AI Learns to Spot Plant Enzymes with Pre-Trained Protein Embeddings
Researchers combined UniProt protein embeddings with attention-enhanced deep neural networks to classify plant enzymes with near-perfect accuracy across four major ...
Tag: Arabidopsis thaliana
Embryo-Derived Peptide Signal Orients Endosperm Development in Seeds
New work in Arabidopsis reveals that an embryo-derived PIPL7 peptide signals through the IKU2 receptor kinase to polarize MINI3 expression ...
Sugar Tags on Plant Enzymes Decide Between Fungal Defense and Growth
Researchers discovered that a single N-glycan at asparagine 137 determines whether paralogous plant chitinases amplify or extinguish chitin immune signalling, ...
Calcium Signals Reveal How Seeds Decide to Germinate in Salty Soil
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have identified a calcium-controlled signaling system involving CAMTA6, PP2C49, and HKT1;1 that helps ...
A Tiny Peptide Lets Plants Sound the Alarm Across Distant Leaves
Researchers have discovered systemic stomatal immunity, a rapid plant-wide defense in which a mobile 22-amino-acid micropeptide called USIC travels through ...
Silencing Two Mitochondrial Transporters Makes Arabidopsis Grow Bigger but Seed Less
Knocking out the mitochondrial dicarboxylate carriers AtDIC1 and AtDIC3 delays germination and cuts seed yield in Arabidopsis while paradoxically boosting ...
Molecular Gatekeepers: How RNA-Binding Proteins Awaken Parasitic Weed Seeds
New research in BMC Biology shows that poly(A)-binding proteins, key regulators of messenger RNA stability and translation, respond to the ...
Hydrogen Sulfide Helps Plants Survive Drought by Reshaping a Key Metabolic Enzyme
New research shows that hydrogen sulfide boosts drought tolerance in Arabidopsis by simultaneously reshaping the splicing and persulfidation of the ...
Epigenetic Switch Revealed: How DNA Methylation Shapes a Seedling’s Response to Light
New research shows that losing non-CG DNA methylation makes Arabidopsis seedlings hypersensitive to light, revealing an epigenetic layer that tunes ...
Two Genetic Programs Take Over as Autumn Chills Deepen, Plant Study Reveals
A gradual autumn-to-winter cooling experiment in Arabidopsis reveals two distinct cold-induced genetic programs, a central role for the circadian clock ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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