Aphids are major vectors for viral spread. Guo et al. have identified an interesting interaction that affects aphid feeding behavior and viral spread. They showed that reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation in plants infected with cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) affects aphid feeding behavior; specifically, it increases the frequency with which the stylets are inserted, delays […]
Review: Single-particle tracking for the quantification of membrane protein dynamics in living plant cells Real-time tracking is a hugely powerful way to understand the behavior of single proteins. Cui et al. review the methods and applications of single-particle tracking (SPT) in plant cells. They describe the applications of variable-angle total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (VA-TIRFM) […]
Jose Espejo Valle-Inclán, first author of Long Read Annotation (LoReAn): automated eukaryotic genome annotation based on long-read cDNA sequencing Current Position: PhD student at the Department of Genetics, Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands. Education: MSc in Bioinformatics at Wageningen University, BSc in Biochemistry at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain. Non-scientific […]
David E. Cook, first author of Long Read Annotation (LoReAn): automated eukaryotic genome annotation based on long-read cDNA sequencing Current Position: Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas USA. Education: PhD in Plant Pathology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, BSc and MSc in Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences from Virginia Tech. Non-scientific […]
Linlin Qi, first author of Elongator is required for root stem cell maintenance by regulating SHORT ROOT transcription Current Position: Associate Professor, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Education: PhD in Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; MS in Botany, Northwest Normal University, China. Non-scientific […]
Mark A.C.J. Kwaaitaal, first author of The SUMO conjugation complex self-assembles into nuclear bodies independent of SIZ1 and COP1 Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at Molecular Plant Pathology, Swammerdam Institute for Life sciences (SILS), University of Amsterdam (UvA), the Netherlands Education: PhD (2007) from Biochemistry, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands; MSc Biotechnology (2001) from Wageningen University, […]
Magdalena J Mazur, first author of The SUMO conjugation complex self-assembles into nuclear bodies independent of SIZ1 and COP1 Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at the Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University, the Netherlands Education: PhD (2016) at Molecular Plant Pathology, University of Amsterdam; MSc (2012) from Wageningen University, the Netherlands Non-scientific Interests: Cooking & baking, reading, […]
Nicolai Kallscheuer, first author of Identification and microbial production of the raspberry phenol salidroside that is active against Huntington’s disease Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher at Radboud University Nijmegen, Faculty of Science, Department of Microbiology, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands Education: PhD in Biology, Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf / Research Center Juelich, Germany; B.Sc. and M.Sc. in […]
Regina Menezes, first author of Identification and microbial production of the raspberry phenol salidroside that is active against Huntington’s disease Current Position: Researcher, iBET – Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Apartado 12, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal and Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal […]