Plant growth is determined not only by cell division, but also by loosening of the cell wall. Arsuffi and Braybrook review our understanding of the mechanisms of cell wall loosening. Already in the 1970s scientists started to observe that low pH leads to increased growth, using destructive experiments. Although the effect of pH enhanced extensibility […]
Plants that can accumulate metals or metalloids in their living tissues to extremely high levels (hyperaccumulators) can be used to model metal uptake and biotic interactions and used for phytoremediation, among other uses. While the uses for hyperaccumulators are vast, until now a database with global coverage of hyperaccumulators has been lacking. The new Global […]
Friesner and 38 other authors have written a Commentary outlining the need to radically redesign training for plant scientists to work with the massive production of biological data. They recommend a comprehensive revision of how we train undergraduate through post-docs, as well as opportunities for current faculty to acquire training. (We asked three of the […]
Commentary: The next generation of training for Arabidopsis researchers: Bioinformatics and quantitative biology Friesner and 38 other authors have written a Commentary outlining the need to radically redesign training for plant scientists to prepare for the massive production of biological data. They recommend a comprehensive revision of how we train undergraduate through post-docs, as well […]
Light intensity varies seasonally, with time of day, with cloudiness, and as overlying leaves move in the wind. A sudden change in light intensity alters photosynthetic responses, but not all responses change at the same rate. For example, upon an increase in light intensity, photosynthetic electron transport can be upregulated more rapidly than stomatal conductance, […]
By Daniel B. Szymanski and Christopher J. Staiger A dynamic network of filamentous elements, the cytoskeleton, holds the key to patterning of the cell wall during growth. This review focuses on the actin cytoskeleton during cell morphogenesis. The field is progressing rapidly, enabled by forward- and reverse genetic analyses in an ever-increasing number of plant […]
By Michel Ruiz Rosquete, Destiny Jade Davis, and Georgia Drakakaki Abstract Transport networks may be defined as sets of connected nodes or hubs where cargo from different origins are sorted to their final destinations. The trans-Golgi Network (TGN) is the most discussed and arguably busiest hub operating in the cell. The versatility of the plant […]
Hong-Chao Duan is featured first author of ALKBH10B is An RNA N6-Methyladenosine Demethylase Affecting Arabidopsis Floral Transition. Current Position: Research Assistant, Peking University, China Education: PhD (2017) Chemical Biology, Peking University, China. BS (2011) Chemistry, Nankai University, China. BE (2011) Software Engineering, Nankai University, China. Non-scientific Interests: Photographing, popular science writing (tens of thousands of followers at ‘zhihu’, […]
In a new Commentary in Plant Physiology, Friesner et al. write a compelling vision for next-generation training for plant scientists. We asked three of the 39 authors, Joanna Friesner, Molly Megrew and Siobhan Brady, to tell us about their motivations and goals for writing this commentary. You and several other authors (see the full list […]