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Frej Tulin1, Zhenzhen Zhang2, Zhi-Yong Wang2
1Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Plant Science Department, Botany, Technische Universität München, 85354 Freising, Germany.
Abstract:
Growth control in eukaryotes depends on the TOR kinase, which integrates energy and nutrient signals. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Liu et al. demonstrate that, in plants, inorganic nitrogen and amino acids activate TOR via the GTPase ROP2 to promote cell proliferation and leaf growth in the shoot.
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