
Shedding light on Arabidopsis seed oil biosynthesis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellDeslandes-Hérold et al. explore the integration of the PRK/Rubisco shunt into green embryo photosynthesis and metabolism.
Gabriel Deslandes-Hérold, Melanie R. Abt, and Samuel C. Zeeman, ETH Zurich
Background: Light promotes the accumulation of storage lipids during development of oilseeds with…

Helping out a neighbor: What FAMA tells us about specialization among stomatal genes across different species
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellAuthor et al. explore the genes involved in making stomata in a temperate grass.
Katelyn Hansen-McKown and Dominique Bergmann, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University and Howard Hughes Medical Institution.
Background: Plants are essential players in global carbon and water…

Ruiyang Wang: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Ruiyang Wang, first author of "Transcription factors GmERF1 and GmWRKY6 synergistically regulate low phosphorus tolerance in soybean"
Current Position: Master candidate in Henan Agricultural University
Education: Henan Agricultural University (Bachelor’s degree) Henan Agricultural University…

Feng Tao: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Feng Tao, first author of "Neofunctionalization of tandem duplicate genes encoding putative β-L-arabinofuranosidases in Arabidopsis"
Current Position: Beijing Do.Care Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd, Product Manager
Education:
B.S. Lanzhou University
M.S. University of Glasgow
Ph.D.…

Shuyan Song: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Shuyan Song, first author of "The functional evolution of architecturally different plant geranyl diphosphate synthases from geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase"
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow in State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology & ZJU‐Hangzhou…

Xin-Meng Zhu: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Xin-Meng, co-first author of "Symbiosis between Dendrobium catenatum protocorms and Serendipita indica involves the plant hypoxia response pathway"
Current Position: Master at Yunnan University
Education: Bachelor, Linyi University;Master, Yunnan University
Non-scientific Interests: volleyball,…

Zhi-Xiong Xu: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Zhi-Xiong Xu, co-first author of "Symbiosis between Dendrobium catenatum protocorms and Serendipita indica involves the plant hypoxia response pathway"
Current position: Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Assistant engineer.
Educational experience: 2018/9-2021/6,…

Endosperm cellularization and dehydration tolerance in the embryo
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellXu, Sato, et al. explore the longstanding mystery of why endosperm cellularization is essential for embryo survival and reveal a connection to dehydration responses.
Background: In most angiosperms, the endosperm initiates as a coenocyte and starts to cellularize after a defined number of nuclear…

Tingting Bao: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Tingting Bao, first author of "Allelic Variation of Terpene Synthases Drives Terpene Diversity in the Wild Species of Freesia Genus"
Current Position:
Ph.D candidate from Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of MOE, Northeast Normal University, China
Education:
2019-Now: Ph.D student,…
