Plant Scientist Highlight: Caroline Dean
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Why did you decide to pursue science as you went through college, and what got you particularly interested in epigenetics and plant developmental transitions?
I loved the documentaries of the marine biologist Jacques Cousteau so I chose to study marine biology at…
Too Much, Take it Back: PAP Moves from the Cytosol to Plastids and Mitochondria for Degradation via PAPST2
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefPlants need to strike a fine balance between the production, transport, and degradation of stress signals in order to optimize growth in fluctuating environmental conditions. The signal 3’phosphoadenosine 5’phosphate (PAP) accumulates during drought and light stress and induces stress-responsive…
The AREB1-ADA2b-GCN5 Complex Regulates Gene Expression during Drought Stress
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefAbiotic stresses constitute a global threat to agricultural crop production and natural ecosystems. One of the most prominent abiotic stresses is drought, which dramatically alters plant physiology and morphology. Studies in model organisms have shed light into how plants respond to drought stress, including…
Suspended Animation: A Transcriptional Module Triggers Embryo Formation in Suspensor Cells
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefOf all plant behaviors, ectopic embryogenesis (reviewed in Radoeva and Weijers, 2014) might be one of the coolest. Zygotic embryogenesis begins with fertilization, followed by an asymmetric cell division that generates two cells with distinct fates. The small apical cell gives rise to the pro-embryo,…
Happy New Year from ASPB, Plant Cell, Plant Phys and Plant Direct, and me!
Blog, Plant Science Research Weekly, WWR Full PostI don't think that 2018 will be on too many lists of "favorite years"; nevertheless, there have been many bright spots.
My personal highlights all center on interactions with early-career scientists, whose energy and enthusiasm propel plant science towards the future.
In 2018 I had the pleasure of…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Linhan Sun
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesLinhan Sun, first author of S-Locus F-Box Proteins Are Solely Responsible for S-RNase-Based Self-Incompatibility of Petunia Pollen
Current Position: Ph.D. candidate in the Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology at The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Education: B.S. in Horticultural…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Mian Gu
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesMian Gu, first author of OsPHT1;3 Mediates Uptake and Translocation of Phosphate under Extremely Low Phosphate Regime
Current Position: Visiting scholar, Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Japan; Associate Professor, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences,…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Mingxing Chang
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesMingxing Chang, first author of the OsPHT1;3 Mediates Uptake, Translocation and Remobilization of Phosphate under Extremely Low Phosphate Regimes
Current position: PhD student of Nanjing Agriculture University
Education: PhD student, MOA Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Lower-Middle…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Tatyana Radoeva
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesTatyana Radoeva, first author of A robust auxin response network controls embryo and suspensor development through a bHLH module
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biochemistry, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Education: PhD, Wageningen University &…