The application of nitrogen-containing fertilizers is crucial for good yields of crops like rice but also is energy intensive and polluting, so many approaches are being explored to develop plants that are more efficient in their uptake and use of nitrogen. Previous studies identified a crucial role of AtNRT1.1 (AtNPF6.3) as a nitrate sensor and […]
Every now and then a technology arrives on the scene that suddenly makes everything easier. When I was a student, PCR was developed. More recently, CRISPR/Cas9 applications were developed, and now the hot tool is nanopore flow cell sequencing. The crucial advancement in this method is that rather than sequencing thousands of short sequences and […]
Review. Plant evolution: landmarks on the path to terrestrial life “Simply put, land plants evolved once; the biological significance of this singularity is writ large across the surface of the globe.” When I consider the incredible diversity found in life’s rich tapestry, I’m continually amazed that of all the different algae, only one lineage.is ancestral […]
Systemin is the first polypeptide hormone identified in plants, in 1991. Systemin is a small polypeptide hormone that conveys information about insect herbivory systemically (to other tissues). A previous report suggested that the tomato homologue of the brassinosteroid receptor BRI1 serves as a systemin receptor, but this finding has been hard to replicate. Now, starting […]
By Michael R. Blatt and Mary Williams NEW (July 31, 2019): Information about applying to the 2020 Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor program can be found here. Applications due by September 30, 2019. See below for more information on the AFE program. Published March 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.18.00113 This month we are delighted to introduce our […]
Wei Wang, featured first author of Expression of the Nitrate Transporter Gene OsNRT1.1A/OsNPF6.3 Confers High Yield and Early Maturation in Rice Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: Ph.D in Genetics at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Non-scientific Interests: Reading and […]
Bin Hu is featured first author of Expression of the Nitrate Transporter Gene OsNRT1.1A/OsNPF6.3 Confers High Yield and Early Maturation in Rice Current Position: Associate Professor, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology,Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: Ph.D in Genetics at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Non-scientific Interests: Reading, running, […]
Metabolomics, like the other high throughput omics platforms, provides a snapshot of metabolites in response to a condition or in a cell, tissue, organ, or entire organism. In this review effort the author has cataloged all relevant tools, databases and softwares that were published in 2016-2017 for the metabolomics community. The review summarizes > 85 […]
Plasma membrane lipids including phosphatidylinositol phosphates (PIPs) are often depicted as forming a featureless plane that serves mainly as a barrier, but in reality they show considerable spatial diversity. PIPs contribute to anchoring and positioning proteins and protein networks, so there is much to be learned by mapping their dynamic distributions. Stanislas et al. used […]