A photostable version of HY5 confers tolerance to proximity shade and improved defense responses in tomato
The results indicate that the editing approach allows the generation of gain-of-function tomato plants in which HY5 is camouflaged to avoid COP1 recognition and eventual degradation, and provides a biotechnological tool to create more compact and pathogen-resistant plants amenable to high planting densities.
Esteban Burbano-Erazo, Jamila Dich, Margalida Vidal-Tur et al.
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