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    A fungal sesquiterpene biosynthesis gene cluster critical for mutualist-pathogen transition in Colletotrichum tofieldiae

    Plant-associated fungi show diverse lifestyles from pathogenic to mutualistic to the host; however, the principles and mechanisms through which they shift the lifestyles require elucidation. The root fungus Colle...

    Kei Hiruma, Seishiro Aoki, Junya Takino, Takeshi Higa in Nature Communications (2023)

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    Palisade cell shape affects the light-induced chloroplast movements and leaf photosynthesis

    Leaf photosynthesis is regulated by multiple factors that help the plant to adapt to fluctuating light conditions. Leaves of sun-light-grown plants are thicker and contain more columnar palisade cells than tho...

    Eiji Gotoh, Noriyuki Suetsugu, Takeshi Higa, Tomonao Matsushita in Scientific Reports (2018)