Gregoire Le Provost, co-first author of “Gene expression and genetic divergence in oak species highlights adaptive genes to soil water constraints” Current position: Researcher at INRAE (France) since 2005, Biogeco Unit Education:  Ph.D. (Molecular Biology), University of Bordeaux 1, France Non-scientific…

Benjamin Brachi, co-first author of “Gene expression and genetic divergence in oak species highlights adaptive genes to soil water constraints” Current position: Researcher Education:  PhD from the University of Lille, France Non-scientific interests: cycling, reading, guitar playing Brief…

Shan Jiang, co-first author of "An SNW/SKI-INTERACTING PROTEIN influences endoreduplication and cell growth in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing, China). Education: B.Sc., Biotechnology,…

Bolun Meng, co-first author of “An SNW/SKI-INTERACTING PROTEIN influences endoreduplication and cell growth in Arabidopsis” Current Position: PhD Student, Henan University. Education: Bachelor, Henan University of Technology; Master, South China Normal University  Non-scientific interests:…

Christian Silva, first author of "Botrytis cinerea infection accelerates ripening and cell wall disassembly to promote disease in tomato fruit" Current Position: Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors Education: Ph.D. in Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, 2021;  B.S. in…

Wang et al. explore how the circadian clock regulates phytochrome A abundance and activity to mediate far-red light inhibited hypocotyl growth. Background: To enhance plant adaptability to natural conditions, the circadian clock is synchronized and entrained by light via photoreceptors. Intriguingly,…

Lignin is one of the most important end-products of the cinnamate/monolignol pathway and it is abundant in the secondary cell wall of vascular plants. In grasses, lignins are derived from monolignols, p-hydroxycinnamates, and a flavonoid tricin. In the proposed cinnamate/monolignol pathway, 4-COUMARATE:COENZYME…

Salinity stress is one of the primary abiotic causes of crop loss worldwide. In roots, the early response to high salt levels is coordinated largely via the well characterized salt-overly sensitive (SOS) pathway, which is dependent on Ca2+ signaling. However, how plants cope with elevated salt levels…