Cooperation between nitrogen assimilation and photosynthesis is central for plant growth and development in adaption to changing environmental conditions. This work reveals that the plant energy sensor SnRK1 represses nitrate signalling by phosphorylating NODULE INCEPTION PROTEIN-LIKE PROTEIN (NLP7) to promote its degradation in response to carbon deficiency or nitrate depletion.
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This is a summary of: Wang, H. et al. Regulatory functions of cellular energy sensor SnRK1 for nitrate signalling through NLP7 repression. Nat. Plants https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-022-01236-5 (2022).
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SnRK1 connects photosynthesis and nitrate signalling. Nat. Plants 8, 992–993 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-022-01241-8
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