Keegan Pham, first author of "Chlamydomonas ATX1 is essential for Cu distribution to multiple cupro-enzymes and maintenance of biomass in conditions demanding cupro-enzyme-dependent metabolic pathways" Current Position: Scientist I at Ab Studio Inc. Education: B.S. Genetics and Plant Biology, University…

Xiangxiang Meng, first author of "GWAS on multiple traits identifies mitochondrial ACONITASE3 as important for acclimation to submergence stress" Current Position: Postdoc, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China Education: MS,…

Philippe Fuchs, first author of "Reductive stress triggers ANAC017-mediated retrograde signaling to safeguard the endoplasmic reticulum by boosting mitochondrial respiratory capacity"  Current Position: Regulatory and Area Manager, Andermatt Group AG, Grossdietwil, Switzerland Education: PhD in…

Xingxing Li, first author of "Cellulose synthesis complexes are homo-oligomeric and hetero-oligomeric in Physcomitrium patens" Current Position: Postdoc, DOE Great Lake Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) at the Michigan State University, USA Education: PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology (University…

Liu et al. investigate regulation of innate immunity in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell (2021) https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab242 Xiaotong Liu, Yuanyuan Zhou and Dongping Lu State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental…

In 1967, Marianna G. Nikolaeva presented the first detailed system to classify seed dormancy based on its causes and the conditions required to break it. Later in 2004, Jerry and Carol Baskin devised a hierarchical classification system based on Nikolaeva’s proposal, which has been widely used by seed…

The size and shape of aerial organs in angiosperms is determined by the activity of shoot apical meristem cells. The mechanism by which this cell population is maintained has been well described in Arabidopsis, and involves a negative feedback loop of diffusible CLAVATA peptides and the transcription…

In plants, immune signalling and the corresponding defence responses are initiated by direct or indirect recognition of pathogen molecules via immune receptors. In the plasma membrane, pattern-recognition-receptors (PRRs) recognize signs of invasion and pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) is initiated.…