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Jin-Lei Liu: Plant Physiology First Author

Jin-Lei Liu, first author of “A CASE toolkit for easy and efficient multiplex transgene-free gene editing” Current position: PhD Student, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Education: BS in Agronomy, College of Agronomy, Shandong…

Winter is coming: It’s time to “CRY”

Li et al. reveal how the cryptochrome CRY2 regulates freezing tolerance in Arabidopsis. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab215  By Youping Li Background: Cold acclimation via exposure to non-lethal low temperatures enhances frost resistance in plants. This process requires light; however, we know…

Jonathan Huc: The Plant Cell First Author

Jonathan Huc, first author of "Bypassing reproductive barriers in hybrid seeds using chemically induced epimutagenesis" Current Position: PhD student in Max Planck Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie (Potsdam, Germany) Education: High School Diploma in Biotechnologies (ESTBA, Paris, 2017),…

An E3 ubiquitin ligase modulates brassinosteroid signaling by targeting the transcription factor BES1 to selective autophagy under sucrose starvation

Wang et al. identify a mechanism by which plants reduce growth under sucrose starvation conditions. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab210 by Ping Wang and Yanhai Yin (Iowa State University)  Background: Plants fine-tune their growth and stress-response programs to adapt to the environment.…

Priyanka Paul: Plant Physiology First Author

Priyanka Paul, first author of "The MADS-domain factor AGAMOUS-Like18 promotes somatic embryogenesis" Current Position: Postdoctoral scholar in Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Centre at the University of Kentucky, USA. Education: PhD in Integrated Plant and Soil Sciences at the University…

COMPASS functions as a module of the INO80 complex

Shang et al. explore the function of a chromatin-remodeling complex in the regulation of gene expression. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab187 By Ji-Yun Shang and Xin-Jian He  Background: In eukaryotic cells, the INO80 chromatin remodeling complex uses energy derived from ATP hydrolysis…

Zunyang Song: Plant Physiology First Author

Zunyang Song, first author of "F-box protein EBF1 and transcription factor ABI5-like regulate banana fruit chilling-induced ripening disorder" Current Position: Postdoctor (South China Agricultural University) Education:Bachelor and Master (Shandong Agricultural University) Doctor(South China…