Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Sho Fujii
Blog, Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesSho Fujii, first author of Digalactosyldiacylglycerol is essential for organization of the membrane structure in etioplasts
Current Position: Ph.D. student, Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Education: Short-term Scholar, University of Michigan…
Advances in the analysis of the molecular mechanism of rice tiller angle regulation in genetic development
Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsSource: Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology Date: 2018-06-22 【 Title : Xiaozhong University 】(Translated from the original Chinese by Google)
The angle of tillering is the angle between the tiller and the main stem of the grass family and is closely related to the crop population.…
Plant Scientist Highlight: Sophien Kamoun
Blog, Careers, Profiles of Plant ScientistsSophien Kamoun is our plant scientist highlight of the month. He grew up in Tunisia and during the course of his studies, he has lived in Paris, the Netherlands, the United States, and now the United Kingdom. He is active on social media, pioneering ways to connect with other scientists and the public.
Dr.…
Taproot S2S3: Getting Ready for Season 3
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Auxin methylation is required for differential growth in Arabidopsis
Plant Science Research WeeklyPlants need to navigate and adjust their growth according to the environmental clues, such as light or gravity. Asymmetric distribution of auxin is necessary for organ bending. Abbas and colleagues show that conversion of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) into methyl-IAA (Me-IAA) is important for asymmetric…
Diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 contributes to freezing tolerance
Plant Science Research WeeklyLow temperature is one of the environmental factors limiting the plant distribution. Yet there are some plants that can survive freezing temperatures, such as Boechera stricta, native to the Rocky Mountains, spread across a broad range of elevations. Arisz and colleagues observed that freezing tolerance…
Arabidopsis duodecuple mutant of PYL ABA receptors reveals PYL repression of ABA-independent SnRK2 activity
Plant Science Research WeeklyAbscisic acid (ABA) is a plant hormone involved in many plant processes – from seed maturation to drought responses. ABA is perceived by intracellular pyrabactin resistance and PYR-like family (PYR/PYL) receptors, counting 14 genes in Arabidopsis, representing the largest family of plant receptors. …
Biogenesis of thylakoid assembly in 3D
Plant Science Research WeeklyDuring seedling greening, chloroplasts are formed from proplastids. Liang and Zhu et al. used a combination of 3D electron tomography of cryo-fixed Arabidopsis cotyledons at various times after illumination to track their development. The fine structure images, accompanied by transcriptomic analysis…
Synthesis and assembly of the PSII core subunits
Plant Science Research WeeklyPlants have many proteins found in the light-harvesting complex, whereas cyanobacteria have only the high-light-inducible proteins (Hlips). One-helix proteins (OHPs) are the plant homologs of Hlips, but their precise functions have been unclear. Hey and Grimm used genetic and biochemical approaches…