Plant signaling: The sugar-coated story of root growth

Shahram Shokrian Hajibehzad; Andrés Romanowski; Ronald Pierik

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.065

Plant signaling: The sugar-coated story of root growth

Curr Biol. 2023 Aug 7;33(15):R805-R808. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.065.

Authors

Shahram Shokrian Hajibehzad¹, Andrés Romanowski¹, Ronald Pierik²

Affiliations

¹ Plant-Environment Signaling, Department of Biology, Science4Life, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, Utrecht, 3584 CH, the Netherlands.
² Plant-Environment Signaling, Department of Biology, Science4Life, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, Utrecht, 3584 CH, the Netherlands. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 37552945
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.06.065

Abstract

A new study draws attention to photosynthetically produced sucrose as a major shoot-derived and auxin-dependent regulator of root growth and development in plants.

MeSH terms

Carbohydrates
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
Indoleacetic Acids
Plant Roots*
Sucrose
Sugars*

Substances

Sugars
Carbohydrates
Sucrose
Indoleacetic Acids