Entries by Mary Williams

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Feng Wang

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Feng Wang, first author of SlHY5 Integrates Temperature, Light and Hormone Signaling to Balance Plant Growth and Cold Tolerance Current Position: Associate Professor, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China; Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture, Ministry of Education; National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Northern Horticultural Facilities Design & Application Technology (Liaoning), Shenyang 110866, […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Mingda Luan

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Mingda Luan, first author of Vacuolar phosphate transporters contribute to systemic Pi homeostasis vital for reproductive development in Arabidopsis Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at Northwest University Education: PhD, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China Non-scientific Interests: Table tennis, running, movies, travelling Brief bio:  I was trained in plant molecular biology and nutrient metabolism by […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: John I. Hendry

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John I. Hendry, first author of Genome-scale fluxome of Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973 using transient 13C-labeling data Current Position: Post-doctoral Research Scholar, Pennsylvania State University Education: BS Industrial Biotechnology, Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India; PhD Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India Non-scientific Interests: Theology, current affairs, politics and history. Brief bio: During my PhD […]

Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Shuang Li

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Shuang Li, first author of Histone Acetylation Cooperating with AREB1 Transcription Factor Regulates Drought Response and Tolerance in Populus trichocarpa Current Position: Ph.D, State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China Education: BS, School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China Non-scientific Interests: Travelling, mountain hiking and watching movies  Brief […]

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Ryohei Thomas Nakano

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Ryohei Thomas Nakano, first author of A Golgi-released subpopulation of the trans-Golgi network mediates protein secretion in Arabidopsis Current Position: Principal Investigator at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany Education: M.Sc (2009) and D.Sc (2012) in Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan Non-scientific Interests: Spending time with […]

Special Issue – Plant Biotechnology, focus on lignin (Curr Opin Biotechnol) ($)

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A forthcoming issue of Current Opinion in Biotechnology features a set of reviews on the topic of lignin, particularly its chemistry and applications. Lignin is a complex set of polymers that provide structural support to vascular plants (See Renault et al. for insights into lignin’s evolutionary origins). From a biochemical perspective, lignin is interesting because […]

Genomic diversification of LATE EMBRYOGENESIS ABUNDANT (LEA) protein gene families (GBE)

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LEA genes were first identified as being highly abundant during seed desiccation (hence their name), but later were also shown to accumulate in other tissues in response to drought stress, and to confer desiccation tolerance in “resurrection plants”. These small proteins are characterized by having intrinsically disordered domains, shown to contribute to their properties of […]

Pseudogenization and resurrection of a speciation gene (Curr. Biol)

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Many flowers have evolved to attract pollinators through scent, shape, nectar production and color. Small changes in any of these attributes can be sufficient to dramatically shift pollinator preferences and pollination efficiency. Petunia has recently diverged into several species, characterized as short- or long-tube forms. Short tube forms are purple and bee-polinated, whereas there is […]