Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • News & Views
  • Published:

Plant biology

Witchcraft and destruction

The discovery of a protein that is targeted for degradation by the 'witch' hormones called strigolactones reveals a mechanism by which shoot architecture is controlled in rice plants. See Articles p.401 & p.406

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Relevant articles

Open Access articles citing this article.

Access options

Rent or buy this article

Prices vary by article type

from$1.95

to$39.95

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Figure 1: Repression of secondary-shoot growth by strigolactones.

References

  1. Jiang, L. et al. Nature 504, 401–405 (2013).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Zhou, F. et al. Nature 504, 406–410 (2013).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Xie, X., Yoneyama, K. & Yoneyama, K. Annu. Rev. Phytopathol. 48, 93–117 (2010).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Akiyama, K., Matsuzaki, K. & Hayashi, H. Nature 435, 824–827 (2005).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Umehara, M. et al. Nature 455, 195–200 (2008).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Gomez-Roldan, V. et al. Nature 455, 189–194 (2008).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Umehara, M., Hanada, A., Magome, H., Takeda-Kamiya, N. & Yamaguchi, S. Plant Cell Physiol. 51, 1118–1126 (2010).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Brewer, P. B., Koltai, H. & Beveridge, C. A. Mol. Plant 6, 18–28 (2013).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Alder, A. et al. Science 335, 1348–1351 (2012).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Arite, T. et al. Plant Cell Physiol. 50, 1416–1424 (2009).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Hamiaux, C. et al. Curr. Biol. 22, 2032–2036 (2012).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Iwata, N., Satoh, H. & Omura, T. Japan. J. Breed. 27 (suppl. 1), 250–251 (1977).

    Google Scholar 

  13. Stanga, J. P., Smith, S. M., Briggs, W. R. & Nelson, D. C. Plant Physiol. 163, 318–330 (2013).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. Nakamura, H. et al. Nature Commun. 4, 2613 10.1038/ncomms3613 (2013).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Steven M. Smith.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Smith, S. Witchcraft and destruction. Nature 504, 384–385 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12843

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12843

This article is cited by

Search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing