{
  "id": 9130280,
  "title": "Identification of a sequence motif of the rice Pho1 L80 that potentially modulates grain starch metabolism and floral timing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/identification-of-a-sequence-motif-of-the-rice-pho1-l80-that",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.19.751552v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The rice plastidial phosphorylase (Pho1) is essential for optimal starch synthesis and plays an additional role in modifying photosystem I (PSI) activity via its interaction with PsaC. Pho1 contains an intrinsically disordered region, L80, which acts as a negative modulator of plant growth and development as well as starch biosynthesis and PSI activity. The exact mechanism by which Pho1 lacking…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}