Entries by Iris Mulhoff

Generating giant starch granules in wheat

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Large, A-type starch granules are desirable for nutritional and industrial purposes due to their gelatinization properties. However, the average wheat starch granule is small (less than 30 µm) compared to other starchy crops like pea and potato. Natural wheat cultivars with large granules have not been identified, necessitating the generation of a novel cultivar. McNelly […]

4D spatial transcriptomics reveals root nodules and lateral roots follow parallel developmental trajectories

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Root nodules are specialized organs that house nitrogen-fixing rhizobia bacteria. Previously, bulk tissue transcriptomics suggested that root nodules and lateral roots share most transcriptional programs and therefore may share overlapping developmental trajectory. Contrary to this model, recent work by Min-Yao Jhu and colleagues presents evidence for a parallel developmental trajectory. To generate multiple high-resolution, single-cell […]