Plant Science Research Weekly: July 7, 2023
WWR Full PostReview. CRISPR/Cas-mediated plant genome editing: Outstanding challenges a decade after implementation
I’ll be honest, I was surprised to see “a decade after implementation” in this title, but indeed, the first publication describing CRISPR/Cas in plants was in 2013. We’ve learned a lot in…
Lifang Geng: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesLifang Geng, first author of "Transcription factor RcNAC091 enhances rose drought tolerance through the abscisic acid-dependent pathway"
Current Position: Master candidate, College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University
Education: 2016.09–2020.06, Bachelor degree…
SPY catalyzes O-fucosylation of hundreds of proteins to promote sugar-dependent plant growth
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBi, Shrestha, Zhang et al. elucidate mechanisms of sugar-dependent growth regulation.
Yang Bi, Zhi-Yong Wang
Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA, USA
Background: Extensive studies in animals have shown that the O-linked N-acetyl-glucosamine (O-GlcNAc)…
Out of the haze of DNA–protein crosslink repair
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellDvořák Tomaštíková et al. study the role of SMC5/6 complex in repair of toxic DNA protein crosslinks in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell (2023).
By Pecinka Ales and Eva Dvořák Tomaštíková
Background: Cellular DNA is constantly damaged by various internal and external factors that eventually…
Decoding the Code with R
Blog, EducationIn this hands-on guide on how to use R, we hope to provide a general guide on how to use R for your (plant) science needs. Whether you are new to R, or a frequent R-user, through this article we hope to inspire you to take your data analysis to the next level! We provide code examples on how to import…