🌡️How do #plants beat the heat?
In this lily spp., LlSAPK2 enhances thermotolerance by phosphorylating and stabilizing the LlbZIP46 TF, which activates #heat shock factor #genes and reduces heat-induced cellular damage.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70326
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So you think you know microRNA396?
Go deeper in a new #OpenAccess review by Yang et al. to find out more about the functional landscape of this multifaceted #plant regulatory #RNA and the highly conserved miR396–GRF module.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70324
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Better understanding of strigolactone-mediated #plant architecture regulation and #stress resilience will contribute to the design of optimized #crops.
New review by Hu et al.-out now!
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70310
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Zhang et al. report that in Populus, #gravity, not mechanical strain, redirects auxin and initiates tension #wood formation, revealing how #trees sense orientation, reshape their structure, and adapt to their #environment.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70325
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New work by Walia et al. on #Arabidopsis InsP-kinases IPK1 and ITPK1, reveals that specific InsP-kinases are partly involved in modulating #plant PSR by fine-tuning the coordination between CRL and CSN activities.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70268
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New work on the MYC2–EBF1–JAZ2 module in #apple expands our understanding of post-translational modifications of JAZ proteins, JA signal transduction, and crosstalk between JA and ET signaling pathways in #plant defense.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70288
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The evolutionary order of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) and nuclear restorer-of-fertility (Rf) genes has long been a riddle, with hypotheses reflecting distinct modes of co-#evolution. Explore their dynamic interaction⬇️🆓
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70292
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Cytokinin signaling plays a key role in regulating root plasticity under salt stress. Zhao et al. report that the PuHK2-PuHP5-PuRR9 phosphorylation cascade recruits PuZFP1 to regulate #cytokinin and #salt tolerance in poplar.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70290
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The evolutionary order of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) and nuclear restorer-of-fertility (Rf) genes has long been a riddle, with hypotheses reflecting distinct modes of co-#evolution. Explore their dynamic interaction⬇️🆓
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70292
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On the cover of our June issue, Zhang et al. report that the MYB22–GST3.2 module regulates salt tolerance in #sunflower, elucidating a key mechanism governing #abiotic #stress responses in this important #crop #plant.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70184
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