Waters Mark T
School of Molecular Sciences and ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia. Email.
Funct Plant Biol. 2017 Apr;44(4):373-385. doi: 10.1071/FP16405.
Karrikins are a family of compounds generated via the incomplete combustion of plant matter. Since their discovery as seed germination stimulants in 2004, a great deal has been learned about the chemistry and the biological mode of action of karrikins. Much interest and progress have stemmed from the structural similarity of karrikins to that of strigolactones - the shoot branching hormone. This review will provide a historical account of some of the more significant discoveries in this area of plant biology. It will discuss how the study of these abiotic signalling molecules, combined with advances in our understanding of strigolactones, has led us towards the discovery of new mechanisms that regulate plant growth and development.
卡里金是一类通过植物物质不完全燃烧产生的化合物。自2004年被发现具有刺激种子萌发的作用以来，人们对卡里金的化学性质和生物学作用模式已有了很多了解。卡里金与枝条分枝激素独脚金内酯在结构上的相似性引发了大量的研究兴趣并取得了进展。本综述将对植物生物学这一领域的一些较为重大的发现进行历史回顾。它将讨论对这些非生物信号分子的研究，以及我们对独脚金内酯理解的进展，是如何引领我们发现调控植物生长发育的新机制的。
