AbstractLand plant chloroplasts are characterized by a prominent morphological feature: the stacking of thylakoid membranes into grana, i.e. defining a continuous membranous structure surrounded by the stroma and folded into appressed grana and non-appressed domains, enclosing the thylakoid lumen.Photosystem…

AbstractProximity labeling (PL) proteomics, primarily powered by engineered biotin ligases such as BioID and TurboID, has emerged as a transformative approach for mapping protein association networks and subcellular proteomes in living cells. By covalently biotinylating proteins within a nanometer-scale…

AbstractSeed physical dormancy is a crucial adaptive trait conferred by the water-impermeable seed coat, particularly its specialized palisade layer. Although the structural components of this barrier, including the cuticle and cell wall polysaccharides, are well characterized, the molecular mechanisms…

AbstractFlowering plants are characterized by a double fertilization event, and the fertilized female gametes develop into the endosperm and embryo. Genomic imprinting promotes parental allele-specific gene expression in the endosperm by epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation. Similarly, gametophyte…

AbstractHigh soil salinity poses a major threat to global crop yields. Although cytoplasmic stress granules are known to contribute to plant responses to salt stress, the function and regulatory mechanisms of nuclear condensates in rice during stress response have remained elusive. Here, we demonstrate…

Gainesville, Florida, A postdoctoral research associate position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Zhonglin Mou in the Department of Microbiology and Cell Science at the University of Florida. The position is supported by a newly funded three-year USDA/NIFA grant focused on understanding extracellular…