The developmental importance of the DNA damage response in plants
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLi et al. found that SOG1, a functional homolog of mammalian p53, protects radicle growth when seeds accumulate DNA damage.
By Jinchao Li and Weiqiang Qian, State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research and School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Background:…