日本RIKEN可持续资源科学中心（RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan）的科学家发现，蛋白质NGA1对于植物脱水的正常反应是至关重要的。这项研究发表在《美国国家科学院学报》（Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA，PNAS）上，显示了NGA1如何控制关键基因的转录，最终使植物能够在干旱期后存活。

Gene regulator that allows plant rehydration after drought

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/11/181105160838.htm

Sato H, Takasaki H, Takahashi F, et al. Arabidopsis thaliana NGATHA1 transcription factor induces ABA biosynthesis by activating NCED3 gene during dehydration stress. PNAS, 2018 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.181149111