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Figure 7.17 Modifying leaf margins. Serrations in Arabidopsis leaves occur at sites of auxin maxima. The PIN1 protein (straight arrows) promotes formation of an auxin peak. PIN1 is positively regulated by auxin and CUC2 (curved arrows). High levels of auxin in turn represses CUC2.