a. Arabidopsis inflorescence structure. Wild type and JA-related mutant are shown. b. Arabidopsis petal bases. JA reporter expression in wild type and JA-related mutant is shown. c. Arabidopsis petal ...

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In a study published in PNAS, Umeå researchers describe a natural product-like molecule, Tantalosin, that inhibits interaction between two proteins in complexes that reshape membranes inside the cell.

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