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14-3-3 Proteins Function in Plant Immunity

Dong et al. investigate the role of 14-3-3 proteins in plant immunity in Arabidopsis. By Xiaojing Dong and Jian-Min Zhou Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China. Background: The plant innate immune system detects the presence of microbial…

Seed size controlling signal transduction pathway identified

Wu and Cai et al. reveal that the receptor-like kinase ERECTA regulates seed size in Arabidopsis. Xuedan Wu and Wenqiang Tang Institution College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University Background: Background: Seed development begins with double fertilization. Double fertilization releases…