In plants,the hormone auxin shapes gene expression to regulate growth and development.Despite the detailed characterization of auxin-inducible genes,a comprehensive overview of the temporal and spatial dynamics of auxinregulated gene expression is lacking.Here,we analyze transcriptome data from many publicly available Arabidopsis profiling experiments and assess tissue-specific gene expression both in response to auxin concentration and exposure time and in relation to other plant growth regulators.Our analysis shows that the primary response to auxin over a wide range of auxin application conditions and in specific tissues comprises almost exclusively the up-regulation of genes and identifies the most robust auxin marker genes.Tissue-specific auxin responses correlate with differential expression of Aux/IAA genes and the subsequent regulation of context- and sequence-specific pattes of gene expression.Changes in transcript levels were consistent with a distinct sequence of conjugation,increased transport capacity and down-regulation of biosynthesis in the temperance of high cellular auxin concentrations.Our data show that auxin regulates genes associated with the biosynthesis,catabolism and signaling pathways of other phytohormones.We present a transcriptional overview of the auxin response.Specific interactions between auxin and other phytohormones are highlighted,particularly the regulation of their metabolism.Our analysis provides a roadmap for auxin-dependent processes that underpins the concept of an auxin code-a tissue-specific fingerprint of gene expression that initiates specific developmental processes.