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Three mutations repurpose a plant karrikin receptor to a strigolactone receptor.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 27 Jul 2021
Arellano-Saab Amir, Bunsick Michael, Al Galib Hasan, Zhao Wenda, Schuetz Stefan, Bradley James Michael, Xu Zhenhua, Adityani Claresta, Subha Asrinus, McKay Hayley, de Saint Germain Alexandre, Boyer François-Didier, McErlean Christopher S P, Toh Shigeo, McCourt Peter, Stogios Peter J, Lumba Shelley
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Uncovering the basis of small-molecule hormone receptors' evolution is paramount to a complete understanding of how protein structure drives function. In plants, hormone receptors for strigolactones are well suited to evolutionary inquiries because closely related homologs have different ligand preferences. More importantly, because of facile plant transgenic systems, receptors can be swapped and quickly assessed...
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