Li et al. explore the nature of proteins that accumulate in mutants deficient in autophagy machinery. Plant Cell Lei Li1,2 and A. Harvey Millar2 Frontiers Science Center for Cell Responses, Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, 300071 Tianjin,…

Wu and Cai et al. reveal that the receptor-like kinase ERECTA regulates seed size in Arabidopsis. Xuedan Wu and Wenqiang Tang Institution College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University Background: Background: Seed development begins with double fertilization. Double fertilization releases…

Mingjing Wang, first author of "SYNTAXIN OF PLANTS 81 Regulates Root Meristem Activity and Stem Cell Niche Maintenance via ROS Signaling" Current Position: ZHEJIANG LAB, Researcher Assistant Education: Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Northeast Forestry University, June 2022 Non-scientific…

Tao Li, first author of “Comprehensive profiling of epigenetic modifications in fast-growing moso bamboo shoots” Current Position: Bioinformatics and software engineer in company Education: M.S. (Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China) Non-scientific Interests: Table tennis, Badminton,…

Zhiyan Gao, first author of “Expression inheritance and constraints on cis- and trans- regulatory mutations underlying lotus color divergence” Current Position: Graduated Ph.D., Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: College of Tropical Crops, Hainan University,…

Manuel Balparda, first author of "Two plant glyoxalase systems with different evolutionary origins detoxify diverse reactive carbonyl species" Current Position: Post-Doc Education: Ph.D. in Biology, National University of Rosario, Argentina Non-scientific Interests: Sports, traveling, reading…

Liu et al. explore the role of adaptins in plant development. Chan Liu*1 and Marisa Otegui*2 *1Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China *2Department of Botany and Center for Quantitative Cell…

Yang et al. investigate the role of the phospholipid flippase ALA3 in pollen tube guidance in Arabidopsis.    Background: In flowering plants, pollen tube guidance regulates the rapid growth and timely targeting of the pollen tube to the ovule in the pistil during sexual reproduction, when signaling…