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Chen HY, Lin SH, Cheng LH, Wu JJ, Lin YC,*Tsay YF. (2021) Potential transceptor AtNRT1.13 modulates shoot architecture and flowering time in a nitrate-dependent manner. Plant Cell (in Press)