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Jasmonate perception machines

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How do plant cells respond so vigorously to organisms that damage their cells? Following on from progress made in understanding hormonal control of growth and development comes news of how a plant's security system operates.

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Figure 1: Five steps in jasmonate signalling1,2.
Figure 2: Primary regulatory cycles in jasmonate signalling.

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