Yeast Communication Graphic (IMAGE)
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On the left, a transcription factor designed by UW researchers (gray and red) is integrated into the "receiver" yeast cell. This activates a gene that turns the receiver cell fluorescent green. On the right, a "sender" yeast cell produces a plant hormone called auxin (orange dots). In the receiver cell, auxin recruits another protein (blue) to disable the transcription factor and turn off the gene that turned the receiver cell green.
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