Ribosomes act as cryosensors in plants
P. A. Wigge, D. Guillaume-Schoepfer, K. E. Jaeger, F. Geng, F. G. Doccula, A. Costa, A. A. Webb
The paper shows that reduced translation rates in plants trigger calcium increases, activating CAMTA transcription factors that drive cold-induced gene expression.
bioRxiv · Dec 7, 2020 · PreprintPlant Biology