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3/ Interesting reveal!

The 2.12Å crystal structure shows that the peptide forms a cyclic structure with a disulfide bond.

These new results highlight how small structural differences allow different ligand binding specificity even within conserved receptor families.
November 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
3/ Interesting reveal!

The 2.12Å crystal structure shows that the peptide forms a cyclic structure with a disulfide bond.

These new results highlight how small structural differences allow different ligand binding specificity even within conserved receptor families.
November 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
2/ This work reveals the structure of a peptide-receptor pair previously identified at TSL (buff.ly/q98jx9H) and by Liu, Hou et al. (buff.ly/7oAQToh).

So far, this conserved family of receptors was only known to bind linear peptides.

Find the previous paper by @jackrhodes.bsky.social et al below 👇
Perception of a conserved family of plant signalling peptides by the receptor kinase HSL3
Identification of a new family of stress-induced plant signalling peptides and their cognate receptor.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
2/2 Along with Mia Cerfonteyn and @turchil.bsky.social, you can find our JIC colleagues Shannon Woodhouse, @plantpollinator.bsky.social and TSL SAB member Steven Spoel (@spoel-lab.bsky.social) in this fantastic Plant Bio Ed collaboration 🌿
October 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM