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Xiayan Liu: The Plant Cell First Author

Xiayan Liu, co-first author of “MOR1/MAP215 acts synergistically with katanin to control cell division and anisotropic cell elongation in Arabidopsis” Current Position: Professor, College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China Education: B.S. from Fudan University in…

An N-terminally truncated NLR is functional

Wu et al. uncover the unexpected role of the truncated NLR NRG1C in negatively regulating plant immunity by antagonizing its full-length NRG1 neighbors. Background: Plants utilize sophisticated innate immune systems to fight against pathogens. Their genomes encode abundant immune receptors to detect…

Rekha Agrawal: Plant Physiology First Author

Rekha Agrawal, co-first author of "MEDIATOR SUBUNIT17 integrates jasmonate and auxin signaling pathways to regulate thermomorphogenesis" Current Position: PhD student, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, India. Education: Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Botany, Jiwaji University,…

Mohan Sharma: Plant Physiology First Author

Mohan Sharma, co-first author of "MEDIATOR SUBUNIT17 integrates jasmonate and auxin signaling pathways to regulate thermomorphogenesis" Current Position: Post-doctoral fellow, Institute of Biology III, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany Education: Doctor of Philosophy, National…

Perturbed Glycolysis Triggers Plant Immunity

Yang et al. find complex interactions between primary metabolism and plant immunity. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab283 By Jian Hua, Leiyun Yang, Zhixue Wang, Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA Background: Plant NLR…

From Editor to Teacher: Views from Both Sides of the Scientific System. An Interview with Plant Physiology Monitoring Editor Prof. Ronald Pierik, PhD

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By Guada Fernández-Milmanda, PhD, Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor Professor Ronald Pierik completed his PhD in the lab of Drs. Eric Visser and Hans de Kroon in Radboud University, The Netherlands, researching the role of ethylene in neighbor-induced shade avoidance. After completing his…

Anjil Kumar Srivastava: The Plant Cell First Author

Anjil Kumar Srivastava, co-first author of "The conjugation of SUMO to the transcription factor MYC2 functions in blue light-mediated seedling development in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK  Education: PhD;…

Moumita Srivastava: The Plant Cell First Author

Moumita Srivastava, co-first author of "The conjugation of SUMO to the transcription factor MYC2 functions in blue light-mediated seedling development in Arabidopsis" Current Position:   Protein Scientist, Iksuda Therapeutics, Newcastle, UK Education:  PhD; Biotechnology, National Institute…

Ana Arnaiz: Plant Physiology First Author

Ana Arnaiz, first author of "Hydroxynitrile lyase defends Arabidopsis against Tetranychus urticae" Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain Education: PhD in Biotechnology and Genetic Resources of Plants and Associated Microorganisms Non-scientific…