Lopez-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, 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, 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…

Lee 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, 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, 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, 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…

Yang 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…