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Plant hormones

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Plant hormones are a family of structurally unrelated small molecules that are central to all aspects of plant growth and development. This is a very exciting time for hormone biologists as the number of hormones identified has doubled in the past decade, and receptors and downstream signalling molecules for the main hormones have been identified. A snapshot of cutting-edge research in the plant hormone field can be obtained in the articles and reviews in this Nature web focus.

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Current Research

Review Article

Recent advances and emerging trends in plant hormone signalling

Aaron Santner & Mark Estelle

Nature 459, 1071–1078 (25 June 2009) doi:10.1038/nature08122

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Article

A gate-latch-lock mechanism for hormone signalling by abscisic acid receptors

Karsten Melcher et al.

Nature 462, 602–608 (3 December 2009) doi:10.1038/nature08613

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Article

Structural basis of abscisic acid signalling

Ken-ichi Miyazono et al.

Nature 462, 609–614 (3 December 2009) doi:10.1038/nature08583

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Letter

In vitro reconstitution of an abscisic acid signalling pathway

Hiroaki Fujii et al.

Nature 462, 660–664 (3 December 2009) doi:10.1038/nature08599

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Letter

The abscisic acid receptor PYR1 in complex with abscisic acid

Julia Santiago et al.

Nature 462, 665–668 (3 December 2009) doi:10.1038/nature08591

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News and Views

Plant biology: Signal advance for abscisic acid Free access

Laura B. Sheard & Ning Zheng

Nature 462, 575–576 (3 December 2009) doi:10.1038/462575a

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Letter

The ethylene response factors SNORKEL1 and SNORKEL2 allow rice to adapt to deep water

Yoko Hattori et al.

Nature 460, 1026–1030 (20 August 2009) doi:10.1038/nature08258

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Plant biology: Genetics of high-rise rice

Laurentius A. C. J. Voesenek & Julia Bailey-Serres

Nature 460, 959–960 (20 August 2009) doi:10.1038/460959a

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Letter

Subcellular homeostasis of phytohormone auxin is mediated by the ER-localized PIN5 transporter

Jozef Mravec et al.

Nature 459, 1136–1140 (25 June 2009) doi:10.1038/nature08066

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Letter

A regulated auxin minimum is required for seed dispersal in Arabidopsis

Karim Sorefan et al.

Nature 459, 583–586 (28 May 2009) doi:10.1038/nature07875

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Letter

Organ regeneration does not require a functional stem cell niche in plants

Giovanni Sena, Xiaoning Wang, Hsiao-Yun Liu, Hugo Hofhuis & Kenneth D. Birnbaum

Nature 457, 1150–1153 (26 February 2009) doi:10.1038/nature07597

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Letter

Generation of cell polarity in plants links endocytosis, auxin distribution and cell fate decisions

Pankaj Dhonukshe et al.

Nature 456, 962–966 (18 December 2008) doi:10.1038/nature07409

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Article

Gibberellin-induced DELLA recognition by the gibberellin receptor GID1

Kohji Murase, Yoshinori Hirano, Tai-ping Sun & Toshio Hakoshima

Nature 456, 459–463 (27 November 2008) doi:10.1038/nature07519

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Letter

Structural basis for gibberellin recognition by its receptor GID1

Asako Shimada et al.

Nature 456, 520–523 (27 November 2008) doi:10.1038/nature07546

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News and Views

Plant biology: Gibberellins close the lid

Peter Hedden

Nature 456, 455–456 (27 November 2008) doi:10.1038/456455a

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Strigolactone inhibition of shoot branching

Victoria Gomez-Roldan et al.

Nature 455, 189–194 (11 September 2008) doi:10.1038/nature07271

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Inhibition of shoot branching by new terpenoid plant hormones

Mikihisa Umehara et al.

Nature 455, 195–200 (11 September 2008) doi:10.1038/nature07272

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News and Views

Plant biology: Hormones branch out

Harry Klee

Nature 455, 176–177 (11 September 2008) doi:10.1038/455176a

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Podcast

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Nature Podcast 3 December 2009: News and views author Laura Sheard discusses the research on abscisic acid and its implications for plant biology


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