High Fiber Research: A Moss Arabinoglucan Synthase
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellRoberts et al. investigate cell wall synthesis in Physcomitrella patens. The Plant Cell (2018). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00082.
By Alison Roberts and Eric Roberts
Background: The health-promoting soluble fiber in whole grains is rich in mixed-linkage glucan (MLG), so called because it consists…
Essential Cell Cycle Pathways in Chlamydomonas
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBreker et al. provide a large collection of mutants in cell-cycle-essential pathways in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00071.
By Michal Breker
Background: The cell division cycle is a set of tightly regulated and orchestrated events that lead to accurate…
trans-Zeatin in Shoots Drives Nitrate Systemic Signaling
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellPoitout et al. study how plants forage for nutrients in the soil https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00011.
By Arthur Poitout and Sandrine Ruffel
Background: Nitrate, NO3- (the preferential nitrogen [N] source for most of higher plants) is spread unevenly in the soil due to its high mobile property,…
Understanding Starch Granule Initiation
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSeung et al. identify two plastidial coiled-coil proteins that play an important role in initiating starch granules in Arabidopsis chloroplasts https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00219
By David Seung, Tina B. Schreier, Léo Bürgy, Simona Eicke and Samuel C. Zeeman.
Background: Starch is the…
National Geographic features Plant Cell editor Zach Lippman, on gene editing
Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsPlant Cell Editor Zach Lippman and his work are featured in this National Geographic article, "Why Gene Editing Is the Next Food Revolution"
Tucked into a suburban Long Island neighborhood, a 12-acre plot may be growing the future.
Under a blistering July sun, Zachary Lippman bends over…
Li Zichao, research group of China Agricultural University, made new progress in the research on drought resistance mechanism of water and upland rice
Blog, Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: EditorialsPress release from The World of Seeds, translated by Google Translate
Rice and upland rice are two ecological types of Asian cultivated rice that are differentiated under different water conditions, and their drought resistance is significantly different. Therefore, mining the drought-resistant genes…
New insights in cell death in plants might generate new leads for weed control
Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsSource: SeedQuest
Some plants like the giant sequoia trees can grow into the “Largest Living Things on Earth”. Ironically, most of a tree’s biomass is actually not alive, but is formed by persistent cell corpses that are collectively called wood. Wood development is terminated by a tightly controlled…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Peter M Kopittke
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesPeter M Kopittke, first author of Synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy as a technique for imaging of elements in plants
Current Position: Associate Professor in Soil and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
Education: PhD in Soil Science, Graduate…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Eigo Ando
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesEigo Ando, first author of Red light-induced phosphorylation of PM H+-ATPase in stomatal guard cells of Arabidopsis thaliana
Current position: Ph.D. Student, graduating in October 2018
Education: B.S. (2012): Division of Biological Science, School of Science, Nagoya University, Japan; M.S. (2014):…