CellBioNewsDec 16, 2023

#Optogenetics study detects new #acid #sensor in #plant #cells.

#calcium #channelrhodopsin #KCR2 #guard_cells #endoplasmic_reticulum

https://phys.org/news/2023-12-optogenetics-acid-sensor-cells.html

Optogenetics study detects new acid sensor in plant cells

Using optogenetics, Würzburg researchers have detected a new acid sensor in plant cells that addresses a cell-internal calcium store. The study is published in the journal Science.

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CellBioNewsJun 20, 2023

#Lipid making in #plants involves the cooperation of two #organelles, study finds.

#phosphatidic_acid_phosphatase #endoplasmic_reticulum #chloroplast

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-lipid-involves-cooperation-organelles.html

Lipid making in plants involves the cooperation of two organelles, study finds

Two enzymes that plants need to make oils live in different organelles, a pair of RIKEN researchers has found. This finding will help inform efforts to tweak the metabolism of plants to boost their production of oils, which can be used as biofuels among other things.

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