The plant response to heat requires phase separation

Alberti, Simon

doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02442-x

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The plant response to heat requires phase separation

Temperature determines the geographical distribution of plants and their rate of growth and development, but how they sense high temperatures to mount a response was unclear. Now a process underlying this responsiveness is known.

Simon Alberti⁰

Simon Alberti
1. Simon Alberti is at the Biotechnology Center, and the Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering, the Technical University of Dresden, Dresden 01307, Germany.
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Unlike animals, plants cannot move to escape harsh conditions. Consequently, they must continuously monitor their environment and, when exposed to high temperatures, quickly adjust their expression of developmental and growth-related genes. Writing in Nature, Jung et al.¹ describe a molecular process that might underlie this temperature responsiveness.

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Nature 585, 191-192 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02442-x

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