Review. Review. Functional phenomics: An emerging field integrating high-throughput phenotyping, physiology, and bioinformatics (J. Exp. Bot)
Plant Science Research WeeklyUnderstanding the processes contributing to plant productivity will help to secure food production in the future. Larry York proposes how this can be achieved using functional phenomics. First the ideotype needs to be constructed; the ideotype is a set of phene states that are hypothesized to enhance…
What We're Reading: November 9th
WWR Full PostReview: Single-particle tracking for the quantification of membrane protein dynamics in living plant cells
Real-time tracking is a hugely powerful way to understand the behavior of single proteins. Cui et al. review the methods and applications of single-particle tracking (SPT) in plant cells. They…
A conserved ABA signaling module regulates dormancy in liverworts (Curr Biol)
Plant Science Research WeeklyPlants can strategically maintain a state of dormancy to prevent germination and growth under unfavorable environmental conditions. In evolutionarily young lineages, dormancy is regulated by a canonical abscisic acid signalling pathway comprised of ABA receptors (PYR/PYL/RCAR), the negative regulator…
Protein Phosphatases AUN1&2 Regulate Tip-Growth
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellFranck et al. demonstrate that protein phosphatases ATUNIS1 and 2 negatively regulate cell wall integrity in pollen tubes and root hairs of Arabidopsis. Plant Cell (2018). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00284
By C. M. Franck, J. Westermann, S. Bürssner, R. Lentz, D. Lituiev, and A. Boisson-Dernier
Background:…
Heat-inducible lipase HIL1 mitigates heat stress in Arabidopsis
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHigashi et al. investigate the function of a heat-inducible lipase in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell (2018). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00347
By Yasuhiro Higashi and Kazuki Saito
Background: Land plants suffer from high-temperature stress, exacerbated by climate changes in recent years.…
Selection Drives Gene Escape from Centromeres
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLiao et al. performed comparative phylogenomic analysis on rice centromeres. Plant Cell (2018). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00163
By Yi Liao and Mingsheng Chen
Background: Centromeres are necessary for faithful chromosome segregation in eukaryotic organisms. The genomic regions conferring centromere…
Biosynthesis of the Antidiabetic Plant Metabolite Montbretin A
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellIrmisch et al. investigate enzymes of the ornamental plant montbretia involved in a complex flavonoid biosynthetic system relevant to human health. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00406
Background: Type-2 diabetes is a major health challenge of the 21st century requiring new treatments. Plants produce…
Role of MCD1 in Positioning the Chloroplast Division Site
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellChen et al. investigate the mechanism of MCD1’s action in chloroplast Z-ring positioning in dividing chloroplasts. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00189
Background: Chloroplasts are specialized photosynthetic organelles in plants that evolved from an ancient photosynthesizing cyanobacterium through…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Jose Espejo Valle-Inclán
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesJose Espejo Valle-Inclán, first author of Long Read Annotation (LoReAn): automated eukaryotic genome annotation based on long-read cDNA sequencing
Current Position: PhD student at the Department of Genetics, Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Education:…