Now Swedish researchers have found a way to gain insights in this tree transitioning from vegetative organ development towards cone development. Key to this was the development of a technique they called spatial transcriptomics.
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Negative regulation of a still to be discovered hormone
Up till now the majority of the studies focussed on the response to karrakin(-like) and how plants regulate this. But hormone response is often held in check by negative feedback loops. Now a new study by a group of international researchers focused on this negative feedback loop.
Pumping up cells
Plants lift up their leaves in crowded environments, so they can capture more light. While researchers know a lot of how plants do this, what causes cells to grow, which is needed for this response, is unclear. Now a group of international researchers show that the potassium channel AKT5 pumps in K+ ions into the cell, subsequently promoting the cell to expand.
Linking defence responses
Upon wounding a Ca2+ signal travels from the wound through the plant. In each cell the signal passes through the defence response gets activated. Now a new study from German researchers shows that two plastid located ion channels form a missing link in how Ca2+ activates the biosynthesis of jasmonic acid, one of the plant hormones that coordinate the defence response.
