Proteins that enable sense of touch in humans also play a role in plants (IMAGE)

Scripps Research Institute

Proteins that enable sense of touch in humans also play a role in plants

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Arabidopsis thaliana, a plant commonly known as thale cress, is often used as a laboratory model to study the molecular underpinning of plant biology. Scripps Research scientists have shown that the plant's roots use a "mechanosensor" protein that is present in all animals to sense its surroundings as it grows.

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Seyed Ali Reza Mousavi, PhD / Scripps Research

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