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The Tomato DELLA Protein PROCERA Acts in Guard Cells to Promote Stomatal Closure.
The Plant cell - 1 Dec 2017
Nir Ido, Shohat Hagai, Panizel Irina, Olszewski Neil, Aharoni Asaph, Weiss David
Abstract excerpt
Plants employ stomatal closure and reduced growth to avoid water deficiency damage. Reduced levels of the growth-promoting hormone gibberellin (GA) lead to increased tolerance to water deficit, but the underlying mechanism is unknown. Here, we show that the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) DELLA protein PROCERA (PRO), a negative regulator of GA signaling, acts in guard cells to promote stomatal closure and reduce...
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