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NLP7-CRF-PIN, the nitrate-cytokinin-auxin crosstalk module, conveys root nitrate signals and regulates shoot growth adaptive responses (PNAS)

Nitrate, the prominent form of nitrogen used by most land plants, is a signal regulating plant growth and development. Nitrate sensing by roots not only regulates root development to facilitate nutrient foraging, but also the growth of distant plant organs. Cytokinin is a mobile signal coordinating nitrate…

How do legumes decide where to get nitrogen––from the soil or from nitrogen-fixing bacteria?

Misawa, Ito, et al. explore how nitrate transporters and NIN-like protein transcription factors repress nodulation in the presence of exogenous nitrate. Momoyo Ito, Takuya Suzaki Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan  Background Through…

Too much of a good thing - nitrate inhibition of nodulation

Nishida, Nosaki, et al. explore how nitrate inhibits nodulation through transcription factors. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab103  Hanna Nishidaa, Shohei Nosakia,b,c, Takuya Suzakia,c aFaculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan bGraduate…