Drought stresses plants and can drastically reduce crop yields. Tiny protein called DSS1(V) helps Arabidopsis cope with water shortage. Plants missing DSS1(V) were much more sensitive to drought, showing signs of cellular damage, while simply overproducing the protein didn’t add extra protection. This discovery shows that DSS1(V) plays a crucial role in helping plants manage environmental stress.

The research was conducted within the projects funded by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, GENOVA and OXINDISPRO, and it was carried out in collaboration with Ivan Radin from the University of Minnesota.

The Arabidopsis Mutant of the Small Intrinsically Disordered Protein DSS1(V) Exhibits Increased Sensitivity to Drought Stress

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