Noriko Takeda-Kamiya

TL;DR: It is proposed that strigolactones act as a new hormone class—or their biosynthetic precursors—in regulating above-ground plant architecture, and also have a function in underground communication with other neighbouring organisms.

TL;DR: Elevated SL levels by Pi starvation contribute to the inhibition of tiller bud outgrowth in rice seedlings, and it is speculated that SL plays a dual role in the adaptation to Pi deficiency.

TL;DR: The authors show that D14 activity is not dependent on cleavage activity and propose a new model whereby ligand hydrolysis serves to deactivate strigolactone signaling.

TL;DR: The results suggest that GA 13-oxidases play a role in fine-tuning plant growth by decreasing GA bioactivity in rice and that they also participate in GA homeostasis.

TL;DR: It is shown that a loss-of-function ga2ox2 mutation causes an increase in GA(4) levels and partly suppresses the germination inability during dark imbibition after inactivation of phytochrome.