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To confirm those genes were responsible for the stunted roots, they engineered plants so that specific WRKY genes stayed highly active even in full sunlight. They discovered that hundreds of genes plants use to respond to stress were switched on in the shade-grown plants, including dozens that encode proteins called WRKYs and regulate gene expression. Pedmale believes that selectively disabling the genes that push plants into the shade-avoiding mode could change their reaction so the roots can keep growing. [Extracted from the article]