LMU München on Mythryl: “How do plants prepare for an attack?🌱 A team led by Hans-Henning…”

How do plants prepare for an attack?🌱 A team led by Hans-Henning Kunz @kunzlab.bsky.social identified ion channels in chloroplasts that play a key role in connecting early stress signaling with the plant’s defense machinery. This can help them to respond faster & more strongly when stress returns.

lmu.deImportant role of plastid ion channels in plant stress response identifiedLMU researchers have shown that specific ion channels enable rapid transmission of calcium signals to chloroplasts and strengthen the defense response to recurring stress.

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