6 h. Data are means ± SE (n = 3-6, biological replicates; each replicate contains 6 oocytes).(I) IAA efflux activity of oocytes expressing the indicated proteins under different external K+ conditions (-K, 0 mM; +K, 50 mM). The oocytes were injected with the same amount of IAA, and then incubated in IAA-free bath solution for 6 h. IAA content was measured using UPLC-MS. Data are means ± SE (n = 3, biological replicates; each replicate contains 6 oocytes). Student's t-test (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01) was used to analyze statistical significance, and "#" represent control.