MAPs are members of the tau family of proteins, which stabilize microtubules:

Tau 

MAP2

MAP4

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Polar transport require energy and is gravity independent

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Several compounds have been synthesized that can act as auxin transport inhibitors (ATIs), including

NPA (1-Nnaphthylphthalamic acid)

TIBA (2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid)

CPD( 2- carboxyphenyl-3-phenylpropane-1,3- dione)

NOA ( naphthoxyacetic acid)

Gravacin

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NPA, TBA, CPD and gravacin are auxin efflux

inhibitors

NOA is an auxin influx inhibitor

AEIs can interfere with the trafficking of the plasma membrane proteins to which they bind, apparently by altering protein-preotein interactions.

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Cytochalasin D, an inhibitor of actin polymerization, also inhibits AUXIN efflux

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Auxin-induced proton extrusion acidifies the cell wall and increases cell extension Auxin increase the rate of proton extrusion (wall acidification), and the kinetics of proton extrusion should closely match those of auxin-induced growth.