A NOVEL MITOCHONDRIAL PEPTIDE ESSENTIAL FOR RESPIRATORY CAPACITY PROMOTES GROWTH, YIELD AND ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE IN PLANTS
Lening Gan, Yanqiao Zhu, Xuelu Wang, James Whelan, Huixia Shou
This paper identifies a mitochondrial peptide essential for respiratory capacity that enhances plant growth, yield, and abiotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis and crop species.
bioRxiv · Apr 16, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology