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Host-produced ethylene is required for marked cell expansion and endoreduplication in dodder search hyphae.
Plant physiology - 15 Mar 2021
Narukawa Hideki, Yokoyama Ryusuke, Kuroha Takeshi, Nishitani Kazuhiko
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The genus Cuscuta comprises stem holoparasitic plant species with wide geographic distribution. Cuscuta spp. obtain water, nutrients, proteins, and mRNA from their host plants via a parasitic organ called the haustorium. As the haustorium penetrates into the host tissue, search hyphae elongate within the host tissue and finally connect with the host's vascular system. Invasion by Cuscuta spp. evokes various...
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