Heat sensing is not well understood in plants. Here the authors show that high temperature induces the production of nitric oxide conjugate S-nitrosoglutathione in the shoot meristem. A systemic long-distance signalling pathway then includes nitrosylation of transcription factor GT-1, which activates heat-responsive genes such as HsfA2.
- Ning-Yu He
- Li-Sha Chen
- Fang-Qing Guo
