Stuart et al. identify the barley Viridis-k gene and assign a specific function for a C-type ferredoxin as the long-sought electron donor for the cyclase enzyme in chlorophyll biosynthesis. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab150 Background: Chlorophyll is the green color of plants. It is made in several…

Matthias Ostermeier, first author of "Thylakoid attachment to the plasma membrane in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 requires the AncM protein" Current Position: PhD student at laboratory of Molecular Plant Sciences, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich Education: M.Sc. in Biology, Ludwig Maximilians…

Steffen Heinz, first author of "Thylakoid attachment to the plasma membrane in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 requires the AncM protein" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher in the Molecular Plant Science group, LMU Munich, Germany Education: PhD, Molecular Plant Science group, LMU Munich, Germany;…

Koichi Sugimoto, first author of "Flavonoid Deficiency Disrupts Redox Homeostasis and Terpenoid Biosynthesis in Glandular Trichomes of Tomato" Current Position: Assistant Professor at University of Tsukuba Education: Ph.D. in Life Sciences at Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences Non-scientific…

Joke De Jaeger-Braet, first author of "Heat stress reveals a specialized variant of the pachytene checkpoint in meiosis of Arabidopsis thaliana" Current Position: Ph.D. Student at IPM (University of Hamburg, Germany) Education:    M.Sc. in Plant Biotechnology (University of Gent, Belgium) B.Sc.…

Dimitris Templalexis, first author of "Potassium transporter TRH1/KUP4 contributes to distinct auxin-mediated root system architecture responses" Current Position: PhD Student at the Biotechnology Department of the Agricultural University of Athens Education:  BSc in Plant Biotechnology and…

Pedroza-Garcia report that the necessity for DNA damage response kinases under non-stress conditions is higher in maize than in Arabidopsis, indicating that the mechanisms maintaining genome integrity may be more important for vegetative and reproductive development than previously thought. Plant Cell…

Shiquan Bian, first author of "NtMYB305a Binds to the Jasmonate-Responsive GAG Region of NtPMT1a Promoter to Regulate Nicotine Biosynthesis" Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Education: Bachelor, Qingdao Agricultural University; Master, Yangzhou University Non-scientific…