Wu and Bisaro study the sequence structure of viroid quasispecies in plant cells. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae012 Jian Wu1,2,3 and David M. Bisaro3 1State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agroproducts, Institute of Plant Virology, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China 2Key Laboratory of Biotechnology in Plant Protection of MARA and […]
Romer et al. study the origin of the lipid side chain phytol in tocopherol and phylloquinone synthesis in Arabidopsis. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad316 By J. Romer, K. Gutbrod and P. Dörmann Background: Isoprenoid lipids in Arabidopsis chloroplasts include chlorophyll, carotenoids, tocopherols (vitamin E) and phylloquinone (vitamin K). Their biosynthesis depends on the availability of the isoprenoid precursors […]
Tian et al. identify the zinc finger protein DHHC09 as a regulator of rice salt tolerance. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae001 By Ye Tian, Xuan-Ming Liu, and Jian-Zhong Lin Background: Soil salinity results in oxidative stress and heavy losses to crop production. S-acylation of proteins occurs extensively in plants and plays important roles in many essential cellular functions. […]
Huebbers, Caldarescu, et al. examine how the EXO70 and MLO proteins cooperate in targeted deposition of cell wall components in trichomes. By Jan W. Huebbers1 and George A. Caldarescu2 1 Unit of Plant Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Biology I, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52056 Aachen, Germany 2 Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty […]
Fang, Guo, Wang, et al. explore the molecular mechanism underlying anther dehiscence in rice. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae028 Yuxing Fang, State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, Peking University. Yi Wang, State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, Peking University. Dongshu Guo, Provincial Key Laboratory of […]
Guillory et al. explore the role of SMXL proteins in Physcomitrium patens growth. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae009 By Ambre Guillory, Sandrine Bonhomme and Catherine Rameau Background: In flowering plants, several proteins of the SUPPRESSOR OF MAX2 1-LIKE (SMXL) family influence the signaling pathways of the phytohormone strigolactone (SL) and the elusive KAI2 Ligand (KL). These proteins repress SL […]
Sun et al. demonstrate that histone deacetylase OsHDA716 represses rice chilling tolerance not only by functioning as an epigenetic regulator but also by deacetylating OsbZIP46 to reduce its transactivation function and protein stability. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae010 By Sun Ying and Huang Junli Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Bioengineering College, Chongqing University, […]
Zhou et al. explore how maize plants adjust their canopy architectures at high plant densities to tolerate shading from adjacent plants. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae007 Yan Zhou, Iowa State University Background: The dramatically increased yields of commercial maize hybrids are largely a consequence of improved tolerance to high plant densities. At high plant densities, adjacent plants can shade […]
Yanxia Zhang1,2 1 Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands 2 College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, China https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad317 Background: Soil salinity causes crop yield losses world-wide. Adjusting plant root growth and development is crucial for plants to cope with salt stress. Lateral roots that branch out from the main roots […]