Recognizing Plant Direct first authors: Anutthaman Parthasarathy
Plant Direct, Plant Direct: Author ProfilesAnutthaman Parthasarathy, co-first author of The Arabidopsis thaliana gene annotated by the locus tag At3g08860 encodes alanine aminotransferase
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate (Prof. A. O. Hudson), Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences
Education: BSc - Chemistry (Madras University,…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Liang-Yu Hou
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesLiang-Yu Hou, first author of NTRC plays a crucial role in starch metabolism, redox balance and tomato fruit growth
Current Position: PhD candidate in Dr. Peter Geigenberger’s lab, at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Education: Bsc in Life Science at the National Central University…
Recognizing Plant Direct first authors: Ami N. Saito
Plant Direct, Plant Direct: Author ProfilesAmi N. Sait, first author of Structure-function study of a novel inhibitor of the Casein Kinase 1 family in Arabidopsis thaliana
Current Position: PhD student, Department of Applied Chemistry, Waseda University, Japan
Education: B. Eng. in synthetic organic chemistry, Waseda University, Japan
Non-scientific…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Yingying Meng
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesYingying Meng, first author of The MYB Activator WHITE PETAL1 Associates with MtTT8 and MtWD40-1 to Regulate Carotenoid-Derived Flower Pigmentation in Medicago truncatula
Current Position: Associate Professor, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Education:…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Daniele Rosado
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesDaniele Rosado, first author of Downregulation of PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR 4 influences plant development and fruit production
Current Position: PhD student in the group of Prof. Magdalena Rossi at the Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo
Education: B.Sc. in Biology, University…
Regulation of Florigen Trafficking
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLiu et al. elucidate the regulation of FT movement by a MCTP-SNARE complex.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00960
By Lu Liu and Hao Yu, Department of Biological Sciences and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Background: The transition…
Review: Plant networks as traits and hypotheses: Moving beyond description ($) (TIPS)
Plant Science Research WeeklyIn Star Wars Episode 2, Obi Wan identifies the location of a missing planet by walking through a 3D projection of the galaxy. I’ve always hoped that if we obtain enough data and figure out how to display it properly, we’ll “see” what parts are out of place or missing. But getting from simple…
Editorial and Special Issue. Biotechnology of the sweetpotato: Ensuring global food and nutrition security in the face of climate change (Plant Cell Reports)
Plant Science Research WeeklyGlobal food security is increasingly threatened by expanding industrialization and skyrocketing human populations set in the backdrop of dramatically shifting environmental conditions due to climate change. Innovations in agricultural practices and technology are required to overcome the unprecedented…
KonMari for Maize - keeping genomes clutter-free during selfing ($) (Nature Plants)
Plant Science Research WeeklyJust like years of hoarding can end up cluttering our homes, years of self-fertilization or selfing can also accumulate harmful mutations in plant genomes. By removing such harmful alleles from the genome (i.e., purging) plants can reduce the mutational load and prevent fitness loss due to selfing. Roessler…