Synthesis of a Plant-Based Drug for the Potential Treatment of Type-2 Diabetes
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: On The InsideType 2 diabetes, which is characterized by high blood glucose (Glc) levels, afflicts ~6% of the population of the western world. A major goal in treating diabetes is reducing high levels of blood Glc, which is a particular problem in patients whose diets are rich in starch and other sugars. The main…
Recognizing Plant Direct first authors: Will Hinckley
Plant Direct, Plant Direct: Author ProfilesWill Hinckley, first author of The HAC1 Histone Acetyltransferase Promotes Leaf Senescence and Regulates the Expression of ERF022
Current Position: Undergraduate Senior in Dr. Judy Brusslan’s Lab at California State University, Long Beach
Education: Bachelors in Cellular/Molecular Biology in…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Antonella Locascio
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesAntonella Locascio, first author of BCL2-ASSOCIATED ATHANOGENE4 Regulates the KAT1 Potassium Channel and Controls Stomatal Movement
Current Position: Post-doctoral researcher at the Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas-UPV-CSIC (Polytechnic University of Valencia-Spanish Research…
Die Another Way: An EDS1-SAG101 Complex Mediates TNL Immunity in Solanaceous Plants
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefDisease resistance (R) receptors detect pathogen effector-mediated host manipulation and induce effector-triggered immunity (ETI) that is often associated with programmed cell death. R proteins are generally conserved across plants, consisting of nucleotide-binding site and leucine rich repeat (NBS-LRR)…
Recognizing Plant Direct first authors: Young Cho
Plant Direct, Plant Direct: Author ProfilesYoung Cho, first author of Non-allelic homologous recombination events responsible for copy number variation within an RNA silencing locus
Current Position: Post-doctoral Research Associate, Ort Lab, University of Illinois
Education: PhD, Crop Sciences, University of Illinois
Non-scientific…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Marta García León
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesMarta García León, first author of Stomatal aperture and turnover of ABA receptors are regulated by Arabidopsis ALIX
Current Position: PhD candidate in Dr. Vicente Rubio’s lab, at the Spanish National Center of Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC)
Education: BSc in Biology at the Complutense University (Madrid)…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Miranda Meents
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesMiranda Meents, first author of Organization of Xylan Production in the Golgi During Secondary Cell Wall Biosynthesis
Current Position: Teaching and Learning Fellow & Sessional Lecturer, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Education: PhD in Botany from the…
Why do leaves rise with the temperature?
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: News and Views, ResearchTropic movement in plants (movement in relation to a directional stimulus) has fascinated thinkers since ancient times (reviewed in Whippo and Hangarter, 2006). This interest has led us to a good molecular understanding of how for example, plants direct their shoots towards light and their roots towards…
MYC Transcription Factors are Functionally Conserved between Bryophytes and Eudicots
Research, Research Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellPeñuelas et al. uncover the surprising functional conservation of jasmonate-related MYC transcription factors in liverwort. Plant Cell (2019) https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00974
Background: Jasmonoyl-isoleucine (JA-Ile) is a lipid-derived plant hormone that regulates immunity, growth, and development…