Review: Harnessing synthetic chemistry to probe and hijack auxin signaling Auxin has been studied since Charles Darwin observed the phototropic response. More recently, chemical genetic approaches using auxin agonists and antagonists have been applied to studies of auxin. Torii et al. review how…

The circadian rhythm confers competitive advantages by coordinating the physiology and behavior of biological systems. The internal clock in eukaryote organisms comprises feedback loops, and in Arabidopsis most of them involve negative transcriptional regulation events as well as post-transciptional,…

Li Yu, first author of The patterned structure of galactoglucomannan suggests it may bind to cellulose in seed mucilage Current Position: Research Associate at Department of Biochemistry and The Leverhulme Trust Centre for Natural Material Innovation, University of Cambridge, UK Education: Ph.D.…

Ascensión Andres-Garrido, first author of Chloroplast damage induced by the inhibition of fatty acid synthesis triggers autophagy in Chlamydomonas CURRENT POSITION: Ph.D. student in Genetics Department, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain EDUCATION: Master’s Degree in Plant Breeding NON…

Luis Heredia-Martínez, first author of Chloroplast damage induced by the inhibition of fatty acid synthesis triggers autophagy in Chlamydomonas Current Position: Ph.D. student at the Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis (CSIC-Universidad de Sevilla) Seville, Spain. Education: Master…

Christian R. Boehm, first author of Recent advances and current challenges in synthetic biology of the plastid genetic system and metabolism Current Position: Research Associate at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam, Germany / Research Affiliate of the Centre for the Study…