The apocarotenoid metabolite zaxinone regulates growth and strigolactone biosynthesis in rice

Strigolactone and abscisic acid are carotenoid-derived plant hormones. Here the authors describe the identification of zaxinone, a further apocarotenoid metabolite, which down-regulates strigolactone content and is required for normal growth and development in rice.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jian You Wang, Imran Haider, Muhammad Jamil, Valentina Fiorilli, Yoshimoto Saito, Jianing Mi, Lina Baz, Boubacar A. Kountche, Kun-Peng Jia, Xiujie Guo, Aparna Balakrishna, Valentine O. Ntui, Beate Reinke, Veronica Volpe, Takashi Gojobori, Ikram Blilou, Luisa Lanfranco, Paola Bonfante, Salim Al-Babili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08461-1