To identify regulators of thermomorphogenesis that are conserved in flowering plants, researchers at PSB mapped changes in protein phosphorylation in both dicots and monocots exposed to warm temperature. They identified MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE KINASE KINASE4 (MAP4K4)/TARGET OF TEMPERATURE3 (TOT3) as a regulator of thermomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis and wheat. This approach can contribute to ensuring food security under a changing climate.
