Crosstalk between Gibberellin Signaling and Iron Uptake in Plants: An Achilles' Heel for Modern Cereal Varieties?
Plants utilize sophisticated morphological and physiological mechanisms to acquire iron from soil. In this issue of Developmental Cell,Wild et al. (2016) find that the hormone signal gibberellic acid is key in integrating these responses, raising questions about the impact of altering GA responses in modern cereal varieties on iron acquisition.
Molecular Plant Nutrition, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Corrensstr. 3, 06466 Gatersleben, Germany. Electronic address: vonwiren@ipk-gatersleben.de.
Nicolaus
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von Wirén
Centre for Plant Integrative Biology, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK. Electronic address: malcolm.bennett@nottingham.ac.uk.
Malcolm J
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Bennett
D002523:Edible Grain; D005875:Gibberellins; D007501:Iron; D015398:Signal Transduction
D005875:Gibberellins; D007501:Iron