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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 18.
Published in final edited form as: Nat Plants. 2016 Mar 2;2:16010. doi: 10.1038/nplants.2016.10

Figure 3. Mode of action of YLG.

Figure 3

a, Perception of SL (top, left) by the SL receptor results in hydrolysis of SL, releasing the D-ring (top, right). YLG (bottom, left) is also recognized by the SL receptor with high affinity. The receptor perception cleaves off the D-ring of YLG, releasing a fluorescein derivative, which emits green fluorescence. b, Visualization of YLG perception in germinating Striga seeds. Although both YLG and the synthetic SL analogue GR24 trigger germination, strong green fluorescence is visible in the roots of only YLG-treated seedlings. Scale bar, 0.5 mm; DMSO, dimethylsulfoxide. Figure courtesy of Shinya Hagihara, Kenichiro Itami and Masahiko Yoshimura (ITbM, Japan).