Plant steroids recognized at the cell surface.
Plants might use a markedly different mechanism for steroid signaling than animals. In animals, steroid hormone signals are generally mediated by receptors inside the cell. However, a recent report by He et al. indicates that, in plants, steroids appear to be perceived at the plasma membrane rather than by intracellular receptors.
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Dept. of Zoology and Genetics and Dept. of Agronomy, 2116 Molecular Biology Building, lowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA. becraft@iastate.edu
D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011987:Receptors, Steroid / Q000378:metabolism; D013256:Steroids / Q000378:metabolism*
D011987:Receptors, Steroid; D013256:Steroids