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The system that monitors protein folding status regulates grain size

Li and Zhang et al. explore the involvement of ERAD in grain size regulation. Jing Li; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Ran Xu; Sanya Nanfan Research Institute of Hainan University, Sanya, China Background: Grain size affects yield and is therefore an important agronomic…

Misexpression of a MADS-box gene results in longer glumes and grains in wheat

Adamski et al. reveal that the expression of a MADS-box transcription factor is the basis for a grain phenotype observed in Polish wheat. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab119 By Cristobal Uauy and Nikolai M Adamski John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom Background:…