Ulschan Bathe, co-first author of "Respiratory energy demands and scope for demand expansion and destruction" Current position: Postdoctoral associate, Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida Education: Ph.D. in Plant Biochemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg Non-scientific…

Kristen Van Gelder, co first author of "Respiratory energy demands and scope for demand expansion and destruction" Current Position: Post-Doctoral Researcher Education: PhD from the University of Guelph, Canada Non-scientific interests: camping, hiking, and kayaking Brief bio: My scientific…

Bryan Leong, co-first author of "Respiratory energy demands and scope for demand expansion and destruction" Current position: NSF post-doctoral fellow in Horticultural Sciences at University of Florida in Andrew Hanson lab Education: Ph.D. in Plant Biology, Michigan State University Non-scientific…

Guo et al. demonstrate that alternative splicing of REGULATOR OF LEAF INCLINATION 1 modulates phosphate signaling and plant growth in the face of phosphate deficiency.  By Meina Guo, Wenyuan Ruan, and Keke Yi  Background: Phosphate (Pi) limitation represents a primary constraint on crop production.…

Xing et al. investigate the link between chloroplast import and quality control in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac180 By Jiale Xing, Junting Pan and Wenqiang Yang Background: The chloroplast is an important bioreactor as well as a photosynthetic site. Approximately…

Balancing the books means making sure that expenses don’t exceed income. In terms of a plant’s energy budget, most of the input comes from carbon fixed during photosynthesis. The output is much more diverse. Some fixed carbon is used for growth and stored in seeds, and some is respired to release…

Salt is a massive problem for most land plants. At the macroscopic level, excess soil salinity can cause stunting or death. At the molecular / cellular level, salinity causes both osmotic and ionic challenges that affect membrane homeostasis, molecular interactions, and protein stability. A new review…

The majority of maize endosperm is made of starch (70%) and proteins (10%) and their biosynthesis is a complex process which involves many enzymes. N-containing compounds, such as enzymes, amino acids, and nucleotides are crucial for C metabolism. Thus, when N levels are altered, the storage of proteins…