Plant Hormone's Long-Sought Receptor Found

In all of nature, few molecules do more. The plant hormone auxin helps plants grow toward light, grow upward rather than branch out, and grow their roots down. Now, more than 70 years after auxin was first discovered, biologists have finally identified its major receptor--a crucial step toward under...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2005-05, Vol.308 (5726), p.1240-1240
Main Author: Ferber, Dan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Auxin
Auxins
Botany
Cells
Genetics
News of the Week
Plant growth
Plant hormones
Proteins
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Summary:In all of nature, few molecules do more. The plant hormone auxin helps plants grow toward light, grow upward rather than branch out, and grow their roots down. Now, more than 70 years after auxin was first discovered, biologists have finally identified its major receptor--a crucial step toward understanding how the hormone works. Ferber expounds.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.308.5726.1240