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Making mucilage: A key transcriptional regulatory module regulating rhamnogalacturonan I biosynthesis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellXu et al. identify a key transcriptional regulatory module involved in biosynthesis of the pectic polysaccharide rhamnogalacturonan I in the mucilage surrounding the Arabidopsis seed. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac011
Background: Pectin is a complex cell wall polysaccharide that plays important…
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A chromatin remodeler: its role as transcriptional repressor in plant immunity
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellKang et al. (2022) show that Arabidopsis CHROMATIN REMODELING 19 represses transcription and functions in plant defenses against pathogens. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab318
by Huijia Kang and Yan Zhu, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University.
Background: Plants induce defenses in response…
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Microalgae concentrate CO2 to ameliorate oxidative stress
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellChoi et al. report that the Chlamydomonas bZIP transcription factor BLZ8 induces the carbon-concentrating mechanism to provide an electron sink pathway, reducing reactive oxygen species production under oxidative stress conditions. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab293
By Bae Young Choi,…
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Xiaojuan Wu: Plant Direct Author
Plant Direct: Author Profiles
Xiaojuan Wu, first author of "Identification of microRNAs and their target genes related to the accumulation of anthocyanin in purple potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum)"
Current Position: PhD student, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China
Education: B.E. Inner Mongolia Agricultural University,…
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Mei Niu: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Mei Niu, first author of “Rice DWARF AND LOW-TILLERING and the homeodomain protein OSH15 interact to regulate internode elongation via orchestrating brassinosteroid signaling and metabolism”
Current Position: Research Assistant in Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Education: PhD…
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Zhongfu Yang: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Zhongfu Yang, first author of "DNA hypermethylation promotes the flowering of orchardgrass during vernalization"
Current Position: PhD student, Sichuan Agricultural University
Education: Jilin Agricultural University (Bachelor)
Non-scientific Interests: Badminton and travel
Brief bio: In…
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Xingbo Cai: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Xingbo Cai, co-first author of "ERECTA regulates seed size independent of its intracellular domain via MAPK-DA1-UBP15 signaling"
Current Position: Ph.D. student, The University of Texas at Austin
Education: M.S., Hebei Normal University, China
B.S., Hebei Normal University, China
Non-scientific…
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Xuedan Wu: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Xuedan Wu, co-first author of "ERECTA regulates seed size independently of its intracellular domain via MAPK-DA1-UBP15 signaling"
Education: Ph.D., Hebei Normal University China; B.S., HuiHua College of Hebei Normal University, China
Non-scientific Interests: Travel, Reading and photography
Brief…
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Qing Zhou: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Qing Zhou, first author of “Heat shock-induced failure of meiosis I to meiosis II transition leads to 2n pollen formation in a woody plant"
Current Position: PhD candidate, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, China
Education: Shenyang Agricultural University…