The major function of vitamin D in vertebrates is maintenance of calcium homeostasis, but
vitamin D insufficiency has also been linked to an increased risk of hypertension …

Plant hormones regulate plant growth and development by affecting an array of cellular,
physiological, and developmental processes, including, but not limited to, cell division and …

Poor vitamin D status is a global health problem; insufficiency underpins higher risk of
cancer, neurocognitive decline and all-cause mortality. Most foods contain little vitamin D …

The amount of cholesterol made by many plants is not negligible. Whereas
cholesterogenesis in animals was elucidated decades ago, the plant pathway has remained …

Brassinosteroids (BRs) are steroid hormones that regulate the growth and development of
plants. Detailed study of the biosynthesis of brassinolide, a C28 BR, revealed that two …

We have characterized a rice (Oryza sativa) dwarf mutant, dwarf11 (d11), that bears seeds of
reduced length. To understand the mechanism by which seed length is regulated, the D11 …

Genome editing can transform agriculture and shape the future of food by improving crop
yields and animal productivity, which in turn can help to achieve food security for the …

Plant sterols and steroid hormones, the brassinosteroids (BRs), are compounds that exert a
wide range of biological activities. They are essential for plant growth, reproduction, and …

Sterols found in all eukaryotic organisms are membrane components which regulate the
fluidity and the permeability of phospholipid bilayers. Certain sterols in minute amounts …

▪ Abstract In recent years, the impressive development of molecular genetics tools, the
sequencing of the Arabidopsis thaliana genome, the availability of DNA or transposon …