Mills et al. examine how microtubule-binding proteins localize to the site of cell division in plants https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac266 Alison Mills1, + and Carolyn G. Rasmussen1,2 1Biochemistry Graduate Group, University of California, Riverside, USA. 2Department of Botany and Plant Sciences,…

Raed Ahmad Al Saharin, first author of "Using CRL3BPM E3 ligase substrate recognition sites as tools to impact plant development and stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana" Current Position: Assistant Professor (Tafila Technical University) Education: PhD of Molecular Plant Sciences/ Washington State…

Jiangping Mao, first author of “Cytokinin-responsive MdTCP17 interacts with MdWOX11 to repress adventitious root primordium formation in apple rootstocks” Current Position: Associate Professor Education: Ph.D. in Northwest Agriculture Forestry University Non-scientific Interests: Reading Brief…

Hua Qin, first author of "Abscisic acid promotes auxin biosynthesis to inhibit primary root elongation in rice" Current Position: Researcher, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) Education: Postdoc and Ph.D., (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) in Biotechnology…

Chenhao Bu, co-first author of "Enhanced genome-wide association reveals the role of YABBY11-NGATHA-LIKE1 in leaf serration development of Populus" Current Position: National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, doctoral…

Peng Liu, co-first author of “Enhanced genome-wide association reveals the role of YABBY11-NGATHA-LIKE1 in leaf serration development of Populus” Current Position: Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI), bioinformatics engineer Education: 2018-2021 Master of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Beijing Forestry…

Umidjon Shapulatov, first author of "The Mediator complex subunit MED25 interacts with HDA9 and PIF4 to regulate thermomorphogenesis" Current Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow at Temasek Life Science Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore.  Education: BSc in Biology, Gulistan state…

Li et al. discover a regulator of alternative splicing during light-regulated plant growth and development https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac235  By Yang Li and Rongcheng Lin  Background: Light is one of the most important environmental factors affecting plant growth and developmental processes,…