Plants feel the heat: How a protein 'thermometer' helps plants adapt to climate
Plants continuously adapt to environmental changes, and temperature is a key signal for growth and flowering. How plant thermometers, or "thermosensors," work at the molecular level is not well understood.
研究揭示COP1蛋白VP基序与WD40结构域的内锁构象随温度松紧切换,可通过改造该基序调节作物温度响应阈值,但结论基于拟南芥与蛋白序列比较,田间作物验证尚待开展。