A "simple” plant that’s not so basic: 13 receptors perceive SL, KL, and more in moss
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLopez-Obando et al. unravel the complex pathways for the perception of strigolactones and related compounds in the moss Physcomitrium patens.
By Ambre Guillory1, Mauricio Lopez-Obando2, Alexandre de Saint Germain3, and Sandrine Bonhomme3
1Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Microbes Environnement…
Leiyun Yang: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Leiyun Yang, first author of "Reduction of the canonical function of a glycolytic enzyme enolase triggers immune responses that further affect metabolism and growth in Arabidopsis"
Current Position: Postdoc, Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, USA
Education:…
Elizabeth L. Mahon: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Elizabeth L. Mahon, first author of "Exogenous chalcone synthase expression in developing poplar xylem incorporates naringenin into lignins"
Current Position:PhD-Candidate in Botany at the University of British Columbia, Canada
Education: MSc Plant Biology, University of Alberta, Canada; BSc Molecular…
Proteomics-based protein complex discovery in the developing rice aleurone-subaleurone
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLee et al. use a co-fractionation mass spectrometry pipeline to predict the compositions of cytosolic protein complexes present during early rice seed development. The Plant Cell (2021) https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab182
Background: Many proteins act as components of multiprotein complexes that…
Qi Zhou: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Qi Zhou, first author of "PTOX-dependent safety valve does not oxidize P700 during photosynthetic induction in the pgr5 mutant"
Current Position: Ph.D. student in Lab of Plant Molecular Genetics, Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Education: Department…
Simon C. “Niels” Groen: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Simon C. “Niels” Groen, first author of “Evolutionary systems biology reveals patterns of rice adaptation to drought-prone agro-ecosystems”
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Systems Biology at the University of California, Riverside
Education: BSc and MSc in Biology,…
Jianzhong Hu: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Jianzhong Hu, first author of "Unique features of the mRNA m6A methylomes during the expansion of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruits"
Current position: Ph.D. student, Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Korea
Education: MS, Jiangsu…
Role of SMC5/6 complex in meiosis: Preventing one plus one being three
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYang et al. study the role of the SMC5/6 complex during reproductive development in Arabidopsis.
By Ales Pecinka a, Fen Yang a, Nadia Fernández-Jiménez b and Mónica Pradillo b
a Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Acad Sci, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural…
Hsin-Hung Lin: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Hsin-Hung Lin, co-first author of "Maize Golden2-like transcription factors boost rice chloroplast development, photosynthesis and grain yield"
Current Position: Assistant Professor at Department of Horticulture and Biotechnology, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan.
Education: Ph.D. in Institute…