Zhang, Tian, et al. examine strigolactone signaling in cotton fiber development https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac270 Guanghui Xiao and Yuzhou Zhang College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, Yangling, China Background: The strigolactone plant hormones regulate plant architecture, including shoot branches and adventurous roots. However, the role of strigolactones […]
Tang et al. examine the function of the transcription factor WRKY53 in cold stress tolerance at the booting stage in rice. Background: Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple food for over half of the global population. Cold stress at the booting stage leads to serious yield losses and has become a major limiting factor […]
Wang, Yang, et al. explore the connection between tryptophan-derived metabolites and salicylic acid defense responses. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac255 Zhixue Wang, Leiyun Yang, Jian Hua Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA Background: Plants synthesize diverse, sometimes species-specific, defensive molecules, including tryptophan-derived secondary metabolites (TDSMs) and/or salicylic acid (SA) to defend […]
Huang et al. demonstrate a novel role–and the underlying mechanism–for FREE1 in regulating LD turnover. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac195 Background: Lipid droplets (LDs) are major reservoirs providing energy and lipids for seedling establishment. In vascular plants, the peroxisome-localized lipase SDP1 has been shown to play a major role in modulating LD metabolism, while the retromer and […]
Cheng et al. show that Low-light conditions stimulate the SlCLV3-SlWUS signaling module and regulate phytohormone homeostasis to induce abscission https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac254 Lina Cheng, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110866, People’s Republic of China. Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Ministry of Education, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. Tao Xu, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural […]
Wang et al. demonstrate that TOPP regulates autophagy through ATG1a-ATG13a complex. The Plant Cell (2022). https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac251 By Qiuling Wang, Qianqian Qin, Meifei Su, Na li, Jing Zhang, Yang Liu, Longfeng Yan, and Suiwen Hou Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People’s Republic […]
By Anna Schulten and Ute Krämer, Department of Molecular Genetics and Physiology of Plants, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany Schulten and colleagues explore the reasons behind the growth defects seen in the spl7 mutants, and discover that they cannot utilize the plentiful sugars they accumulate. Background: To accomplish a multitude of biochemical reactions, life takes advantage […]
Cao et al. found that SnoR28.1 (a conserved box C/D snoRNA cluster) regulates plant growth and development by directing rRNA maturation. The Plant Cell (2022). https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac265 By Yuxin Cao and Weiqiang Qian Background: Small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) are a class of abundantly expressed noncoding RNAs that guide modifications of ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs), transfer RNAs (tRNAs), and small nuclear […]
Li et al. discover that OsPIL15 interacting with OsHHO3 forms the OsPIL15-OsHHO3 transcription factor complex to promote the binding of OsPIL15 to the promoter regions of OsABI5 and then reduce stomatal aperture through the ABA signaling pathway https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac244 By Qian Li and Luyan Zhou Background: Plants typically respond to environmental changes by changing the width […]