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Disruption of Mediator rescues the stunted growth of a lignin-deficient Arabidopsis mutant
Disruption of lignin biosynthesis has been proposed as a way to improve forage and bioenergy crops, but it can result in stunted growth and developmental abnormalities; here, the undesirable features of one such manipulation are shown to depend on the transcriptional co-regulatory complex Mediator.
- Nicholas D. Bonawitz
- , Jeong Im Kim
- & Clint Chapple
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Unveiling the Casparian strip
The Casparian strip in plant roots is a diffusion barrier that directs water and solutes from the soil to the water-conducting tissues. Proteins involved in making the strip have at long last been identified. See Letter p.380
- Markus Grebe