The hunt for the receptor for abscisic acid, initially marked by false starts and lingering doubts, has met with success. Converging studies now reveal the details of how this plant hormone transmits its message.
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Sheard, L., Zheng, N. Signal advance for abscisic acid. Nature 462, 575–576 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/462575a
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