Archive: August, 2021

The final shape of a leaf is a consequence of differential growth at its margins. Simple (or lightly serrated) leaves result from limited growth in the margins, while compound leaves result from a constant initiation of leaflets. A recent work by Challa, Rath, and colleagues dissected the regulatory…

A plant has many layers of defense against a pathogen. One of the first challenges a pathogen faces is how to get inside the plant. Some bacteria sneak in through open stomatal pores, and some fungi form high-pressure appressoria that burst through walls. Here, Bronkhorst et al. investigated how the…

Beer is a simple beverage, basically fermented barley sugars. But recently, it’s been all about the hops. Hops are buds of Humulus lupulus, a member of the Cannabaceae family, and from humble origins they have been carefully bred and selected, resulting in many varieties with different aroma and flavor…

Review: Alternative splicing as conserved mechanism to regulate CDPKs? ($) Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs/CPKs) are an interesting class of proteins present in plants, algae and some protists that are thought to “sense” and “respond” to spikes in intracellular Ca2+ signaling events.…

Ratnesh Chandra Mishra, co-first author of "The 5-formyl-tetrahydrofolate proteome links folates with C/N metabolism and reveals feedback regulation of folate biosynthesis" Current Position: BOF Postdoctoral Fellow at Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Biology, Ghent University. Education: PhD…

Mao Li, first author of "Quantitative dissection of color patterning in the foliar ornamental coleus" Current Position: Senior Research Scientist in Data Science Facility and Principal Investigator at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (USA) Education: Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Biomathematics at Florida…

Mizuno et al. show that genes in the KARRIKIN INSENSITIVE2-dependent signaling pathway are conserved in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha and control early development of the thallus. Yohei Mizuno and Junko Kyozuka Background: Plants hormones play crucial roles in growth and development. Karrikins…

Bruno Peixoto, first author of "Impact of the SnRK1 protein kinase on sucrose homeostasis and the transcriptome during the diel cycle" Current Position: PhD student in Dr. Elena Baena-González’s lab at the Gulbenkian Institute of Science (IGC, Oeiras, Portugal). Education: BSc in Biology at…