Reis et al. explore how an interaction between PHO1.2 mRNA and its cis-natural antisense transcript enhances translation. The Plant Cell Rodrigo S. Reis1 and Yves Poirier1 1 Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland Background: A large proportion of plant RNAs are natural antisense transcripts (NAT), non-coding RNAs that are complementary to […]
Yang et al. show that nonspecific phospholipase C4-mediated sphingolipid remodeling regulates root growth in Arabidopsis in response to phosphate deficiency. The Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaa054. By: Xuemin Wang, Department of Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis/Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO, USA, and Liang Guo, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, […]
Simpson et al. describe and use PODIUM, a tool for global annotation of metabolites. Plant Cell (https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaa046) By Jeffrey Simpson, Brian Dilkes, Clint Chapple Background: Plants synthesize hundreds to thousands of different chemicals. These chemicals help plants adapt to the biotic and abiotic factors encountered in natural environments. Through mass spectrometry (MS), we can detect […]
Kim et al. provide insight into leaf vascular cell types and new resources to build hypotheses and strategies regarding transport of ions, metabolites, and signals. Plant Cell http://bit.ly/2MKOR8M Ji-yun Kim and Wolf Frommer Background: Transport processes are critical for all multicellular organisms. In plants, two vascular tissues, phloem and xylem, are mainly responsible for fulfilling […]
Ding et al. investigate the transcriptional regulation mechanism underlying the degree of pectin methylesterification using the mucilage that surrounds Arabidopsis thaliana seeds. Anming Ding, Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) BY: Yingzhen Kong, College of Agronomy, Qingdao Agricultural University Background: Pectin is a major component of the plant cell wall. Pectin synthesis […]
Baetsen-Young et al. explore the root transcriptomes of soybean and maize plants infected with a fungus. The Plant Cell By Amy Baetsen-Young and Brad Day, Michigan State University Background: Diverged plant species respond to microbial interactions through different processes, the outcome of which underscores plant immunity or susceptibility, including the programming of asymptomatic or symptomatic […]
Zhan and Steglich et al. investigate the small RNA-mediated regulation of the photoprotective Orange Carotenoid Protein in cyanobacteria. https://bit.ly/3d3AqY0 By Jiao Zhan1,2, Wolfgang Hess3 and Diana Kirilovsky1 1 Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, France 2 Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy […]
Keiko Yonekura-Sakakibara, Masaomi Yamamura et al. identify factors that play essential roles in the biosynthesis of seed-coat protective neolignans. Plant Cell. http://bit.ly/3mseqae By Keiko Yonekura-Sakakibara and Kazuki Saito, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science Background: Neolignans are specialized plant metabolites with various biological activities including anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, and anti-tumor properties. For example, Honokiol, the neolignan […]
Martinez et al. use laser capture microdissection and transcriptomic sequencing to explore how gene expression patterns regulate early morphogenesis of the compound tomato leaf. http://bit.ly/3nehiZu By Ciera Martinez, University of California, Berkeley Neelima Sinha, University of California, Davis Background: Leaf development involves cell division, expansion, and cellular specialization in specific positions along the middle to […]