Root hair lifespan is antagonistically controlled by autophagy and programmed cell death
Qiang‐Nan Feng, Shihao Zhu, Xinchao Wang, Yujie Liu, Jierui Zhao, Yasin Dagdas, Moritz K. Nowack
The paper shows that autophagy extends root hair lifespan, while its loss triggers cell death via a gene network involving ANAC046 and ANAC087.
Nature Plants · May 6, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology