Guo, Chen, Peng, and colleagues study the translational regulation of gene expression during grain development in bread wheat. By Yiwen Guo, Yongming Chen, and Huiru Peng Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization, Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China. Background: Bread […]
Chia et al. explore the mechanisms mediating systemic shoot-to-root signaling of copper status. Ju-Chen Chia and Olena K. Vatamaniuk, Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University Background: The micronutrients copper (Cu) and iron (Fe) are essential for plant growth but can be toxic if cells over-accumulate them. Plants tightly regulate their root […]
Hudzik et al. reveal that not all microRNAs are transcribed the same way. By Collin Hudzik1,2 and Michael J. Axtell1,2 1Department of Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA 2Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA Background: Dodder (Cuscuta campestris) is a parasitic plant […]
Li and Wang et al. found that apurinic/apyrimidinic endonucleases play essential roles in somatic and meiotic DNA repair. By Jinchao Li1 and Cong Wang2 1State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China 2College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou; Guangdong Laboratory for […]
Leng et al. reveal a pathway regulating arbuscule development in plant symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. The Plant Cell (2023). By Marcel Bucher (University of Cologne) and Li Xue (Zhejiang Normal University) Background: More than 80% of terrestrial plants form mutualistic symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. Arbuscules, the branching hyphae inside the plant cell, […]
Li et al. find a class of small RNAs that might affect algal tolerance to nutritional stress. Yingshan Li and Heriberto Cerutti – School of Biological Sciences and Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE 68588-0666, USA Background: Noncoding RNAs are not translated into proteins. However, many play key roles in various biological […]
Oliveira-Garcia et al. investigated Magnaporthe oryzae effector internalization inside rice cells. The Plant Cell (2023) By Ely Oliveira-Garcia, Nicholas J. Talbot and Barbara Valent Background: To cause disease in plants, fungal pathogens deliver effector proteins directly into plant cells. Inside the host, effectors suppress the plant immune system and enable pathogens to rapidly invade and […]
Wang, Li, Liu, Li et al. explore how alternative promoter usage at the ELF3 locus regulates flowering. By Peng Wang1,2, Yu Li1,2, Zhe Liu1,3, Xuhan Li1, Shaoling Zhang1,2, Juyou Wu1,2,4 1Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agricultural University, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China 2College of […]
Dong, Li, et al. explore the mechanisms regulating a Green Revolution protein that acts to reduce plant height Huixue Dong1,2,3, Danping Li1,3, Ruizhen Yang1, Lichao Zhang1, Yunwei Zhang1, Xu Liu1, Xiuying Kong1,*, and Jiaqiang Sun1,* State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China […]