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Tag: Arabidopsis thaliana

The signaling cascades of red and blue light-activated photoreceptors compete with downstream transcription factors for binding to COP1. This could affect the circadian clock therefore hypocotyl elongation.
Cells, Genes & Molecules Computational Models Growth & Development

A trick of the light: Optimizing light quality conditions speeds plant growth

Model identifies optimal light conditions to manipulate the circadian clock.

by Rachel ShekarMarch 31, 2022March 31, 2022
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

Plants can become less uniform by duplicating their genome

Though the experiment was limited to two genotypes of a single species, these findings support the idea that whole genome duplication can indeed increase plasticity.

by Fi GennuJune 29, 2021June 29, 2021
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Computational Models Growth & Development

Why are leaves always flat?

A new model uncovers the possible mechanisms underlying the robustness of flat leaf production.

by Rachel ShekarFebruary 12, 2021February 8, 2021
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Growth & Development

Woodiness only indirectly responsible for embolism resistance in Arabidopsis

Its correlation with intervessel pit membrane thickness provides the missing functional link.

by Erin ZimmermanNovember 27, 2020November 27, 2020
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

Scientists find a new chemical to induce plant defences

ssODNs are capable of inducing protection against pathogens through the activation of defence genes and promotion of stomatal closure.

by Fi GennuSeptember 16, 2020September 15, 2020
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Ecosystems Plants & People

Plastic plants?! Nanoplastics may be bad news for plants too.

More evidence that the damaging potential of small plastics needs to extend to terrestrial environments.

by Liam ElliottJune 26, 2020June 25, 2020
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Cells, Genes & Molecules Ecosystems

It’s epigenetics after all! How environmentally-induced traits might support plant ecosystems

Diversity of parental environments could have comparable effects to genetic diversity in Arabidopsis.

by Liam ElliottJune 1, 2020June 1, 2020
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

Short- and long-term responses to elevated carbon dioxide use the same genetic controls

Manipulating stomatal traits could produce more crops for dry regions.

by Erin ZimmermanJune 1, 2020June 1, 2020
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

A key protein may help trigger germination in Arabidopsis seeds

by Alex AssiryApril 7, 2020April 7, 2020
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Growth & Development

A close-up view of Cardmine hirsuta’s flight jacket

by Fi GennuMarch 21, 2020March 20, 2020
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

The SAUR41 subfamily of genes is involved in cell expansion and salt tolerance

The SAUR41 genes are ABA inducible and active during seedling establishment.

by Erin ZimmermanMarch 9, 2020March 9, 2020
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Stressed arabidopsis
Annals of Botany News in Brief

Drought stress in Arabidopsis species

by Alex AssiryAugust 14, 2019August 6, 2019
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AoB PLANTS News in Brief

Composition and physicochemical properties of outer mucilage from seeds of Arabidopsis natural accessions

Poulain et al. present a dataset describing six traits for polysaccharides extracted from the outer mucilage for 306 natural Arabidopsis thaliana accessions.

by William SalterJuly 29, 2019July 29, 2019
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Annals of Botany Featured News in Focus

Salicylic acid-independent responses in PI4K mutants

by Alun SaltJuly 26, 2019July 24, 2019
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