Peptide hormones in plants

Peptide hormones are defined as small secreted polypeptide-based intercellular communication signal molecules. Such peptide hormones are encoded by nuclear genes, and often go through proteolytic processing of preproproteins and post-translational modifications. Most peptide hormones are secreted out of the cell to interact with membrane-associated receptors in neighboring cells, and subsequently activate signal transductions, leading to changes in gene expression and cellular responses. Since the discovery of the first plant peptide hormone, systemin, in tomato in 1991, putative peptide hormones have continuously been identified in different plant species, showing their importance in both short- and…

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  National Natural Science Foundation of China

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  Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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  National Key Research and Development Program of China

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  Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

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  Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program

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