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  "id": 17935377,
  "title": "Spatial Decoupling of the Endodermal Functions Establishes the Innermost Cortex as the Gravity Sensor in Rice Stems",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/spatial-decoupling-of-the-endodermal-functions-establishes-the",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.31.763306v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Gravitropism is a remarkable example of coordinated growth, enabling plants to perceive gravity and generate asymmetric cell expansion that restores organ orientation. In Arabidopsis, gravity sensing in shoots occurs within starch-rich endodermis cells. In rice, however, the stem must accommodate gravitropic bending while preserving integrity of tissues surrounding emerging crown roots, raising…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}