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SnRK1 and TOR—in a different light

Saile et al. explore the role of SnRK1 and TOR in light-dependent seedling development and splicing. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad168 Jennifer Saile and Andreas Wachter Institute for Molecular Physiology (imP), University of Mainz Background: Plants adjust their development to light…

TOR promotes guard cell starch degradation and stomatal opening

Han et al demonstrate that sugar-activated TOR promotes guard cell starch degradation and stomatal opening. Chao Han and Ming-yi Bai The Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237,…

Plants balance nucleotide availability with ribosome production

Busche and colleagues undertook a genetic screen to identify new components of the TOR signaling pathway in Arabidopsis thaliana and revealed a link between sensing of nutrient levels and protein translation. By Michael Busche, University of California-Berkeley, and Jacob O. Brunkard, University…