Entries by Michael Skelly

Keeping a lid on shoot regeneration: SIZ1 suppresses wound-induced developmental reprogramming

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Michael J. Skelly ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9024-0037 Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, United Kingdom [email protected] Plants have the remarkable ability to regenerate tissues and organs in response to wounding. This process relies on the formation of callus, a mass of unorganised cells that provides protection to […]

Ripened by Redox: Sulfoxidation of NOR Regulates Tomato Ripening

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Michael J. Skelly University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom [email protected] Fruit ripening is a process unique to plants that makes their fruit more appealing to seed-dispersing animals. Ripening involves a combination of physiological and metabolic reprogramming events that lead to dramatic changes in the colour, taste, texture and aroma of fruits. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is […]