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Sugar Enhances Growth Through Specific Plant Genes in Torreya Grandis
Jim Crocker
16th July, 2024
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Key Findings
- Researchers at Zhejiang A&F University discovered that sucrose promotes cone enlargement in Torreya grandis by affecting cell size and number
- The expansin gene TgEXPA2, which loosens cell walls to allow cell expansion, plays a significant role in this process
- The transcription factor TgWRKY47 enhances TgEXPA2 expression, while TgNGA1 interacts with TgWRKY47 to suppress its DNA-binding ability, showing a complex regulatory mechanism
References
Main Study
1) Sucrose promotes cone enlargement via the TgNGA1-TgWRKY47-TgEXPA2 module in Torreya grandis.
Published 15th July, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19972
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