Endomembrane vesicles carry not only secreted proteins but also carbohydrates for cell wall synthesis, yet relatively less is know about this latter process. Wilkop et al. describe a method to investigate the glycan contents of specific subsets of vesicles, to begin to understand how these cargos are affected by environmental conditions and developmental processes. They […]
Review: Cytokinin – A developing story ($) With its diverse chemical structures, the phytohormone cytokinin is significant from embryogenesis to the maturation of plants. In this review, Wybouw and De Rybel highlight in detail cytokinin signaling in multiple plant developmental process including shoot, flower, stomata, root and vascular development. The Type B-ARRs (ARABIDOPSIS RESPONSE REGULATORS) […]
Translated from the original Source: Molecular Plant Science Excellence Innovation Center / Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology. Release: 2019-02-19 On February 1st, Plant Physiology published an article from the Center for Excellence in Plant and Microbiology at the Institute of Plant and Plant Ecology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences […]
A comparison of the EU regulatory approach to directed mutagenesis with that of other jurisdictions, consequences for international trade and potential steps forward The seed sector, and particularly plant breeders, are responsible for providing farmers with new plant varieties able to overcome challenges such as climate change, water restrictions or plant pests. In order to […]
Meng Ye, first author of Molecular dissection of early defense signaling underlying volatile-mediated defense regulation and herbivore resistance in rice Current Position: Associate Professor in Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Education: PhD in Entomology (2016), Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, China Non-scientific Interests: Music, gardening, table tennis Brief bio: I am […]
Jianbo Xie, first author of Evolutionary origins of pseudogenes and their association with regulatory sequences in plants Current Position: Associate professor of College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China Educations: 2010-2015, Ph. D. College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University Non-scientific Interests: Billiards and traveling Brief bio: During my Ph. D. […]
Hao Chen, first author of Hierarchical Transcription-Factor and Chromatin Binding Network for Wood Formation in Populus trichocarpa Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, USA. Education: 2011-2017 MS and PhD in Forestry, North Carolina State University, USA Non-scientific Interests: Running, financial writing, and reading. Brief bio: After graduation, […]
This is a great essay by David Asai, Senior Director for science education at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. David describes his journey from feeling annoyed at having to attend a multicultural forum to embracing their merit. He describes exercises that promote empathy and encourage respectful listening. He writes, “We understand that scientific excellence depends […]
Plant activities change drastically between the light and dark times of day. Many of these different activities can be observed through transcriptional studies, which show that gene expression goes up and down over the course of the day. Many of these transcriptional changes are driven by the circadian clock. Here Prado et al. show that […]