This is an interesting paper that touches on several topics. Bhatia et al. address the question of how polarity in leaves is first established: essentially, which comes first, polarity in auxin concentration or polarity in gene expression? The authors conclude that in the earliest leaf primordia, there is no gradient of auxin sensing (suggesting perhaps […]
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is an important oil-producing crop, which was domisticated in North America about 4000 years ago with elite varities being developed through the 19th and 20th centuries, narrowing its genetic variation. It retains the ability to hybridize with wild relatives, providing opportunities to introgress desirable traits. Hübner et al. sequenced and analyzed […]
Microbes that live in, on and near plants profoundly affect their growth and survival. Here, Bergelson et al. sequenced the bacterial and fungal microbiomes of Arabidopsis roots (previously they sequenced samples from leaves). The accessions are from all over the world but the sequenced samples are from a single field. Key take-aways are: don’t forget […]
Special Issue: Genome to Phenome (Plant Journal) It’s January, which seems to be a month of weather extremes for many “temperate” parts of the globe. Here’s an excellent collection to curl up with as you try to stay warm or cool and out of the elements. The issue includes free-to-access reviews focused on using genomic […]
Press release – translated from the original Article source: Microbiology Research Institute Published: 2019-01-23 Cotton Verticillium wilt is a soil-transmitted vascular bundle disease caused by Verticillium dahliae, which is the primary disease that restricts cotton production in China. It is the focus of the current cotton field research and application to discover the key disease resistance […]
Jiyue Huang, first author of Meiocyte-specific and AtSPO11-1-dependent Small RNAs and Their Association with Meiotic Gene Expression and Recombination Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Copenhaver Lab, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, NC Education: PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry. Fudan University, China; M.S. in Genetics, Department of Genetics. Fudan University, China; B.S. in Agriculture, […]
Cong Wang, first author of Meiocyte-specific and AtSPO11-1-dependent Small RNAs and Their Association with Meiotic Gene Expression and Recombination Current Position: Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecule Biology, Fudan University, China. Education: B.S. Biological Science, Sep. 2009-Jul. 2013. Lanzhou University, China Non-scientific Interests: Travelling, reading and movies. Brief bio: During the last year of my undergraduate student, I had […]
Hai-Hong Liu, co-first author of IMPORTIN β4 mediates nuclear import of GIFs to control ovule development in Arabidopsis Current Position: Ph.D. candidate in State Key laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, China Education: 2011 – 2015 B.S. Shandong Agricultural University; 2015 – now, Ph.D. candidate, Shandong Agricultural University, Non-scientific interest: […]
Feng Xiong, co-first author of IMPORTIN β4 mediates nuclear import of GIFs to control ovule development in Arabidopsis Current Position: Ph.D. student in State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, China Education: M.S. in State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, China Non-scientific […]