PIN auxin transporters also transport auxin-like herbicides (and more?)
Plant Science Research WeeklyAuxin is an extremely important plant hormone that must be precisely controlled. Auxin-like herbicides have been developed that are often more stable than the natural auxins, thus their application can damage the plant. Here, Schulz, Ung et al. investigated how these auxin herbicides move in plant tissues.…
Quinone Biosynthesis in Plastids and Cyanobacteria
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellStutts et al. explore an evolutionary mystery in quinone biosynthesis.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad202
By Lauren Stutts1, Scott Latimer1, Zhaniya Batyrshina1, Gabriella Dickinson1, Hans Alborn2, Anna K. Block2, and Gilles J. Basset1
1Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of…