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brassinosteroids

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  • noun Plural form of brassinosteroid.

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  • Steroid hormones called brassinosteroids (BRs) start their action on the surface of the cell and, through a molecular relay, send signals into the cell's nucleus to turn on or off specific genes, particularly those that are critical to regulating plant growth and development.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • Steroid hormones called brassinosteroids (BRs) start their action on the surface of the cell and, through a molecular relay, send signals into the cell's nucleus to turn on or off specific genes, particularly those that are critical to regulating plant growth and development.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2009

  • Previous research suggested that plant hormones called brassinosteroids (BRs) might be an answer to the problem.

    dailyindia.com News Feed 2009

  • The hormones in question are brassinosteroids, which appear to be crucial to plant growth.

    Cutting grass down to size Edward Willett 2006

  • The hormones in question are brassinosteroids, which appear to be crucial to plant growth.

    Archive 2006-05-07 Edward Willett 2006

  • He Z, Wang ZY, Li J, Zhu Q, Lamb C, et al. (2000) Perception of brassinosteroids by the extracellular domain of the receptor kinase BRI1.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Chang-Jin Park et al. 2010

  • He Z, Wang ZY, Li J, Zhu Q, Lamb C, et al. (2000) Perception of brassinosteroids by the extracellular domain of the receptor kinase BRI1.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Chang-Jin Park et al. 2010

  • The specific effectors of growth in plants are the phytohormones: auxin, ethylene, gibberellins, abscisic acid, brassinosteroids, and cytokinins.

    PLoS Biology: New Articles 2008

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