Fuchs et al. report that reductive stress triggers retrograde signaling to safeguard the endoplasmic reticulum by boosting mitochondrial respiratory capacity. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac017 By Philippe Fuchs, Markus Schwarzländer Background: A strict division into specialized…

Xianfeng Liu, first author of "The HD-Zip transcription factor SlHB15A regulates abscission by modulating jasmonoyl-isoleucine biosynthesis" Current Position: PhD Student in Shenyang Agricultural University. Education: 2014-2018, Shenyang Agricultural University, Horticulture, Undergraduate. 2018-2021,…

Hannah Elisa Krawczyk, first author of "SEED LIPID DROPLET PROTEIN1, SEED LIPID DROPLET PROTEIN2 and LIPID DROPLET PLASMA MEMBRANE ADAPTOR mediate lipid droplet-plasma membrane tethering" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Human Genetics of the University Medical Center…

Dong Jiang, first author of “Arabidopsis HOPS subunit VPS41 carries out plant-specific roles in vacuolar transport and vegetative growth” Current position: PhD candidate Education: 2014-2016: Mater study in Bonn University, Germany 20019-Now: PhD study in Southern University of Science…

Hasegawa, Reyes et al. discover a link between the ubiquitination of a key membrane trafficking regulator and carbon/nitrogen nutrient stress.  Background: Ubiquitination is a post-translational modification that functions in numerous cellular processes by serving as a molecular signal, such as protein…

Anna Elisabeth Backhaus, first author of "High expression of the MADS-box gene VRT2 increases the number of rudimentary basal spikelets in wheat" Current Position: PhD student at the John Innes Centre, supervised by Cristobal Uauy, Richard Morris and Wilfried Haerty Education: Bachelor of Science,…

Xiang Ouyang,  first author of “Partially functional NARROW LEAF1 balances leaf photosynthesis and plant architecture for greater rice yield” Current Position: Assistant researcher, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, China Education: PhD in Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology,…

Gayani Weeraratne, first author of "APYRASE1/2 mediate red light–induced de-etiolation growth in Arabidopsis seedlings" Current Position: Senior research and development scientist, Natural products Education: PhD in plant biology, University of Texas at Austin Non-scientific Interests: Reading,…