Entries by Dhineshkumar Thiruppathi

Maize RNA Polymerase III Subunit NRPC2: New Kid on the Kernel Development Block

October 16, 2020 in , , , /by

Dhineshkumar Thiruppathi 1,2  ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2018-3356 Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Saint Louis, Missouri 63132 1Senior author 2Author for contact: dthiruppathi@danforthcenter.org Seed (kernel) size affects evolutionary fitness and crop yield. In angiosperms, seed size is largely determined by the endosperm and the embryo – the products of double fertilization. Particularly in grass crop species (i.e., […]

SPLICEd in the Seeds: Integration of ABA and Light Signaling in Arabidopsis

September 1, 2020 in , , , /by

Dhineshkumar Thiruppathi 1,2  ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2018-3356 Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Saint Louis, Missouri 63132 1Author for contact: dthiruppathi@danforthcenter.org 2Lead author Plant development and adjustment to the environment require not only tight regulation of core signaling pathways but also their integration in a time- and context-dependent manner. For example, seed germination and seedling development are […]