Boominathan Mohanasundaram, first author of "The unique bryophyte-specific repeat-containing protein SHORT-LEAF regulates gametophore development in moss" Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, MO, USA Education: PhD in Biology at Indian Institute of…

Wang et al. report how chromatin architecture reorganization shapes transcriptome patterns during polyploidization and domestication of soybean. The Plant Cell (2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab081 By Longfei Wang and Qingxin Song Background: Soybean and common bean are important sources…

Justus Niemeyer, first author of "Real-time Monitoring of Subcellular H2O2 Distribution in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii" Current Position: PhD student in Prof. Michael Schroda’s lab in the Department of Molecular Biotechnology & Systems Biology, TU Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany Education: Bachelor…

Dietmar Gerald Mehlhorn, first author of "Looking for a Safe Haven: Tail-anchored Proteins and their Membrane Insertion Pathways" Current Position: PhD student in Prof. Dr. Christopher Grefen’s lab for Molecular & Cellular Botany at the Ruhr-University Bochum. Education: BSc in Biosciences…

José Antonio Pedroza-García first author of "Maize ATR Safeguards Genome Stability During Kernel Development to Prevent Early Endosperm Endocycle Onset and Cell Death" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at Biotechnology Institute (IBT), UNAM, Mexico Education: PhD in Plant Molecular Biology,…

Yuting Liu, first author of "DWARF53 interacts with transcription factors UB2/UB3/TSH4 to regulate maize tillering and tassel branching" Current Position: Associate professor, South China Agricultural University, China Education: B.S. in Bioinformatics at Shanxi Agricultural University; M.S. and…

Li Qu, first author of "Plant casein kinases phosphorylate and destabilize a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor to promote cell division" Current Position: Postdoc, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. Education: Bachelor, School of Plant Protection, Shandong…

Deng and colleagues show how the microtubule-associated protein WDL4 contributes to apical hook opening to protect seedligns from damage by soil particles  By Jia Deng, Xiangfeng Wang, Ziqiang Liu, and Tonglin Mao, China Agricultural University Background: When seedlings emerge through the soil…