Yang et al. reveal the coordination between stomatal development and cuticle formation. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab260 By Shao-Li Yang and Chin-Min Kimmy Ho Background: The plant epidermis is composed of functionally specialized cells, such as the valves on the leaf surface known…

Jose C. Tovar, first author of "Heat stress changes mineral nutrient concentrations in Chenopodium quinoa seed" Current Position: Research Scientist and USDA-NIFA Postdoctoral Fellow at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Saint Louis, Missouri Education: PhD in Molecular Biosciences from…

Dongbei Guo, co-first author of “CONSTITUTIVE EXPRESSER OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED GENES 5 is an RNA-binding protein controlling plant immunity via RNA processing complex” Current Position: M.S. candidate, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, China Education: B.S. in Bioengineering,…

Yuan Guo, co-first author of “CONSTITUTIVE EXPRESSER OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED GENES 5 is an RNA-binding protein controlling plant immunity via RNA processing complex” Current Position: Engineer in Sanyou Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, China  Education: M.S. in Botany, Shanghai Normal University,…

Shun Peng, co-first author of “CONSTITUTIVE EXPRESSER OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED GENES 5 is an RNA-binding protein controlling plant immunity via RNA processing complex” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, China Education: M.S. in botany, Shanghai…

Choun-Sea Lin, first author of "DNA-free CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing of wild tetraploid tomato Solanum peruvianum using protoplast regeneration" Current Position: Research Specialist, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Education: BS, 1990, National Chung-Hsing University,…

Hüdig and Tronconi et al. reveal that the housekeeping and C4-decarboxylase functions of a C4 enzyme are performed by isoforms that combine the same α subunit with different β subunits. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab265  Meike Hüdig, Molecular Plant Physiology, University of Bonn;…

Jingfei Guo, first author of "Asian corn borer damage is affected by rind penetration strength of corn stalks in a spatiotemporally dependent manner" Current Position: Associate research fellow at Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IPP, CAAS), China. Education: Ph.D…