Metabolic Fate of Modified Nucleotides after RNA Turnover, an Overlooked Issue in RNA Modification
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellChen et al. reveal a multilayer molecular protection system functioning in Arabidopsis and human cells https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00236
By Mingjia Chen and Claus-Peter Witte
Background: RNA possesses over 100 distinct posttranscriptional modifications in eukaryotic species. N6-methyladenosine…
Sorbitol Modulates Apple Resistance to Alternaria
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMeng et al. show that sorbitol acts as a signal regulating resistance to the fungal pathogen Alternaria alternata in apple.Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00231
By Dong Meng, B. Gillian Turgeon and Lailiang Cheng
Background: Sugars produced by photosynthesis fuel plant growth and development,…
Evolution of Gene Regulation During Domestication
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLiu, et al. examine how wound response and its control mechanism differs between domesticated and wild tomato. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00194.
By Ming-Jung Liu and Shin-Han Shiu
Background: Two related species accumulate differences between each other over time. If one of the…
New Teaching Tool, "Small and mighty, peptide hormones in plant biology"
Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsWe're excited to annouce the publication of The Plant Cell's latest Teaching Tool, "Small and mighty: Peptide hormones in plant biology," by Sonali Roy, Peter Lundquist, Michael Udvardi, and Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible, available without subscription at Plantae.org.
A phytohormone (plant hormone) is defined…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Anjil Kumar Srivastava
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesAnjil Kumar Srivastava, first author of SUMO Suppresses the Activity of the Jasmonic Acid Receptor CORONATINE INSENSITIVE 1
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Department of Biosciences, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
Education: Ph.D. in Botany from Purvanchal University,…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Rahul Bhosale
Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesRahul Arvind Bhosale, first author of A spatiotemporal DNA endoploidy map of the Arabidopsis root reveals roles for the endocycle in root development and stress adaptation
Current Position: Research Fellow at Department of Plant Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK.
Education: PhD in Biochemistry…
Gating of miRNA movement at defined cell-cell interfaces governs their impact as positional signals
Plant Science Research Weekly
Small RNAs constitute a unique signal transduction mechanism by targeting specific mRNAs and causing a direct down-regulation of target gene expression. Mobile RNAs are known to act as positional cues in developing tissues or to signal stress responses at the systemic level. Although plasmodesmata…
The floral C-lineage genes trigger nectary development in petunia and Arabidopsis
Plant Science Research WeeklyNectar production is a crucial feature of plants to attract insects and enhance their expansion across the ecosystems. The molecular basis of nectary development has been studied in detail only in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, where the nectaries are positioned on the flower receptacle and near…
Modulating plant growth–metabolism coordination for sustainable agriculture
Plant Science Research WeeklyGreen revolution varieties of rice and wheat are dwarfed, making them resistant to lodging, and DELLA proteins contribute to this dwarfing. At the same time, green-revolution varieties are not very good at taking up nitrogen, so much of the applied fertilizer is wasted (and polluting). Li et al. have…