A highly conserved core bacterial microbiota with nitrogen-fixation capacity inhabits the xylem sap in maize plants (Nature Comms)
Plant Science Research WeeklyPlants and microorganisms build complex associations that are essential for plant homeostasis. Studies have suggested that there is a ‘core microbiota’ that is particular to specific crops and that is inherited through generations. Targeted manipulation of crop microbiomes with the inoculation of…
A boost to plant transformation: Agrobacterium expressing type III secretion system (Nature Comms)
Plant Science Research WeeklyGene manipulation in most plant species faces two major hurdles, transformation efficiency of tissue and regeneration of callus. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation is the most common method of plant transformation. Transformation efficiency can range from more than half the tissue to less than…
Aala A. Abulfaraj: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Aala A. Abulfaraj, first author of "Analysis of the Arabidopsis coilin mutant reveals a positive role of AtCOILIN in plant immunity"
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Molecular Genetics at King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Education Profile
2013-2018 Ph.D. Molecular…
Camille Puginier: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Camille Puginier, first author of "Plant - microbe interactions that have been consequential to plant terrestrializations"
Current Position: PhD Student at the University of Toulouse, LRSV (Plant Science Research Laboratory, Toulouse France) supervised by Jean Keller and Pierre-Marc Delaux
Education:…
Junting Pan: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Junting Pan, co-first author of “A plastid-encoded protein Orf2971 is required for protein translocation and chloroplast quality control”
Current Position: Ph.D candidate, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Education: Master (2018) from Nanjing Agricultural University
Non-scientific…
Jiale Xing: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Jiale Xing, co-first author of “A plastid-encoded protein Orf2971 is required for protein translocation and chloroplast quality control”
Current Position: Postdoc, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Education: Ph.D. (2018) from Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Non-scientific…
Mateusz Majda: Plant Physiology First Author
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Mateusz Majda, co-first author of “A future in 3D: analysing morphology in all dimensions”
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scientist, John Innes Centre, UK
Education: PhD in Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Non-scientific Interests: photography, traveling and reading
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Homospermidine oxidase catalyzes the formation of a bicyclic ring system as part of the chemical defense of plants
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZakaria and Stegemann et al. identify and characterize an enzyme involved in pyrrolizidine alkaloid biosynthesis in a member of the borage family.
Mahmoud M. Zakariaa,b, Thomas Stegemanna,b, Dietrich Obera
a Botanical Institute and Botanic Gardens, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
b Department…
Short-term memory of warm daytime in Arabidopsis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMurcia et al. discover how plants store information about daytime temperatures to control stem growth during the night.
By Germán Murcia, Cristina Nieto, Romina Sellaro, Salomé Prat, and Jorge J. Casal
Background: Plants increase their stature in response to warm temperatures by enhancing stem…