Beating the heat: Phase separation in plant stress granules

Plants form stress granules made of RNA binding proteins and RNA in response to various stresses. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Zhu et al. identify two RNA-binding proteins, RBGD2/4, that phase, separate, and localize stress granules to promote heat stress tolerance.

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This study identifies two RNA-binding proteins that regulate heat stress tolerance in plants.