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Plant signalling involves the conveying of information within and between plant cells from receptor systems to effectors. Signals can take many forms, including chemical and electrical, and signalling can occur locally within a single plant or between different plants, including plants of different species.

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News & Views | 26 May 2023

Applying and releasing small compressive forces to cells induces distinct calcium waves

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08 June 2023 | Open Access

MG1 interacts with a protease inhibitor and confers resistance to rice root-knot nematode

Rice root-knot nematode is a major threat to rice production. Here, the authors identify an R gene MG1 in rice that confers resistance against nematodes and encodes a protein that interacts with a protease inhibitor.
- Xiaomin Wang
- , Rui Cheng
- & Xiaoli Guo
Nature Communications 14, 3354
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08 June 2023 | Open Access

Fertilization controls tiller numbers via transcriptional regulation of a MAX1-like gene in rice cultivation

Here the authors show that fertilization controls rice tiller numbers through the transcription of a rice MAX1-like gene involved in strigolactone biosynthesis. Promoter variation lines have the potential to improve yield when fertilizer is limited.
- Jinying Cui
- , Noriko Nishide
- & Takeshi Izawa
Nature Communications 14, 3191
Research | 08 June 2023

The structure of Arabidopsis phytochrome A reveals topological and functional diversification among the plant photoreceptor isoforms

The three-dimensional model of phytochrome A supports an unanticipated convolution that underpins a new signalling mechanism used by these plant photoreceptors and reveals how structural diversification among isoforms extends light and temperature perception.
- E. Sethe Burgie
- , Hua Li
- & Huilin Li
Nature Plants, 1-14
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07 June 2023 | Open Access

PXL1 and SERKs act as receptor–coreceptor complexes for the CLE19 peptide to regulate pollen development

CLE19 is a secreted peptide required for pollen development and other processes in Arabidopsis. Here the authors show that PXL1 and SERKs act as receptors and co-receptors for CLE19 and regulate tapetum transcriptional networks that promote pollen development.
- Ying Yu
- , Wen Song
- & Fang Chang
Nature Communications 14, 3307
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06 June 2023 | Open Access

The CLE33 peptide represses phloem differentiation via autocrine and paracrine signaling in Arabidopsis

A previously unidentified CLE peptide, CLE33, is discovered and demonstrated to function redundantly with CLE45 to repress protophloem differentiation via the BAM3 receptor.
- Samy Carbonnel
- , Salves Cornelis
- & Ora Hazak
Communications Biology 6, 588
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29 May 2023 | Open Access

The COG1-OsSERL2 complex senses cold to trigger signaling network for chilling tolerance in japonica rice

Improvement of chilling tolerance is a key strategy in rice production. Here the authors report that the QTL gene COG1 confers chilling tolerance in japonica rice. COG1 interacts and activates OsSERL2 to transmit the cold signal for chilling defense.
- Changxuan Xia
- , Guohua Liang
- & Yunyuan Xu
Nature Communications 14, 3104

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News & Views | 26 May 2023

Applying and releasing small compressive forces to cells induces distinct calcium waves

Epidermal trichomes function as mechanosensors, but how trichome-less plants perceive mechanical forces remains unclear. Touching epidermal pavement cells with micro-cantilevers, we discovered distinct cytosolic calcium waves upon application and release of small forces. Thus, not only do plants perceive forces independently of trichomes, they may also distinguish touch from letting go.

Nature Plants, 1-2
Research Highlights | 15 May 2023

New Green Revolution genes
- Guillaume Tena
Nature Plants 9, 676
News & Views | 04 May 2023

The cutting edge of grass leaves

The flat structure of a leaf blade enables it to function as a photosynthetic organ for efficient light capture. The leaf rim or the edge-most region of leaf margin directs the planar growth of both leaves and ligules in grasses.
- Jie Zhang
- & Hilde Nelissen
Nature Plants 9, 691-692
News & Views | 23 January 2023

NCRs make the difference

Various clades of legume plants irreversibly modify the development of their symbiotic nitrogen-fixing microorganisms. Key transcription factors controlling this process have been identified. They are conserved and functional even in plant species that do not induce such a terminal differentiation.
- Benjamin Gourion
Nature Plants 9, 199-200
Research Highlights | 13 January 2023

Perception by interaction
- Guillaume Tena
Nature Plants 9, 2
Research Highlights | 05 December 2022

Repelling insects with calcium
- Guillaume Tena
Nature Plants 8, 1331

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Plant signalling articles from across Nature Portfolio

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Applying and releasing small compressive forces to cells induces distinct calcium waves

Latest Research and Reviews

MG1 interacts with a protease inhibitor and confers resistance to rice root-knot nematode

Fertilization controls tiller numbers via transcriptional regulation of a MAX1-like gene in rice cultivation

The structure of Arabidopsis phytochrome A reveals topological and functional diversification among the plant photoreceptor isoforms

PXL1 and SERKs act as receptor–coreceptor complexes for the CLE19 peptide to regulate pollen development

The CLE33 peptide represses phloem differentiation via autocrine and paracrine signaling in Arabidopsis

The COG1-OsSERL2 complex senses cold to trigger signaling network for chilling tolerance in japonica rice

News and Comment

Applying and releasing small compressive forces to cells induces distinct calcium waves

New Green Revolution genes

The cutting edge of grass leaves

NCRs make the difference

Perception by interaction

Repelling insects with calcium

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