Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Jing Liu
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesJing Liu, first author of SPIKE1 Activates the GTPase ROP6 to Guide the Polarized Growth of Infection Threads in Lotus japonicus
Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology
Education: Ph.D. in Genetics, CAS Center…
Recognizing Plant Physiology authors: Kaitong Du
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesKaitong Du, first author of Viral Perturbation of Alternative Splicing of a Host Transcript Benefits Infection
Current Position: PhD student in the Plant Virology Lab (2018－), Department of Plant Pathology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Education: B.Sc. in Plant Protection, China…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Andan Zhu
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesAndan Zhu, co-first author of Temporal regulation of metabolome and proteome in photosynthetic and photorespiratory pathways contributes to maize heterosis
Current Position: Professor, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Education: Ph. D. from…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Zhi Li
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesZhi Li, co-first author of Temporal regulation of metabolome and proteome in photosynthetic and photorespiratory pathways contributes to maize heterosis
Current Position: Postdoc in Dr. Z. Jeffrey Chen’s lab at The University of Texas at Austin
Education: Ph.D. from China Agricultural University
Non-scientific…
The photobiology paradox resolved: photoreceptors drive photosynthesis and vice-versa
Blog, Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: News and Views, ResearchCharlotte Gommers, Assistant Features Editor
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For a long time, the study of light fueled two independent fields of plant sciences. On the one hand, light energy is absorbed in the chloroplasts, to drive sugar production via photosynthesis. On the other hand, light is an…
Recognizing Plant Physiology authors: María Flores-Tornero
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesMaría Flores-Tornero, first author of Transcriptomic and Proteomic Insights into Amborella trichopoda Male Gametophyte Functions
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher in the Cell Biology and Plant Biochemistry Department, University of Regensburg
Education: BSc. in Biological Sciences, University…
Recognizing Plant Direct authors: Mendel Perkins
Plant Direct, Plant Direct: Author ProfilesMendel Perkins, first author of Dwarfism of high-monolignol Arabidopsis plants is rescued by ectopic LACCASE overexpression
Current Position: PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia in Lacey Samuels lab
Education: BSc (Hons) University of Calgary; MSc University of Calgary
Non-scientific…
The sweet smell of sucrose transport during rose petal abscission
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLiang et al. demonstrate that auxin modulates sucrose transport to repress petal abscission in rose. The Plant Cell (2020). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00695
By Yue Liang, Chuyan Jiang, Yang Liu, Yuerong Gao, Jingyun Lu, Palinuer Aiwail, Zhangjun Fei, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Bo Hong, Chao Ma and Junping…
Evo-Devo 2020: Case Studies in Diversity (EDIC PB20 symposium)
BlogEvery year, the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDIC, formerly the Minority Affairs Committee, MAC), hosts a concurrent symposium during the Plant Biology meeting. This year, the meeting was held virtually, but participants were nevertheless treated to an excellent set of talks. Stay tuned…