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Strigolactones redefine plant hormones
Citation
Wang, L and Smith, SM, Strigolactones redefine plant hormones, Science China: Life Sciences, 59, (10) pp. 1083-1085. ISSN 1674-7305 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1007/s11427-016-0259-5
Abstract
A commonly accepted view of plant growth hormones is
that their interaction with the cognate receptor protein is
reversible, so that each hormone molecule can potentially
interact multiple times with a receptor and so either amplify
the hormone signal or maintain it over an extended period
of time. The signal can be ‘cancelled’ by degrading the
hormone. Strigolactones present us with a potentially new
paradigm. The receptor is a serine hydrolase-type protein
which attacks the strigolactone resulting in covalent modification
of the receptor, while at the same time destroying
the hormone. Strigolactone is apparently a one-use ‘disposable’
hormone.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | strigolactone, plant hormones, karrikin, plant development |
| Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
| Research Group: | Plant Biology |
| Research Field: | Plant Physiology |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |
| Author: | Wang, L (Dr Lu Wang) |
| Author: | Smith, SM (Professor Steven Smith) |
| ID Code: | 113105 |
| Year Published: | 2016 |
| Deposited By: | Plant Science |
| Deposited On: | 2016-12-12 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-09-20 |
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