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Emerging functions of cysteine synthase complexes in plants.
Journal of Experimental Botany · · Review
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Cysteine synthase complexes in plants are linked to environmental stress responses and metabolic regulation across multiple cellular compartments.
- Why it matters: Understanding how cysteine biosynthesis is regulated is crucial because it underpins plant adaptation to stress and influences sulfur-containing compound production.
- What they did: The study reviews recent findings on SERAT and OAS-TL proteins, emphasizing the diverse roles and sub-cellular localization of CSC, and its integration with environmental signaling pathways.
- The result: Findings suggest that CSC functions as a regulatory hub connecting metabolic status with stress responses, enabling plants to adapt to conditions like high light, drought, heavy metals, and pathogens.
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