title: Strigolactones: destruction-dependent perception?
abstract: Strigolactones control many aspects of plant growth and development, but the active form(s) of strigolactones and their mode of action at the molecular level are unknown. A new study provides evidence that an α/β-fold protein plays a central multifunctional role in strigolactone metabolism, perception and signalling.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia. steven.smith@uwa.edu.au
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Mark T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Waters
mesh_terms: D006867:Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism*; D032306:Petunia / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010937:Plant Growth Regulators; D006867:Hydrolases