Recognizing The Plant Cell first authors: Chiara Baccolini
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesChiara Baccolini, first author of AMP and GMP Catabolism in Arabidopsis Converge on Xanthosine which Is Degraded by a Nucleoside Hydrolase Heterocomplex
Current Position: PhD student, Department of Molecular Nutrition and Biochemistry of Plants, Institute of Plant Nutrition, Leibniz University Hannover
Education:…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Melissa Roth
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesMelissa Roth, first author of Regulation of Oxygenic Photosynthesis during Trophic Transitions in the Green Alga Chromochloris zofingiensis
Current Position: Assistant Researcher, Plant and Microbial Biology, UC Berkeley
Education: PhD, Marine Biology, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San…
How Cotton Protects its Chitinase from a Fungal Protease
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHan et al. demonstrate that a cotton secretory protein CRR1 protects cotton Chitinase 28 from cleavage by a pathogen serine protease, VdSSEP1. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00390. By Li-Bo Han, Jun Liu and Gui-Xian Xia
Background: The apoplast is an extracellular space in plant tissues.…
Welcome to our 2019 Plantae Fellows!
BlogIn 2014, ASPB launched Plantae as part of our ongoing commitment to create a vibrant and engaging community for plant scientists. Currently, Plantae has over 9,000 users and the content generated by this community is broadcast to over 27,000 people on social media.
Each year we select a group of Plantae…
The Battlefield in the Rice Apoplast
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYang et al. show how rice recognizes a Magnaporthe oryzae chitinase to trigger immune responses to this fungal pathogen. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00382
By Chao Yang and Jun Liu
Background: Plants, like us, have an immune system that protects them from the majority of pathogen…
Seed Shattering in Rice
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellJiang et al. identified a genetic factor regulating seed shattering in rice. The Plant Cell (2019). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00304
By Liyun Jiang and Lubin Tan
Background: ‘Seed shatter’ refers to the release of mature seeds from their mother plants, which allows offspring dispersal in…
Studies reveal the key role of the transcription factor NIN in rhizobial infection
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Source: Molecular Plant Science Excellence Innovation Center / Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology. Release: 2019-02-19
On February 1st, Plant Physiology published an article from the Center for Excellence in Plant and Microbiology at the Institute…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first author: Yalu Wang
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesYalu Wang, first author of Nitrate modulates the differentiation of root distal stem cells
Current Position: PhD candidate, State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, China
Education: B.S., College of Biological Sciences,…
Ubiquinone (Coenzyme Q) Biosynthesis in Plants: Free that Ring
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSoubeyrand et al. use genetic and biochemical evidence to show that Arabidopsis and tomato can derive the ubiquinone precursor 4-hydroxybenzoate from the B-ring of kaempferol. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00688.
By Eric Soubeyrand, Timothy S. Johnson, and Scott Latimer, University…