Archive: February, 2021

Meiyue Wang, first author of An atlas of wheat epigenetic regulatory elements reveals subgenome-divergence in the regulation of development and stress responses Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences Education: Bachelor of Agronomy in Nanjing Agricultural…

Name: Hanyang Cai, first author of Spatiotemporal control of miR398 biogenesis via chromatin remodelling and kinase signaling ensures proper ovule development Current Position: Assistant professor, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), China Education: Ph.D.,…

Dhiraj Dokwal, first author of Phosphorus deprivation affects membrane lipid composition and spatial distribution in legume nodules Name: Dhiraj Dokwal Current Position: PhD student in group of Dr. Rebecca Dickstein, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas Education: BSc and MSc in Biochemistry…

Yuval Milrad, first author of Bi-directional electron transfer between H2 and NADPH mitigates the response to light fluctuations in green algae Current Position: Post-Doc position in the 'Yacoby Lab for Renewable Energy Studies' at Tel-Aviv University. Education: PhD in Biotechnology from Tel-Aviv…

Aleksandr Gavrin, first author of Soybean Yellow Stripe-like 7 is a symbiosome membrane peptide transporter important for nitrogen fixation Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate, Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge University, UK. Education: PhD in Plant Molecular Biology, Wageningen University,…

Qianqian Guo, Transcription-associated metabolomic adjustments in maize occur during combined drought and cold stress In this paper, we characterize transcriptome and metabolite profiles of maize plants under single and combined drought and cold stresses, and reveal an ABA-dependent maize acclimation…

Seed germination is a crucial step in plants' life cycle and has critical implications in ecological and agronomic contexts. Therefore, there has been an increasing interest in understanding the mechanisms that prevent or trigger this process. Here, Luján-Soto and Dinkova provide a thorough review of…

Plants perceive UV-B radiation using a specialized photoreceptor protein called UVR8. Upon UV-B exposure, activated UVR8 initiates a signaling cascade, inducing a range of morphological and biochemical responses that facilitates UV adaptation. In a mutagenesis screen, Podolec et al. identified a mutant…