Pedro Humberto Castro: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Pedro Humberto Castro, first author of "SUMO E3 Ligase SIZ1 connects sumoylation and reactive oxygen species homeostasis processes in Arabidopsis"
Current Position: Researcher at the PlantBio group, BIOPOLIS-CIBIO/InBIO, University of Porto, Portugal.
Education: Ph.D. in Biology, University of…
How do legumes decide where to get nitrogen––from the soil or from nitrogen-fixing bacteria?
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMisawa, Ito, et al. explore how nitrate transporters and NIN-like protein transcription factors repress nodulation in the presence of exogenous nitrate.
Momoyo Ito, Takuya Suzaki
Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Background
Through…
Making mucilage: A key transcriptional regulatory module regulating rhamnogalacturonan I biosynthesis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellXu et al. identify a key transcriptional regulatory module involved in biosynthesis of the pectic polysaccharide rhamnogalacturonan I in the mucilage surrounding the Arabidopsis seed. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac011
Background: Pectin is a complex cell wall polysaccharide that plays important…
A chromatin remodeler: its role as transcriptional repressor in plant immunity
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellKang et al. (2022) show that Arabidopsis CHROMATIN REMODELING 19 represses transcription and functions in plant defenses against pathogens. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab318
by Huijia Kang and Yan Zhu, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University.
Background: Plants induce defenses in response…
Microalgae concentrate CO2 to ameliorate oxidative stress
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellChoi et al. report that the Chlamydomonas bZIP transcription factor BLZ8 induces the carbon-concentrating mechanism to provide an electron sink pathway, reducing reactive oxygen species production under oxidative stress conditions. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab293
By Bae Young Choi,…
Xiaojuan Wu: Plant Direct Author
Plant Direct: Author Profiles
Xiaojuan Wu, first author of "Identification of microRNAs and their target genes related to the accumulation of anthocyanin in purple potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum)"
Current Position: PhD student, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China
Education: B.E. Inner Mongolia Agricultural University,…
Mei Niu: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Mei Niu, first author of “Rice DWARF AND LOW-TILLERING and the homeodomain protein OSH15 interact to regulate internode elongation via orchestrating brassinosteroid signaling and metabolism”
Current Position: Research Assistant in Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Education: PhD…
Zhongfu Yang: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Zhongfu Yang, first author of "DNA hypermethylation promotes the flowering of orchardgrass during vernalization"
Current Position: PhD student, Sichuan Agricultural University
Education: Jilin Agricultural University (Bachelor)
Non-scientific Interests: Badminton and travel
Brief bio: In…
Xingbo Cai: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Xingbo Cai, co-first author of "ERECTA regulates seed size independent of its intracellular domain via MAPK-DA1-UBP15 signaling"
Current Position: Ph.D. student, The University of Texas at Austin
Education: M.S., Hebei Normal University, China
B.S., Hebei Normal University, China
Non-scientific…