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1Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, 260 Panama St., Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Abstract:
The resistance encountered by a seedling as it pushes through the soil causes inhibition of stem elongation and stimulates stem thickening, facilitating soil penetration. A new study demonstrates that two proteolytic pathways work in double-negative fashion - one targeting the other - to protect transcription factors central to this response.
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