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August 5, 2020/by Josh Strable

Peptide-Receptor Signaling Pumps the Brakes on Auxin Biosynthesis and Ethylene Signaling to Harmonize Root Growth and Nodulation

Nitrogen (N) is the most abundant element in Earth’s atmosphere. However, plants must capture this essential element from soil through their roots. To do this, legume roots forge symbioses with rhizobia to initiate nodule development. Root nodules provide rhizobia an environment suitable for converting…

August 5, 2020/by Magdalena Julkowska

Extreme Engineering: How Antarctic Algae Adapt to Hypersalinity

Magdalena Julkowska, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Magdalena.Julkowska@kaust.edu.sa ORCID:…

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The Multifaceted Roles of Autophagy in Fixed-carbon Starvation

McLoughlin et al. uncover the critical roles of autophagy in recycling amino acids and nitrogen-rich…

August 4, 2020/by Martin Balcerowicz

A new order through disorder: intrinsically disordered proteins reshape the cytoskeleton under drought stress

Many proteins have a clearly defined structure-function relationship – specific three-dimensional folds…

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Peptide-Receptor Signaling Pumps the Brakes on Auxin Biosynthesis and Ethylene Signaling to Harmonize Root Growth and Nodulation

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A new order through disorder: intrinsically disordered proteins reshape the cytoskeleton under drought stress

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