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 […]
Ido Nir is featured first author of The Tomato DELLA Protein PROCERA Acts in Guard Cells to Promote Stomatal Closure Current Position: PhD candidate in Plant Sciences at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel Education: B.Sc. and M.Sc. (direct track to PhD) in Plant Sciences in The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel Non-scientific […]
Tengfang Ling is featured author of Host-mediated S-nitrosylation disarms the bacterial effector HopAI1 to re-establish immunity Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea. Education: PhD, Biotechnology, University of Verona, Italy. BS, Biological Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, China Non-scientific Interests: Photography and sports. I strarted my […]
Diana Bellin is featured author of Host-mediated S-nitrosylation disarms the bacterial effector HopAI1 to re-establish immunity Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea. Education: PhD, Biotechnology, University of Verona, Italy. BS, Biological Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, China Non-scientific Interests: Photography and sports. I strarted my […]
By Rebecca A Slattery, Berkley J Walker, Andreas P.M. Weber, Donald R. Ort Abstract Rapidly changing light conditions can reduce carbon gain and productivity in field crops because photosynthetic responses to light fluctuations are not instantaneous. Plant responses to fluctuating light occur across levels of organizational complexity from entire canopies to the biochemistry of a […]