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3 weeks ago |
nature.com | Guillaume Tena
Since the discovery of systemin in tomato in the past century, small peptides have become ubiquitous in plant signalling pathways. Various families with increasingly funny names each contain dozens of individual peptides: PEP, RALF, CEP, IDA, PSK, PSY, SCOOP, SCREW and so on. The CLE family (named after CLV3 and ESR) consists of secreted peptides that are 12–14 amino acids in length, which are perceived locally or systemically by leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinases.
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2 months ago |
nature.com | Guillaume Tena
Unlike usual studies that use a single molecule, the team used freshly picked roses from ten different cultivars that are known for their strong perfumes. A panel of participants was asked to rate various sensory characteristics of the smell, and these quantified responses were associated with a precise gas chromatography analysis of the many hundreds of volatiles emitted by the flowers. The first emotional response was overwhelmingly positive.
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Feb 13, 2025 |
nature.com | Guillaume Tena
The researchers characterized dominant mutations in two CNGC15 paralogues that enhanced root nodule symbiosis and nutrient acquisition. The resulting alterations are located in the first transmembrane helices, and probably induce a conformational rearrangement that influences channel opening. As a consequence, constitutive low-frequency calcium oscillations were observed in the nucleus even without Nod factors. The presence of high-frequency oscillations depended on DMI1.
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Dec 8, 2024 |
nature.com | Guillaume Tena
Symmetric cell divisions are boring; they only maintain or expand an existing tissue. The more interesting asymmetric divisions give rise to novel cell types with diverging fates. Two examples during Arabidopsis development have attracted the attention of researchers over the years. The first one marks the entry into the stomatal lineage, when the meristemoid mother cell divides to produce, at the end of the cycle, a pair of guard cells flanked by pavement cells.
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Oct 9, 2024 |
nature.com | Guillaume Tena
As with other biological processes, genetics can be used to disrupt and then understand these mechanisms. Assessing shapes carefully and quantitatively leads to the identification of mutants that have less-regular organs, displaying higher phenotypical variability. One of the organs that is now used as a model for this type of research is the tiny sepal that is produced during flower development in Arabidopsis to protect the delicate buds.
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