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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…
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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,…
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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…