Auxin is crucial for root development across angiosperms. All the auxin signal transduction pathway components are conserved in land plants, but their role is still not completely clear in early diverged lineages. Here, Fang et al. present a comprehensive analysis of exogenous auxin addition and polar…

One of the most plastic developmental process in plants is the timing of flower initiation. Plants select favourable conditions to achieve reproductive success. Light and temperature are continuously monitored through molecular mechanisms that are still poorly understood. Drought escape (DE) is an adaptive…

Review: Molecular networks of seed size control in plants ($) Crop yield is largely determined by the size of seeds, and studies are being conducted to understand the complex molecular network controlling the seed size. Li et al. review the possible molecular mechanisms and regulatory networks underlying…

Xiangxiang Meng, first author of ANAC017 coordinates organellar functions and stress responses by reprogramming retrograde signaling Current Position: PhD student, Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Science and Australian Research Centre in Plant Energy Biology, School of Life Science, La Trobe University,…

Lanjun Zhang, first author of Arabinosyl deacetylase modulates the arabinoxylan acetylation profile and secondary wall formation Current Position: Research Associate, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: Ph.D. in Genetics, University of Chinese Academy…

Hongyu Wu, first author of An efficient system for Ds transposon tagging in Brachypodium distachyon L. Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong 271018, China Education:…

Ramona Schubert, first author of Tomato MYB21 acts in ovules as mediator of jasmonate-regulated fertility Current Position: Scientific Co-worker, Department of Cell and Metabolic Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle/Saale, Germany Education: PhD student in Molecular Plant Physiology…

Yong-Chao Xu, first author of Adaptation and phenotypic diversification through loss-of-function mutations in Arabidopsis protein-coding genes Current position: Third-year PhD, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Education: Ph.D.,…