Researchers unravel a copper-based ’sensor’ that underpins signal detection in plants (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Researchers unravel a copper-based ’sensor’ that underpins signal detection in plants

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Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism by which plants detect hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), a key signaling molecule involved in stress responses and immunity.

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Issey Takahashi

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