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Plant Science Research Weekly: December 10, 2021

Review. Chloroplast development in green plant tissues: The interplay between light, hormones, and transcriptional regulation Chloroplasts are indispensable for plant growth and physiological performance; not only for photosynthesis but also for many biochemical processes. Due to the endosymbiont…

Stephen Deslauriers: Plant Direct First Author

Stephen Deslauriers, first author of "Electrophysiological study of Arabidopsis ABCB4 and PIN2 auxin transporters: Evidence of auxin activation and interaction enhancing auxin selectivity" Current Position: Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Minnesota Morris Education: B.S. Biology (University…

Stigma retracted into anther tube needs two steps

Shang and colleagues investigated the molecular mechanisms that contributed to stigma insertion during tomato domestication and improvement.  By Lele Shang, Jianwen Song and Yuyang Zhang, Huazhong Agricultural University  Background: In flowering plants, flower morphology influences pollination.…

Huapeng Zhou: The Plant Cell First Author

Huapeng Zhou, first author of "PAMP-INDUCED SECRETED PEPTIDE 3 modulates salt tolerance through RECEPTOR-LIKE KINASE 7 in plants"   Current position: Associate Professor, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, China Education: Ph.D., Beijing Normal University & National Institute…

Takashi Yamano: Plant Physiology First Author

Takashi Yamano, first author of "CO2-dependent migration and relocation of LCIB, a pyrenoid-peripheral protein in Chlamydomonas reinhadtii" Current Position: Associate Professor in the Graduate school of Biostudies at the Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan Education: BSc in Agriculture at Kyoto University;…

Tuan Minh Tran: The Plant Cell First Author

Tuan Minh Tran, co-first author of "Potentiation of plant defense by bacterial outer membrane vesicles is mediated by membrane nanodomains" Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of South Alabama Education: Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison,…

Choon-Peng Chng: The Plant Cell First Author

Choon-Peng Chng, co-first author of "Potentiation of plant defense by bacterial outer membrane vesicles is mediated by membrane nanodomains" Current Position: Post Doc in Prof. Changjin Huang’s research group at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University…