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Volodymyr Radchuk: The Plant Cell First Author

Volodymyr Radchuk, first author of "SWEET11b transports both sugar and cytokinin in developing barley grains" Current Position: Research Associate at the Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Germany Education: Dr. sc., Institute of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering,…

Kunrong He: The Plant Cell First Author

Kunrong He, first author of "PHOSPHATE STARVATION RESPONSE1 (PHR1) interacts with JASMONATE ZIM-DOMAIN (JAZ) and MYC2 to modulate phosphate deficiency-induced jasmonate signaling in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Ph.D. in Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences (XTBG,…

Shicheng Zou: Plant Physiology First Author

Shicheng Zou, first author of "Transcription factor LcNAC002 coregulates chlorophyll degradation and anthocyanin biosynthesis in litchi" Current position: Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops‐South China/ Guangdong Litchi Engineering Research Center, College of…

Xiaoying Liu: Plant Physiology First Author

Xiaoying Liu, first author of "Kiwifruit bZIP transcription factor AcePosF21 elicits ascorbic acid biosynthesis during cold stress" Current position: Research Assistant, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: Ph.D. in University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Non-scientific…

Balancing starch and protein in the maize endosperm

Ning et al. identify a transcription factor responsible for modulating nitrogen and carbon metabolism in response to nitrogen availability.  Background: Starch and protein are the main components of maize (Zea mays) endosperm. Nitrogen (N) fluctuation affects starch and protein levels in the endosperm.…

Xianpeng Yang: The Plant Cell First Author

Xianpeng Yang, co-first author of "An ancestral role for 3-KETOACYL-COA SYNTHASE3 as a negative regulator of plant cuticular wax synthesis" Current Position: Lecturer at Shandong Normal University Education: Ph.D., Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Non-scientific Interests:…

Lilan Hong: The Plant Cell First Author

Lilan Hong, co-first author of "Enhancer activation via TCP and HD-ZIP and repression by Dof transcription factors mediate giant cell-specific expression" Current Position: Principal investigator in Zhejiang University, China Education: Ph.D., Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese…