Unnatural agrochemical ligands for engineered abscisic acid receptors

[EN] Existing agrochemicals can be endowed with new applications through protein engineering of plant receptors. A recent study shows an engineered PYR1 ABA receptor can be activated by mandipropamid. Plants engineered with such PYR1 variant are responsive to this agrochemical, which confers protection against drought through activation of ABA signaling.Rodríguez Egea, PL.; Lozano Juste, J. (2015). Unnatural agrochemical ligands for engineered abscisic acid receptors. Trends in Plant Science. 20(6):330-332. doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2015.04.00133033220