Master stomatal regulator SPEECHLESS (SPCH) (IMAGE)

National University of Singapore

Master stomatal regulator SPEECHLESS (SPCH)

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Figure: (A) Plants expressing different versions of SPEECHLESS (SPCH) with standard and altered “phosphocodes”, leading to varying SPCH levels and stomatal number. (B) Altering the SPCH phosphocode resulted in plants with improved or reduced tolerance to drought stress.

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Modified from figures in Yang et al., Science Advances 2022

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