Ma et al. demonstrate that plant membrane nanodomains condense formin for actin remodeling during pathogen infection. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab261 By Zhiming Ma and Yansong Miao School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University Background: When bacterial pathogens attack a plant, the actin cytoskeleton in the plant host undergoes rapid remodeling to coordinate a series of host immune […]
By Sydney G. Duncombe, Samir Grama Chethan, Charles T. Anderson, Department of Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 USA Duncombe and colleagues apply the latest in imaging techniques to follow the paths of cellulose biosynthesis complexes along the plasma membrane in Arabidopsis cells. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab227 Background: Cellulose is one of the main components […]
Tran et al. found that outer membrane vesicles produced by plant pathogenic bacterium could trigger plant immune responses through the interactions with the plant plasma membrane. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab276 By Tuan Minh Tran 1,2 and Yansong Miao 1 School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637551 Department of Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile […]
Yang et al. reveal the coordination between stomatal development and cuticle formation. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab260 By Shao-Li Yang and Chin-Min Kimmy Ho Background: The plant epidermis is composed of functionally specialized cells, such as the valves on the leaf surface known as stomata, and is covered by the cuticle to prevent water loss. When stomata […]
Hüdig and Tronconi et al. reveal that the housekeeping and C4-decarboxylase functions of a C4 enzyme are performed by isoforms that combine the same α subunit with different β subunits. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab265 Meike Hüdig, Molecular Plant Physiology, University of Bonn; Marcos A. Tronconi, Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y […]
Liu et al. investigate regulation of innate immunity in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell (2021) https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab242 Xiaotong Liu, Yuanyuan Zhou and Dongping Lu State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Background: Plants rely on innate immunity to thwart off microbial pathogens. Immune responses […]
Li et al. discover that HY5 and TZP, two factors helping plants respond to far-red light, mutually upregulate each other by distinct mechanisms in transmitting the far-red light signal. The Plant Cell (2021) https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab254 By Cong Li, Lijuan Qi and Jigang Li Background: Phytochrome A (phyA) is the far-red (FR) light photoreceptor in plants that […]
Zhou and colleagues dissect the transcriptional response of maize seedlings to cold and heat stress and explore to what extent gene expression can be predicted from cis-regulatory motifs in promoters by employing machine learning approaches By Peng Zhou, University of Minnesota Background: Plants have developed sophisticated mechanisms to respond and acclimate to changing environmental conditions. […]
Zhao et al. demonstrate the dynamic evolutionary processes of self-incompatibility in angiosperms. By Hong Zhao and Yongbiao Xue, State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, and the Innovation Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Background: Self-incompatibility (SI) is a widely occurring outcrossing mechanism […]