Christian Silva, first author of “Botrytis cinerea infection accelerates ripening and cell wall disassembly to promote disease in tomato fruit” Current Position: Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors Education: Ph.D. in Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, 2021; B.S. in Molecular Genetics, University of Rochester, 2016 Non-scientific Interests: Cooking and biking, hiking with my corgi, jazz […]
Wang et al. explore how the circadian clock regulates phytochrome A abundance and activity to mediate far-red light inhibited hypocotyl growth. Background: To enhance plant adaptability to natural conditions, the circadian clock is synchronized and entrained by light via photoreceptors. Intriguingly, the circadian clock also fine-tunes the abundance and activity of photoreceptors. The photoreceptor phyA […]
Hoffmann et al. discover how Arabidopsis RNA processing body components are co-opted by Cauliflower mosaic virus to evade translational repression. By Gesa Hoffmann and Anders Hafrén, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Background: Viruses are unique in their ability to reuse and recycle host proteins and other components for their own benefit. Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) […]
Zheng et al. reveal a novel fungal infection strategy. Xinhang Zheng (China Agricultural University), Fu Huang (Sichuan Agricultural University), and Wenxian Sun (China Agricultural University) Background: Rice commercial production is severely threatened by several important diseases including rice false smut. Once considered a minor disease, rice false smut caused by Ustilaginoidea virens has emerged as […]
Loudya et al. report that complementary mutations in TIC100 of the chloroplast inner envelope membrane can cause reductions or corrective improvements in chloroplast protein import, highlighting a role in signalling. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac153 By Naresh Loudya, Paul Jarvis and Enrique López-Juez Background: Plants harvest energy from the sun and CO2 from the air and convert […]
Enzo Ariel Perk, co-first author of “The isothiocyanate sulforaphane induces respiratory burst oxidase homologue D-dependent reactive oxygen species production and regulates expression of stress response genes” Current Position: PhD student in IIB Mar del Plata. Education: PhD student in Biological Sciences from National University of Mar del Plata, Argentine. Non-scientific Interests: Sports, politics, reading and […]
Andres Arruebarrena Di Palma, co-first author of “The isothiocyanate sulforaphane induces respiratory burst oxidase homologue D-dependent reactive oxygen species production and regulates expression of stress response genes” Current Position: full time researcher at National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development Education: PhD in Biological Sciences from National University of Mar del Plata, Argentine. Non-scientific Interests: […]
Ashish Kumar, co-first author of “Plant-specific HDT family histone deacetylases are nucleoplasmins” Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at Yale University, CT, USA. Education: Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India Non-scientific Interests: Teaching and mentoring high school students, writing poetries, watching movies Brief bio: In 2013, I completed my master’s degree in […]
Ruchir Chandrakant Bobde, co-first author of “Plant-specific HDT family histone deacetylases are nucleoplasmins” Current Position: Ph.D. student at the Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India Education: M.Sc. in Biotechnology from Hislop College, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, India Non-scientific Interests: Playing cricket, adventurous trips, listening to music. Brief Bio: During my bachelor’s degree in biotechnology, I […]