Ma, Han, et al. explore the molecular mechanism underlying the interplay between light and salt stress pathways. Background: The Salt Overly Sensitive (SOS) pathway is evolutionarily conserved and essential for plant adaptation to salt stress. The protein kinase SOS2 functions as a network hub in the SOS pathway, and its kinase activity is rapidly activated […]
Han, Ma, et al. reveal the mechanistic connection between shade avoidance responses and salt-induced responses. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad119 Background: Sun-loving plants compete with their neighbors for sunlight by initiating shade avoidance syndrome (SAS). Phytochromes are plant photoreceptors that play a predominant role in perceiving the shaded environments and triggering SAS. Phytochrome-interacting factors (PIFs) are a subset of […]
Yang, Wang, Liu, et al. reveal that CYCLOIDEA-like genes control the genetic correlation of floral symmetry, floral orientation, and nectar guide patterns. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad115 By Xia Yang1,2 and Yin-Zheng Wang1,2,3 Institutions: 1 State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiangshan, Beijing 100093, China 2 China National Botanical Garden, […]
Q. Zhang, Z. Wen, and X. Zhang, et al. use proximity labeling with the TurboID system to identify proteins that are important for replication in plant viruses. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad146 Yongliang Zhang1, Xiaofeng Wang2 1 State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Soil Microbiology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural […]
Yu et al. show that activation of the expression of cysteine protease genes by GmNAC039 and GmNAC018 is required for soybean nodule senescence The Plant Cell (2023). https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad129 By H Yu and Y Cao Background: Soybean (Glycine max) roots have nodules in which symbiotic bacteria reduce nitrogen gas into ammonium, which nourishes the plants. The […]
Ghifari et al. explore the mechanisms of Complex I disassembly and turnover. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad128 Abi S. Ghifari and Monika W Murcha School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia Background: Oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) is the central process of aerobic respiration in plant mitochondria. Complex I, the first entry point and largest complex of the OXPHOS […]
Zhang, Zu, et al. develop a method to identify RNA-binding proteins that bind poly(A) and non-poly(A) RNAs. Yong Zhang and Devinder Sandhu; University of California Riverside and US Salinity Laboratory (USDA-ARS), Riverside, CA, USA Background: RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are important for controlling the fate of cells and for regulating important processes during development. Scientists study […]
Huang et al. demonstrate that the conserved catalytic domain of cellulose synthase 6 (CESA6) is involved in trafficking, protein dynamics, and complex formation. The Plant Cell (2023) https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad110 Lei Huang,1,2 Weiwei Zhang,1,3 Xiaohui Li,1,2 and Christopher J. Staiger1,2,3 1Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA 2Center for Plant Biology, […]
Bournonville et al. explore which factors control ascorbic acid biosynthesis in plants and its accumulation in fruits. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad108 Céline Bournonville, Bayer SAS, 1050 Route de Pardies, 40300 Peyrehorade, France Kentaro Mori, Université Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, 33883 Villenave d’Ornon, France. Pierre Baldet, Université Bordeaux, INRAE, UMR Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, […]