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The strigolactone receptor DWARF14 regulates flowering time in Arabidopsis
Multiple plant hormones, including strigolactone (SL), play key roles in regulating flowering time. The Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) DWARF14 (AtD14) receptor perceives SL and recruits F-box protein MORE AXILLARY GROWTH2 (MAX2) and the SUPPRESSOR OF MAX2-LIKE (SMXL) family proteins. These interactions lead to the degradation of the SMXL repressor proteins, thereby regulating shoot branching, leaf shape,…
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Suppression of SMXL4 and SMXL5 confers enhanced thermotolerance through promoting HSFA2 transcription in Arabidopsis
Identifying the essential factors and underlying mechanisms regulating plant heat stress (HS) responses is crucial for mitigating the threat posed by HS on plant growth, development, distribution, and productivity. In this study, we found that the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) super-killer2 (ski2) dicer-like4 (dcl4) mutant, characterized by RNA processing defects and the accumulation of abundant 22-nt…
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Dual roles of the MPK3 and MPK6 mitogen-activated protein kinases in regulating Arabidopsis stomatal development
An Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade composed of YODA (YDA)-MKK4/MKK5-MPK3/MPK6 plays an essential role downstream of the ERECTA (ER)/ER-LIKE (ERL) receptor complex in regulating stomatal development in the leaf epidermis. STOMAGEN (STO), a peptide ligand produced in mesophyll cells, competes with EPIDERMAL PATTERNING FACTOR2 (EPF2) for binding ER/ERL receptors to promote stomatal…
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Flavonols improve tomato pollen thermotolerance during germination and tube elongation by maintaining reactive oxygen species homeostasis
Elevated temperatures impair pollen performance and reproductive success, resulting in lower crop yields. The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) anthocyanin reduced (are) mutant harbors a mutation in FLAVANONE 3-HYDROXYLASE (F3H), resulting in impaired flavonol antioxidant biosynthesis. The are mutant has reduced pollen performance and seed set relative to the VF36 parental line, phenotypes that are accentuated at…
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Lighting the way: Compelling open questions in photosynthesis research
Photosynthesis-the conversion of energy from sunlight into chemical energy-is essential for life on Earth. Yet there is much we do not understand about photosynthetic energy conversion on a fundamental level: how it evolved and the extent of its diversity, its dynamics, and all the components and connections involved in its regulation. In this commentary, researchers…
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PHOSPHATASE 2A dephosphorylates PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR3 to modulate photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis
The phytochrome (phy) family of sensory photoreceptors modulates developmental programs in response to ambient light. Phys also control gene expression in part by directly interacting with the bHLH class of transcription factors, PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTORS (PIFs), and inducing their rapid phosphorylation and degradation. Several kinases have been shown to phosphorylate PIFs and promote their degradation. However,…
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RESISTANCE TO PHYTOPHTHORA1 promotes cytochrome b559 formation during early photosystem II biogenesis in Arabidopsis
As an essential intrinsic component of photosystem II (PSII) in all oxygenic photosynthetic organisms, heme-bridged heterodimer cytochrome b559 (Cyt b559) plays critical roles in the protection and assembly of PSII. However, the underlying mechanisms of Cyt b559 assembly are largely unclear. Here, we characterized the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) rph1 (resistance to Phytophthora1) mutant, which was…
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The stromal side of the cytochrome b6f complex regulates state transitions
In oxygenic photosynthesis, state transitions distribute light energy between PSI and PSII. This regulation involves reduction of the plastoquinone pool, activation of the state transitions 7 (STT7) protein kinase by the cytochrome (cyt) b6f complex, and phosphorylation and migration of light harvesting complexes II (LHCII). In this study, we show that in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, the…
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A cargo sorting receptor mediates chloroplast protein trafficking through the secretory pathway
Nucleus-encoded chloroplast proteins can be transported via the secretory pathway. The molecular mechanisms underlying the trafficking of chloroplast proteins between the intracellular compartments are largely unclear, and a cargo sorting receptor has not previously been identified in the secretory pathway. Here, we report a cargo sorting receptor that is specifically present in Viridiplantae and mediates…
