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Naxillin is the first non-auxin-like molecule that promotes root branching. It acts as a specific modulator of lateral root development.

Naxillin is a non-auxin-like molecule, which can promote the lateral root branching in the basal meristem of the root, through the conversion of the auxin precursor indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) to the active auxin indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)[1].

[1] De Rybel B, et al., A role for the root cap in root branching revealed by the non-auxin probe naxillin. Nat Chem Biol. 2012 Sep;8(9):798-805. DOI:10.1038/nchembio.1044