Brabham et al. explore the mechanisms of resistance to fungal pathogens in barley. Helen J. Brabham1,2, Diana Gómez De La Cruz1, Matthew J. Moscou,3 1The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK 22Blades, 1630 Chicago Avenue, Suite 1312, Evanston IL 60201, USA 3USDA-ARS, Cereal Disease Laboratory, St. Paul, MN […]
Huang et al. explore the functions of the nuclear pore complex in regulating the expression of FLOWERING LOCUS C in plants. Penghui Huang1,2†, Xiaomei Zhang2†, Zhiyuan Cheng3† 1 Research Institute of Intelligent Computing, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou 310012, China 2 MARA Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology (Beijing), State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, […]
Zhang et al. investigate the role of the OsCIF1/2–OsSGN3a/b signaling pathway in Casparian strip formation in rice. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad269 By Jixing Xia, of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, China. Background: The Casparian strip (CS) is a belt-like lignin-based structure in the anticlinal cell wall encircling neighboring endodermal cells that seals the extracellular space in vascular […]
Wei et al. show how hydrogen peroxide affects aluminum tolerance via its effects on the transcription factor SENSITIVE TO PROTON RHIZOTOXICITY 1 in Arabidopsis thaliana. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad281 By X. Wei, Y.F. Zhu, W.X. Xie, W.W. Ren, Y. Zhang, H. Zhang, S.J. Dai, and C.-F. Huang Background: Aluminum (Al) toxicity limits crop production on acid soils. The […]
Qian et al. investigate how the evolution of the thermostability of actin-depolymerizing factors enhances the adaptation of pollen germination to high temperature. The Plant Cell (2023). https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad280 By Qian D., Li T., Chen S., Wan D., He Y., Zheng C., Li J., Sun Z., Li J., Sun J., Niu Y., Li H., Wang M., Niu […]
Anting Zhu et al. establish an approach to identify metabolites and their corresponding genes and pathways in wheat. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad286 By A. Zhu, M. Liu, Z. Tian, W. Liu, W. Chen et al. National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research, Huazhong Agricultural University. Background: Plants produce many metabolites that regulate their biological […]
Rosa-Téllez et al. explore the role of glycine flux regulation by photorespiration in maintaining nitrogen, carbon, and sulfur balance in plants. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad256 Sara Rosa-Téllez, Andrea Alcántara-Enguídanos and Roc Ros Palau. Institut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina (BIOTECMED). Departament de Biología Vegetal. Universitat de València. 46100 Burjassot, Spain. Background: Photorespiration, in which Rubisco adds oxygen to ribulose […]
Chopy et al. investigate the layer-specific contribution of the petunia homolog of DEFICIENS (PhDEF) in petal tube and limb development. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad258 Background: Petals are not only beautiful, but they are also very important floral organs that have co-evolved with different animal visitors to ensure pollination. This long co-evolution produced many complex petal shapes. In the […]
Paffrath et al. explore the main physiological roles of coumarins released in response to iron deficiency under different environmental pHs. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad279 By Ricardo F. H. Giehl, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics & Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany. Background: Although iron (Fe) is abundant in the Earth’s crust, the availability of this micronutrient to plants is […]