Archive: December, 2022

Root system architecture (RSA) is a complex trait that directly or indirectly influences most aspects of plant survival, largely through its effects on nutrient and water uptake as well as support and anchoring. Its hidden nature has made it harder to study than the architecture of the shoot, and led…

Review: The epigenetic control of the transposable element life cycle in plant genomes and beyond What a wonderful review! As the title indicates, this review by Liu et al. looks at transposons, considering their “life cycle” – from introduction into a naïve genome, through amplification, diversification,…

Zhenpeng Luo, first author of "The small peptide CEP1 and the NIN-like protein NLP1 regulate NRT2.1 to mediate root nodule formation across nitrate concentrations" Current Position: Ph. D. candidate Education: Ph.D. in Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences (CEMPS), University…

Zhen Wang, first author of "PHOSPHATE RESPONSE 1 family members act distinctly to regulate transcriptional responses to phosphate starvation" Current Position: The Open University of China, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Medicine, Lecturer Education: 2015.9-2021.6, Tsinghua University,…

Yanfei Zhang, first author of “Wheat TaSnRK2.10 phosphorylates TaERD15 and TaENO1 and confers drought tolerance when overexpressed in rice” Current Position: Ph D candidate in Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China. Education: Ph D candidate (Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou,…

Sabrina Elena Sanchez, co-first author of "PICLN modulates alternative splicing and light/temperature responses in plants" Current Position: Research Assistant.  Fundación Instituto Leloir, CONICET, Bs.As., Argentina Education: PhD. in Biological Sciences. FCEyN, UBA, Argentina, 2011 B.S.…

Julieta Lisa Mateos, co-first author of "PICLN modulates alternative splicing and light/temperature responses in plants" Current Position: Group Leader at the Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias (IFIBYNE-UBA-CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina Education: PhD. in Biological…

Niehaus et al. explore the nucleotide metabolome of germinating seeds By Markus Niehaus1, Henryk Straube1 and Marco Herde1 1Leibniz Universität Hannover, Department of Molecular Nutrition and Biochemistry of Plants Background: All living organisms, including plants, possess DNA and rely on…