Cellulose synthase-like D (CSLD) 3 protein is a beta-1,4-glucan synthase
Research, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYang et al. probe the biosynthetic activity of a protein involved in cell wall deposition.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00637
Jiyuan Yang, Erik Nielsen. Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Background:…
Double Crossed: CDKG1 Regulates Crossover Formation by Stabilizing Meiotic and Somatic Recombination Intermediates
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefGenetic recombination is the process by which novel genotypes are generated from the genetic material of both parents. In eukaryotes, homologous chromosomes synapse and recombine during meiotic prophase I, during which double-stranded breaks (DSBs) are formed by DNA topoisomerases such as SPO11. If large…
LACCASE2 negatively regulates lignin deposition of Arabidopsis roots
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: News and Views, ResearchLignin is a complex aromatic biopolymer in the secondary cell wall of vascular plants. It is crucial for providing physical strength and pathogen resistance to the plant. Lignified xylem vessels are also necessary for efficient water transport. Lignin is formed by oxidative polymerization of monomers…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Alex Harkess
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesAlex Harkess, first author of Sex determination by two Y-linked genes in garden asparagus
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Auburn University; Faculty Investigator, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Education: B.S. Botany, Miami University (OH); Ph.D. Plant Biology, University of Georgia
Non-scientific…
Recognizing Plant Physiology authors: MD Asraful Jahan
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesMD Asraful Jahan, first author of Glyceollin Transcription Factor GmMYB29A2 Regulates Soybean Resistance to Phytophthora sojae
Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114,…
Recognizing Plant Physiology authors: Chao-Yuan Yu
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesChao-Yuan Yu, first author of The unfolded protein response modulates a phosphoinositide-binding protein through the IRE1-bZIP60
Current Position: PhD candidate in Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan and Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung-Hsing…
How Light Activates the Plant Circadian Clock
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLiu et al. discover how members of the photosensory-signaling pathway orchestrate circadian clock gene expression to regulate plant responses to daily changes in the light environment. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00981
Background: Plants use an endogenous time-keeping mechanism known…
Chimeric Activators and Repressors Define HY5 Activity
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefEarly during seedling development and throughout their lives, plants sense and adapt to their constantly changing environment. Germinated seedlings perceive light which triggers a major developmental switch ultimately leading to photoautotrophic growth. This complex process, referred to broadly as photomorphogenesis,…
Informational Interview: Plant Diagnostic Clinic Director at Colorado State University, Ana Cristina Fulladolsa, PhD
Careerpaths, Profiles of Plant Scientists
Informational Interview by Jennifer Rushton, ASPB Conviron Scholar
How did you get involved in a career in plant science? Background
“I always knew I liked plants, but I was never a plant lover. I grew up in the city but got the chance to visit my grandmother is a rural area and always thought…