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Inositol pyrophosphates (PP-InsPs) are emerging plant signaling molecules that coordinate diverse physiological processes, with recent analytical and enzymology advances enabling their detection and study.
- Why it matters: The field needs a molecular and physiological framework for how PP-InsPs function in plants, including their roles across immunity, nutrient balance, and growth, while identifying gaps for future work.
- What they did: The Tansley insight synthesizes advances in analytical methods for detecting PP-InsPs in plant extracts and summarizes enzymology of PP-InsP metabolism, linking these to reported physiological functions.
- The result: The review consolidates evidence that PP-InsPs act as cellular messengers in plants and highlights potential roles in plant terrestrialization, an evolutionary transition reshaping Earth’s biosphere about half a billion years ago.
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