Maria Sorkin, first author of "COLD REGULATED GENE 27 and 28 Antagonize the Transcriptional Activity of the RVE8/LNK1/LNK2 Circadian Complex" Current Position: Organism Engineer at Ginkgo Bioworks Education: BA-Kenyon College, PhD-Washington University in St. Louis Non-scientific Interests:…

Rafael Massahiro Yassue, first author of "Genome-wide association analysis of hyperspectral reflectance data to dissect the genetic architecture of growth-related traits in maize under plant growth-promoting bacteria inoculation" Current Position: Data Scientist at GDM Education: Ph.D. in Genetics…

Chaofan Chen, first author of "Multi-copper oxidases SKU5 and SKS1 coordinate cell wall formation using apoplastic redox-based reactions in roots" Education: Yangzhou university (B.S); Fujian agriculture and forestry university (Ph.D) Non-scientific Interests: Calligraphy，Badminton Brief…

Takatoshi Kiba, first author of "The trans-zeatin-type side-chain modification of cytokinins controls rice growth" Current Position:  Associate Professor (Nagoya University, Japan) Education: PhD in Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya university Non-scientific Interests:  Fishing Brief…

Qian and Wang et al. investigate the function of TPXL5 in lateral root initiation. By Yanmin Qian State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry; Department of Plant Sciences, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China Background: Tight control…

Kim et al. use the TurboID biotin-labeling system and phosphoproteomics to identify substrates of the kinase BIN2. Background: Intracellular signal transduction relies on specific and dynamic interactions between kinases and their substrates. Identifying substrate proteins of each kinase is crucial…

Gou et al. explore how strigolactone hormones affected the evolution of the maize ear. By Jiahn-Chou Guan and Karen E. Koch Background: The prehistoric ancestor of modern maize (Zea mays) is unrecognizable, lacks a cob, and protects each of its tiny kernels inside an acorn-like shell. Evolution…

Shugang Hui, first author of "Rice microRNA156/529-SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE7/14/17 modules regulate defenses against bacteria" Current Position: Postdoc, National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong…