Archive: October, 2022

Li et al. discover a cold-tolerance allele that was not selected during maize domestication.   Background: Cold stress is an important environmental factor that limits plant growth, development, and geographical distribution. Maize originated in Mexico and is sensitive to low temperatures. Cold stress…

By Xiayan Liu and Fei Yu Chen et al. explore the relationship between the microtubule-associated protein MOR1 and the microtubule-severing protein KATANIN1.  Background: Microtubules (MTs) are highly dynamic cytoskeletal structures with essential functions in cell morphogenesis and cell division.…

Meet the newest member of the Teaching Tools in Plant Biology family, The Floral Transition and Adaptation to a Changing Environment: from Model Species to Cereal Crops, by Michela Osnato. Freely available in the November 2022 issue of The Plant Cell. You can download the resources here, from the supplemental…

Haruhiko Jimbo first author of "Deacylation of galactolipids decomposes photosystem II dimers to enhance degradation of damaged D1 protein" Current Position: Assistant Professor Education: PhD in Science from Saitama University, March 2018 Non-scientific Interests: DIY, Camping and Pets Brief…

Qiong Nan, first author of "Polarly localized WPR proteins interact with PAN receptors and the actin cytoskeleton during maize stomatal development" Current position： Post-doc, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA Education: Ph.D., Lanzhou University, China Non-scientific Interests: Cycling…

Lingmin Cai, first author of "The coiled-coil protein gene WPRb confers recessive resistance to Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus" Current Position: Ph.D candidate in Vegetable Science, Zhejiang University Education: Bachelor of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University Non-scientific…

Lian Ding, co-first author of "DWARF AND ROBUST PLANT regulates plant height via modulating gibberellin biosynthesis in chrysanthemum" 现在职位：Associate Professor，Nanjing Agricultural University 教育经历：Bachelor：Liaoning Normal University Doctor：China Agricultural University 兴趣爱好：Traveling，food 个人简介：I…

Xue Zhang, co-first author of "DWARF AND ROBUST PLANT regulates plant height via modulating gibberellin biosynthesis in chrysanthemum" 姓名：Xue Zhang 现在职位：Graduated PhD，Nanjing Agricultural University 教育经历：Bachelor of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University University;…