Plant Scientist Highlight: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
BlogThis month’s plant scientist highlight is Johann Wolfgang Goethe. Goethe isn’t typically through of as a plant scientist, primarily being known for his literary works, but he greatly contributed to the systematic characterization of plants and the idea of homology.
Johann grew up as the son…
Follow that Protein: SNAP-tagging Permits High-resolution Protein Localization
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefProtein analysis relies heavily on the production of ‘tagged’ proteins, i.e. recombinant proteins that contain both a functional peptide sequence and a peptide or chemical label (the ‘tag’). Common tags include fluorescent proteins (FPs), which make tagged proteins easier to detect, as well as…
Sometimes “jammed paper” can be a good thing: functional interactions between pectins and cellulose in the plant cell wall
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellDu et al. explore how pectins interact with cellulose in the plant cell wall.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00252
By Juan Du1 and Charles T. Anderson2,3
1Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu…
Terpenes in cannabis: Solving the puzzle of how to predict taste and smell
Blog, Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: News and Views, ResearchMarc-Sven Roell1
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2714-8729
1Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Cannabis sativa (cannabis) is the cornerstone of the multi-billion-dollar legal marijuana industry.…
Useless no more: infertile spikelets contribute to grain yield in a major food crop and its relatives
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellAuBuchon-Elder and Coneva et al. reveal an important function for apparently non-functional floral structures.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.004242
By Taylor AuBuchon-Elder1,*, Viktoriya Coneva1,2*, Doug K. Allen1,3†, and Elizabeth A. Kellogg1†
1Donald Danforth Plant Science…
The photobiology paradox resolved: photoreceptors drive photosynthesis and vice-versa
Blog, Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: News and Views, ResearchCharlotte Gommers, Assistant Features Editor
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For a long time, the study of light fueled two independent fields of plant sciences. On the one hand, light energy is absorbed in the chloroplasts, to drive sugar production via photosynthesis. On the other hand, light is an…
The sweet smell of sucrose transport during rose petal abscission
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLiang et al. demonstrate that auxin modulates sucrose transport to repress petal abscission in rose. The Plant Cell (2020). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00695
By Yue Liang, Chuyan Jiang, Yang Liu, Yuerong Gao, Jingyun Lu, Palinuer Aiwail, Zhangjun Fei, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Bo Hong, Chao Ma and Junping…
Evo-Devo 2020: Case Studies in Diversity (EDIC PB20 symposium)
BlogEvery year, the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDIC, formerly the Minority Affairs Committee, MAC), hosts a concurrent symposium during the Plant Biology meeting. This year, the meeting was held virtually, but participants were nevertheless treated to an excellent set of talks. Stay tuned…
Plantae Presents speaker lineup Oct-Dec 2020
BlogThis year, the American Society of Plant Biologists launched a virtual seminar series, on our online community, Plantae. Our goal was to make sure plant scientists can continue to communicate their latest work to their peers during these difficult times and establish a platform on which scientists may…