Wang and Smith 2016 Strigolactone redefines plant hormones.pdf (499.31 kB)
Strigolactones redefine plant hormones
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.
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Publication title
Science China: Life SciencesVolume
59Issue
10Pagination
1083-1085ISSN
1674-7305Department/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
Zhongguo Kexue Zazhishe, Science in China PressPlace of publication
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