Georgii et al. uncover transcriptomic memory in poplar trees after recovery from drought-heat stress, which changes with stress frequency and intensity and involves a complex interplay of common and tissue-specific factors. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00431    By Elisabeth Georgii…

Chloroplasts contain a small genome that encodes only a minor fraction of approximately 60 to 100 proteins of the entire 3,000 proteins localized in the chloroplast. Chloroplast-encoded proteins, however, are major subunits of important protein complexes involved in gene expression and photosynthesis.…

It is estimated that 20% of irrigated land is negatively impacted by salt and 1% to 2% of irrigated land is lost each year due to the accumulation of salt. Salt, particularly sodium chloride (NaCl), negatively affects plant growth in several ways. The accumulation of salt in the soil restricts water…

Transmembrane receptors monitor changes in extracellular ATP concentration in order to detect either the uncontrolled ATP release caused by the necrosis of nearby cells or to instigate active ATP release following pathogen detection. Extracellular ATP can be perceived, therefore, as a sign of damaged…

Desiccation tolerance was a critical adaptation for the colonization of land by early nonvascular plants. Perhaps the most spectacular adaptations relating to vegetative dehydration tolerance are exhibited by “resurrection plants” that have the ability to recover from conditions of almost complete…

The responses of leaves and unicellular algae to supra-optimal levels of light are well-studied but little is known about the responses of colonial algae to such stresses. To investigate differences between single cellular and colonial species, Van den Berg et al. (10.1104/pp.18.01499) have studied the…

Yue Rui, first author of Synergistic Pectin Degradation and Guard Cell Pressurization Underlie Stomatal Pore Formation Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Biology, Stanford University Education: PhD in Plant Biology, The Pennsylvania State University; B.S. in Biological Sciences,…

Giving and Receiving Feedback: Constructive Follow-up Recorded March 2019  About This Webinar Giving and receiving feedback are not easy tasks for most of us. Yet they are necessary in helping us improve and communicate our goals. Often we avoid both giving and receiving feedback, but this will…