Sandra Esther Zimmermann first author of "The phosphorylated pathway of serine biosynthesis links plant growth with nitrogen metabolism"   Current Position: Project manager at Cystic Fibrosis Center Cologne, Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergology, University Hospital Cologne, Germany. Education:…

Arkadiusz Zupok, first author of "A photosynthesis operon in the chloroplast genome drives speciation in evening primroses" Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the group of Molecular Enzymology at the University of Potsdam, Germany Education: PhD in Molecular Biology at the Max-Planck-Institute…

Yunji Shin, first author of Proper protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum is required for attachment of a glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor in plants  Current Position: Post-Doctoral Researcher in Molecular Breeding Division, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Institute of Agricultural…

Malinova et al. provide genetic and biochemical evidence for ribosomal frameshifting in chloroplasts. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab050 By Irina Malinova and Stephan Greiner Background: Translational recoding or ribosomal frameshifting - a process when ribosomes either omit nucleotide(s)…

Samuel Nonis, first author of Structural and biochemical analyses of concanavalin A circular permutation by jack bean asparaginyl endopeptidase Current Position: PhD thesis under examination and looking for my first post-doc position Education: PhD student in Biochemistry/Structural Biology, Honours…

Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang, first author of Root vacuolar sequestration and suberization are prominent responses of Pistacia spp. rootstocks during salinity stress Current Position: PhD student in the Plant Biology Graduate Program at University of California Davis Education: BS in plant biology,…

Perhaps, when our lives have been turned upside down by a human pathogenic virus, it’s easy to overlook the fact that plants too suffer from viral infections; but of course, they do. (And of course, famously, viruses were first discovered in plants). Although it is difficult to cure a plant of a virus…

In this review, Huss and Gierlinger describe the different anatomical features that shape sclerenchyma function in hard seed encapsulations. Hard encapsulations are classified as static (non-deforming at the macroscopic level) or responsive (deforming in response to environmental changes), depending…