Entries by Tianhu Sun

Expanded function of the P-type pentatricopeptide repeat protein ATP4 in RNA editing

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Tianhu Sun ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2513-1387 Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 [email protected]  Chloroplasts are semi-autonomous organelles that retain their own genomes derived from their cyanobacterial ancestors, but with reduced size and gene number. However, chloroplast genes cannot function autonomously. Instead, nuclear-encoded factors are required for […]

Unexpected Role of a TCP Transcription Factor in Seed Oil Biosynthesis

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Tianhu Sun ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2513-1387 Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853 [email protected] Plant seed oils (such as canola oil, sunflower oil, and soybean oil) are important for the human diet and store energy vital to support seedling development. Therefore, there is tremendous interest in understanding […]