(Translated from the original) Regina Devrient Press and Public Relations Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research Sucrose is the primary transport form of sugar in plants. It therefore plays an essential role as an energy source, but also as a signal generator under stress. Scientists at the Leibniz Institute of Plant […]
Rice is an important food crop in China, but the damage of rice blast fungus is an important factor affecting the high and stable yield of rice. Liu Jun’s research group of the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences found in the previous study that when rice blast fungus infects rice, it can secrete […]
Zihao Li, first author of Uncoupled Expression of Nuclear and Plastid Photosynthesis-associated Genes Contributes to Cell Death in a Lesion Mimic Mutant Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, CAS center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai center for Plant Stress Biology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: 2014- Ph.D candidate. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, […]
By Amna Mhamdi and Charlotte M.M. Gommers The nuclear genome encodes the majority of chloroplast-localized proteins and, in return, chloroplasts exert some control over nuclear gene expression via so-called retrograde signals. These signals derive from developing chloroplasts (referred to as biogenic signals) or from mature chloroplasts in response to environmental constraints such as excessive light, […]
Mateusz Bajczyk, first author of Novel nuclear functions of Arabidopsis ARGONAUTE1: beyond RNA interference Current Position: Ph.D. student, Department of Gene Expression, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland Education: M.S. in Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan (Poland) Non-scientific Interests: Mountain hiking, brewing, beer tasting Brief bio: During my […]
Ruiqing Lv, first author of Uncoupled Expression of Nuclear and Plastid Photosynthesis-associated Genes Contributes to Cell Death in a Lesion Mimic Mutant Current Position: Ph.D. student, CAS center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai center for Plant Stress Biology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: 2013- Ph.D. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2008-2012 B.S., […]
Minmin Du, first author of MYC2 Regulates the Termination of Jasmonate Signaling via an Autoregulatory Negative Feedback Loop Current Position: Postdoc, Department of Plant & Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Education: PhD, School of Horticulture, Northeast Agricultural University, China Non-scientific interest: Travelling, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo Brief bio: I was trained in plant genetics in […]
A look back at the most popular articles shared on Plantae social media in 2018. Plantae Social Media Interns Katie Rogers and Juniper Kiss have been reviewing the 2018 stats. Previously they shared the most popular posts overall. Here, they share the posts to research and review articles that got the most responses on the […]
Jiancai Li, first author of A group D MAPK protects rice plants from autotoxicity by suppressing herbivore-induced signaling Current position: Postdoctoral fellow at Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany. Education: Ph.D., Agriculture Entomology & Pest Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; B.S., Plant Protection, Shandong Agriculture University, Tai’an, Shandong, China. Non-scientific Interests: Basketball, music […]