Britta Kümpers, first author of "Dual expression anatomy lines (DEAL) allow simultaneous visualization of gene expression and anatomy" Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Exeter Education: PhD in Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge, MSc in Biodiversity…

Li et al. investigated genes regulating wheat spike development and found that SQUAMOSA and SVP genes control the development of normal spikes. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab243 By Jorge Dubcovsky, Kun Li and Juan Manuel Debernardi, University of California, Davis, CA, USA Background:…

Ping Chang, first author of "The U1 snRNP component RBP45d regulates temperature-responsive flowering in Arabidopsis" Current Position: PhD student in Taiwan International Graduate Program at the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Education: BS in Biotechnology Science…

Liangbo Fu, first author of "Vacuolar H+-pyrophosphatase HVP10 enhances salt tolerance via promoting Na+ translocation into root vacuoles" Current Position: Postdoctor, Institute of Crop Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P.R.China Education: 2015/09-2020/06, PhD in Crop Science, Zhejiang…

Gao et al. reveal a non-proteolysis-based mechanism by which polyubiquitin modification of a histone acetyltransferase modulates grain size. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab194 Background: Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple crop that feeds over half of the world’s population and boosting rice…

Chloroplasts are indispensable for plant growth and physiological performance; not only for photosynthesis but also for many biochemical processes. Due to the endosymbiont origin of the chloroplast, chloroplast development requires sophisticated machinery to relay the signals between the nuclear and…

In recent years, there has been increasing awareness about the environmental impact of animal-based protein sources. Legumes such as chickpea (Cicer arientinum) are relatively cheap and sustainable sources of proteins, dietary fibres and micronutrients. Although there is a vast chickpea germplasm collection,…

Centromeres are chromosome regions that consist of tandemly repeated “satellite arrays” and harbor CENH3 centromeric histones. Centromeres are present in every eukaryotic cell and are important for kinetochore assembly, so they ensure chromosome segregation during cell division. In spite of the importance…