title: Q&A: what are brassinosteroids and how do they act in plants?
abstract: Brassinosteroids (BRs) are a class of polyhydroxylated steroidal phytohormones in plants with similar structures to animals' steroid hormones. Brassinosteroids regulate a wide range of physiological processes including plant growth, development and immunity. Brassinosteroid signalling and its integration with other signalling pathways have been investigated thoroughly at the molecular level.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences (Tsinghua University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100084, China.|Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, 100084, China.|Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China.
authors.forename: Jiao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences (Tsinghua University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100084, China.|Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, 100084, China.
authors.forename: Zhifu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences (Tsinghua University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, 100084, China. chaijj@tsinghua.edu.cn.|Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, 100084, China. chaijj@tsinghua.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jijie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chai
mesh_terms: D060406:Brassinosteroids / Q000737:chemistry*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D010766:Phosphorylation; D063245:Plant Development / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000502:physiology*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D060406:Brassinosteroids; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators