Growth arrest is a DNA damage protection strategy in plants
Antonio Serrano-Mislata, Jorge Hernández‐García, Carlos de Ollas, Noel Blanco‐Touriñán, Silvia Jurado-García, Cristina Úrbez, Aurelio Gómez‐Cadenas, Robert W. M. Sablowski, David Alabadí, Miguel Angel Blázquez
This study shows that plants can grow under limited water without compromising stress tolerance, but continuous cell division under stress causes DNA damage and cell death.
Nature Communications · Jul 1, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology