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Mechanistic basis for enhanced strigolactone sensitivity in KAI2 triple mutant.
Biophysical journal - 17 Jun 2025
Sobecks Briana L, Chen Jiming, Dean Tanner J, Shukla Diwakar
Abstract excerpt
Striga hermonthica is a parasitic weed that destroys billions of dollars' worth of staple crops every year. Its rapid proliferation stems from an enhanced ability to metabolize strigolactones (SLs), plant hormones that direct root branching and shoot growth. Striga's SL receptor, ShHTL7, bears more similarity to the staple crop karrikin receptor karrikin insensitive 2 (KAI2) than to SL receptor D14, though KAI2...
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