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Leaving the boundary behind to make a new branch

Nicolas et al. explore the mechanisms regulating CUP-SHAPED COTYLEDON expression in axillary meristem initiation. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac269 Antoine Nicolasa,b and Patrick Laufsa a Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (IJPB), 78000, Versailles,…

Less is more against drought in wheat

Mei, Chen, Mao and colleagues harness the power of GWAS to identify gain-of-function allele of TaDTG6-B, which directly activates TaPIF1 transcription and ameliorates drought tolerance. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac248 Background: Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is produced in arid and semi‐arid…

Rong Guo: Plant Direct First Author

Rong Guo, first author of "The identification of conserved sequence features of co-translationally decayed mRNAs and upstream open reading frames in angiosperm transcriptomes"  Education: BA. in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Boston University Non-scientific Interests: Playing the…

Guy Sobol: Plant Physiology First Author

Guy Sobol, first author of "Tomato receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase Fir1 is involved in flagellin signaling and pre-invasion immunity" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate at the School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Tel Aviv University, Israel, under the supervision of Prof. Guido Sessa. Education:…

Tianci Zhang: Plant Physiology First Author

Tianci Zhang, co-first author of "The transcription factor PbrbZIP52 positively affects pear pollen tube longevity by promoting callose synthesis" Education: 2020.09-, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (Master) Non-scientific Interests: basketball Brief bio: I am a student of…

Jing Shao: Plant Physiology First Author

Jing Shao, co-first author of "The transcription factor PbrbZIP52 positively affects pear pollen tube longevity by promoting callose synthesis"  Education: 2006.09-201.06 Jilin Agricultural University (Bachelor) 2010.09-2013.06 Nanjing Agricultural University (Master) Non-scientific Interests:…

Binxu Wen: Plant Physiology First Author

Binxu Wen, co-first author of "The transcription factor PbrbZIP52 positively affects pear pollen tube longevity by promoting callose synthesis" Education:  2016.09-2020.06，Minnan Normal University（Bachelor） 2020.09-, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (Master) Non-scientific Interests:…

Zhongheng Xia: Plant Physiology First Author

Zhongheng Xia, co-first author of "The transcription factor PbrbZIP52 positively affects pear pollen tube longevity by promoting callose synthesis" Education: 2019.09-, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (Bachelor) Non-scientific Interests: Photography, calligraphy and painting, soccer Brief…