Targeting ALA3 with propiconazole regulates plant growth and enables discovery of promising inhibitor leads
Qing Gao, Siwei Wang, Dekang Guo, Yunxue Song, Y Yang, Zhuoyue Chen, Xianyu Zhang, Ronghua Chen, Hanhong Xu, Fei Lin
The paper identifies ALA3 as a target of propiconazole, showing that targeting ALA3 reduces PCZ use via gene editing and green pesticides.
bioRxiv · Apr 21, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology