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Opening the gates

A new study reveals that epigenetic mechanism mediates temperature control of callose synthase expression to regulate opening of plasmodesmata and facilitate bud sprouting in lilies.

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Fig. 1: LTCT promotes PD opening by epigenetic regulation of LoCALS3.

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Nair, A., Bhalerao, R.P. Opening the gates. Nat. Plants 9, 1375–1376 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-023-01493-y

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