A positive feedback loop of LHW-TMO5 and local auxin biosynthesis in vascular development ($) (Plant Cell Physiol)
Plant Science Research WeeklyProper development of root vascular tissue is necessary for plant growth, as these tissues are responsible for nutrient and water uptake. Multiple key players including transcriptional factors (TF) and hormones are involved in vascular development. In this paper Ohashi-Ito et al. have identified a feedback…
ABA receptor abundance, thus ABA sensitivity, is regulated by ALIX ($) (Plant Cell)
Plant Science Research WeeklyTo balance water loss and CO2 assimilation, stomatal aperture is tightly controlled in accordance with environmental changes, mediated by ABA signaling. Here, García-León et al. found that ABA sensitivity and stomatal aperture are regulated by the trafficking and vacuolar degradation of ABA receptors…
Glyphosate-based herbicide effectiveness can be maximized by considering plant circadian rhythms (Nature Comms)
Plant Science Research WeeklyPlants’ internal circadian clocks regulate the timing of many physiological and developmental processes. This circadian clock also controls plant sensitivity to the herbicide glyphosate, which is maximally effective at dawn. Here, Belbin et al. showed that the minimum effective dose varies with time…
Plant Science Research Weekly: August 23rd
Blog, WWR Full PostReview: Developmental thermal responses in Arabidopsis
Plants can modify their growth in response to environmental challenges. In a recent review, Vu et al. summarize the molecular mechanisms underlying high temperature responses during the Arabidopsis life cycle. At early stages, high temperature…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Kirtikumar R. Kondhare
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesKirtikumar R. Kondhare, co-first author of PcG proteins MSI1 and BMI1 function upstream of miR156 to regulate aerial tuber formation in potato
Current position: DST - Inspire Faculty fellow, Biochemical Sciences Division, CSIR - National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Amit Kumar
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesAmit Kumar, co-first author of PcG proteins MSI1 and BMI1 function upstream of miR156 to regulate aerial tuber formation in potato
Current position: Ph.D. graduate student, Molecular Plant Biology Lab, Biology Division, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)- Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Recognizing Plant Direct first authors: Devrim Coskun
Plant Direct, Plant Direct: Author ProfilesDevrim Coskun, first author of Si permeability of a deficient Lsi1 aquaporin in tobacco can be enhanced through a conserved-residue substitution
Current Position: FRQNT Postdoctoral Fellow, Bélanger Lab, Département de Phytologie, Faculté des Sciences de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation (FSAA),…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Xi Zhang
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesXi Zhang, first author of Phosphorylation-mediated dynamics of nitrate transceptor NRT1.1 regulate auxin flux and nitrate signaling in lateral root growth
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at College of Biological Sciences & Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
Education:…
In the Pale Red Light: Control of pre-mRNA Splicing by RRC1 and SFPS
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefPlants have armed themselves with a battalion of photoreceptors to cope with changes in light quantity, quality and direction. Light perception is especially critical when the seedling first emerges from the darkness of the soil and engages the red/far-red light photoreceptors phytochromes (phys). An…