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Cauliflower mosaic virus uses Arabidopsis RNA processing body components to its advantage

Hoffmann et al. discover how Arabidopsis RNA processing body components are co-opted by Cauliflower mosaic virus to evade translational repression. By Gesa Hoffmann and Anders Hafrén, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences  Background: Viruses are unique in their ability to reuse and recycle…

The effector SCRE6 in U. virens functions as a MAP kinase phosphatase to suppress rice immunity

Zheng et al. reveal a novel fungal infection strategy. Xinhang Zheng (China Agricultural University), Fu Huang (Sichuan Agricultural University), and Wenxian Sun (China Agricultural University) Background: Rice commercial production is severely threatened by several important diseases including…

Chloroplasts: reporting at the door

Loudya et al. report that complementary mutations in TIC100 of the chloroplast inner envelope membrane can cause reductions or corrective improvements in chloroplast protein import, highlighting a role in signalling. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac153 By Naresh Loudya, Paul Jarvis and…

Enzo Ariel Perk: Plant Direct First Author

Enzo Ariel Perk, co-first author of "The isothiocyanate sulforaphane induces respiratory burst oxidase homologue D-dependent reactive oxygen species production and regulates expression of stress response genes" Current Position: PhD student in IIB Mar del Plata. Education: PhD student in  Biological…

Andres Arruebarrena Di Palma: Plant Direct First Author

Andres Arruebarrena Di Palma, co-first author of "The isothiocyanate sulforaphane induces respiratory burst oxidase homologue D-dependent reactive oxygen species production and regulates expression of stress response genes" Current Position: full time researcher at National Institute for Fisheries…

Ashish Kumar: The Plant Cell First Author

Ashish Kumar, co-first author of "Plant-specific HDT family histone deacetylases are nucleoplasmins" Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate at Yale University, CT, USA. Education: Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India Non-scientific Interests:…

Ruchir Chandrakant Bobde: The Plant Cell First Author

Ruchir Chandrakant Bobde, co-first author of "Plant-specific HDT family histone deacetylases are nucleoplasmins" Current Position: Ph.D. student at the Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India Education: M.Sc. in Biotechnology from Hislop College, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, India Non-scientific…

Abhishesh Bajracharya: Plant Physiology First Author

Abhishesh Bajracharya, first author of "PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR 4/HEMERA-mediated thermosensory growth requires the Mediator subunit MED14"  Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate (University of Mississippi) Education: B.Tech in Biotechnology (Asian Institute of Technology and Management,…

Daniel Ginzburg: Plant Physiology Author

Daniel Ginzburg, first author of "Uncoupling differential water usage from drought resistance in a dwarf Arabidopsis mutant" Current Position: Research Assistant – Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Plant Biology Education: M.Sc. Agricultural Sciences – Hebrew University of Jerusalem…