The strigolactone pathway plays a crucial role in integrating metabolic and nutritional signals in plants

F Barbier, F Fichtner, C Beveridge - Nature Plants, 2023 - nature.com
Strigolactones are rhizosphere signals and phytohormones that play crucial roles in plant
development. They are also well known for their role in integrating nitrate and phosphate …

Activation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in high light–what is the initial signal?

GE Araguirang, AS Richter - New Phytologist, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Due to their sessile nature, plants cannot escape adverse environmental conditions and
evolved mechanisms to cope with sudden environmental changes. The reaction to …

NIN-like protein 7 transcription factor is a plant nitrate sensor

KH Liu, M Liu, Z Lin, ZF Wang, B Chen, C Liu, A Guo… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Nitrate is an essential nutrient and signaling molecule for plant growth. Plants sense
intracellular nitrate to adjust their metabolic and growth responses. Here we identify the …

Glucose-driven TOR–FIE–PRC2 signalling controls plant development

R Ye, M Wang, H Du, S Chhajed, J Koh, K Liu, J Shin… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Nutrients and energy have emerged as central modulators of developmental programmes in
plants and animals,–. The evolutionarily conserved target of rapamycin (TOR) kinase is a …

Why do plants blush when they are hungry?

M Jezek, AC Allan, JJ Jones, CM Geilfus - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Foliar anthocyanins, as well as other secondary metabolites, accumulate transiently under
nutritional stress. A misconception that only nitrogen or phosphorus deficiency induces leaf …

Regulatory functions of cellular energy sensor SnRK1 for nitrate signalling through NLP7 repression

H Wang, C Han, JG Wang, X Chu, W Shi, L Yao… - Nature Plants, 2022 - nature.com
The coordinated metabolism of carbon and nitrogen is essential for optimal plant growth and
development. Nitrate is an important molecular signal for plant adaptation to a changing …

Improving crop yield potential: Underlying biological processes and future prospects

AJ Burgess, C Masclaux‐Daubresse… - Food and Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The growing world population and global increases in the standard of living both result in an
increasing demand for food, feed and other plant‐derived products. In the coming years …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic regulation in the shoot apical meristem

V Nguyen, R Gutzat - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Epigenetic mechanisms form the basis of cellular memory, developmental decisions, and
the cellular immune system that defends against transposons and viruses. Organs develop …

TOR kinase, a GPS in the complex nutrient and hormonal signaling networks to guide plant growth and development

Y Meng, N Zhang, J Li, X Shen… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
To survive and sustain growth, sessile plants have developed sophisticated internal
signalling networks that respond to various external and internal cues. Despite the central …

Coordination of carbon assimilation, allocation, and utilization for systemic improvement of cereal yield

XG Liang, Z Gao, XX Fu, XM Chen, S Shen… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The growth of yield outputs is dwindling after the first green revolution, which cannot meet
the demand for the projected population increase by the mid-century, especially with the …