Protein complex stoichiometry and expression dynamics of transcription factors modulate stem cell division (PNAS)
Plant Science Research WeeklyStem cells are a group of undifferentiated cells that can divide and differentiate to form new organs. In Arabidopsis roots, the quiescent center (QC: the mitotically inactive group of cells) helps regulate the division of surrounding initials and maintain the stem cell fate. What makes the QC different…
Macroevolutionary patterns in seed component mass and different evolutionary trajectories across seed desiccation responses ($) (New Phytol)
Plant Science Research WeeklySeeds are made out of two functionally distinct components: the seed coat and the seed reserves (which include endosperm and embryo). It is known that the relative contribution of these parts to the total seed mass varies greatly among species. Still, little is known about the evolution of each component's…
Plant Science Research Weekly: June 26th
WWR Full PostReview: Plant small heat shock proteins – evolutionary and functional diversity
Heat shock proteins are rapidly induced by heat treatment and were among the first plant genes and proteins characterized in the early days of molecular biology, nearly 40 years ago. Waters and Vierling review the family…
Sulfotransferase 1 is the enzymatic hub of sulfated salicinoids in poplar.
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: News and Views, ResearchPlants produce a plethora of specialized metabolites serving as a chemical arsenal against abiotic and biotic challenges during their lifetime. Core metabolites serve as building blocks for diverse decorating enzymes like oxidases, reductases or transferases that introduce new functionalities expanding…
Recognizing Plant Physiology authors: Yuta Kikuchi
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesYuta Kikuchi, first author of Chloroplast autophagy and ubiquitination combine to manage oxidative damage and starvation responses
Current Position: a company employee
Education: MSc in Life Science, Tohoku University, Japan
Non-scientific Interests: cooking, traveling, playing golf
Brief bio:…
Recognizing Plant Physiology authors: Fanfan Zhang
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesFanfan Zhang, first author of The SUN domain proteins OsSUN1 and OsSUN2 play critical but partially redundant roles in meiosis
Current Position: Post doctor, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Education: PhD in Genetics (Institute of Genetics…
Recognizing Plant Physiology authors: Alessandra Boccaccini
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesAlessandra Boccaccini, first author of Low blue light enhances phototropism by releasing cryptochrome 1-mediated inhibition of PIF4 expression
Current Position: Post-doctoral fellow at Center for Integrative Genomics, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne
Education: Ph.D. in “Life…
Recognizing Plant Physiology authors: Zongcheng Lin
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesZongcheng Lin, first author of Ectopic expression of a self-incompatibility module triggers growth arrest and cell death in vegetative cells
Current Position: FWO senior postdoc fellow, VIB-UGent joint Center for Plant Systems Biology, Belgium
Education: Bachelor, Harbin Institute of Technology;…
ASTREL Projection: Comparative Phylogenomics Uncovers Novel Genes Co-eliminated with the EDS1 Immune Pathway
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefThe plant immune system is largely centered around immune receptors that monitor for pathogen-derived signatures. Extracellular immunity is afforded through cell-surface receptors recognizing common microbial motifs like bacterial flagellin or fungal chitin (Boutrot and Zipfel, 2017). By contrast, intracellular…