Recognizing The Plant Cell author Hanyang Cai
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Name: Hanyang Cai, first author of Spatiotemporal control of miR398 biogenesis via chromatin remodelling and kinase signaling ensures proper ovule development
Current Position: Assistant professor, College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), China
Education: Ph.D.,…
Recognizing Plant Physiology author Dhiraj Dokwal
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Dhiraj Dokwal, first author of Phosphorus deprivation affects membrane lipid composition and spatial distribution in legume nodules
Name: Dhiraj Dokwal
Current Position: PhD student in group of Dr. Rebecca Dickstein, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Education: BSc and MSc in Biochemistry…
Recognizing Plant Physiology author Yuval Milrad
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Yuval Milrad, first author of Bi-directional electron transfer between H2 and NADPH mitigates the response to light fluctuations in green algae
Current Position: Post-Doc position in the 'Yacoby Lab for Renewable Energy Studies' at Tel-Aviv University.
Education: PhD in Biotechnology from Tel-Aviv…
Recognizing Plant Physiology author Aleksandr Gavrin
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Aleksandr Gavrin, first author of Soybean Yellow Stripe-like 7 is a symbiosome membrane peptide transporter important for nitrogen fixation
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate, Sainsbury Laboratory, Cambridge University, UK.
Education: PhD in Plant Molecular Biology, Wageningen University,…
Recognizing Plant Physiology author Qianqian Guo
Plant Physiology: Author Profiles
Qianqian Guo, Transcription-associated metabolomic adjustments in maize occur during combined drought and cold stress
In this paper, we characterize transcriptome and metabolite profiles of maize plants under single and combined drought and cold stresses, and reveal an ABA-dependent maize acclimation…
Review: Time to wake up: Epigenetic and small-RNA-mediated regulation during seed germination (Plants)
Plant Science Research WeeklySeed germination is a crucial step in plants' life cycle and has critical implications in ecological and agronomic contexts. Therefore, there has been an increasing interest in understanding the mechanisms that prevent or trigger this process. Here, Luján-Soto and Dinkova provide a thorough review of…
A novel hyperactive UVR8 variant for enhanced UV-B responses (PNAS)
Plant Science Research WeeklyPlants perceive UV-B radiation using a specialized photoreceptor protein called UVR8. Upon UV-B exposure, activated UVR8 initiates a signaling cascade, inducing a range of morphological and biochemical responses that facilitates UV adaptation. In a mutagenesis screen, Podolec et al. identified a mutant…
Redox regulation of NADP-malate dehydrogenase is vital under fluctuating light environment (PNAS)
Plant Science Research WeeklyRedox switches regulate photosynthetic reactions and are mediated by conserved cysteine pairs, activated by reduction under light and deactivated by oxidation in the dark. Those reactions are mediated by thioredoxins (Trx). Usually, only plastidic and not cytosolic isozymes show these redox switches.…
Jasmonate biosynthesis arising from altered cell walls is prompted by turgor-driven mechanical compression (Sci. Advances)
Plant Science Research WeeklyJasmonate (JA) coordinates plant development and response to a wide range of biotic and abiotic stresses. JA production is stimulated by wounding, which damages cell walls, and increased in plants carrying mutations in cellulose biosynthetic genes. Nevertheless, the intracellular events connecting mechanical…