The temperature sensor TWA1 is required for thermotolerance in Arabidopsis.

Plants exposed to incidences of excessive temperatures activate heat-stress responses to cope with the physiological challenge and stimulate long-term acclimation. The mechanism that senses cellular temperature for inducing thermotolerance is still unclear. Here we show that TWA1 is a temperature-sensing transcriptional co-regulator that is needed for basal and acquired thermotolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana.