Gibberellin translocation from shoot to root conveys a plant-plant competition signal that leads to a reduction in lateral root growth.

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Plant ERAD machinery governs the turnover of auxin transporters involved in developmental and stress responses.

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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) guide post-transcriptional gene silencing in plants and shape developmental outcomes and environmental responses by precisely tuning gene expression. miRNAs originate from primary t...

Nature Protocols, Published online: 09 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s41596-025-01249-2This protocol presents a versatile approach for the expression and purification of diverse recombinant protein complexes for structural studies, leveraging transient expression in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves to achieve high yield and purity.

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Plants are constantly under attack in nature. But what determines whether they choose to defend themselves or heal their tissue? Charles Melnyk is conducting groundbreaking molecular research to under...

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Calcium (Ca2+) signalling plays a central role in plant immunity, as underscored by recent findings showing that many disease resistance mechanisms re…