Plant genes for defense against insect eggs (bioRxiv)
Plant Science Research WeeklyPlants can recognize eggs of herbivorous insects deposited on leaves and mount defense responses to avoid the future threat of herbivory. Similar to plant hypersensitive response against pathogens, plants can cause localized cell death to defend themselves against insect eggs. This response is called…
Plant Science Research Weekly: June 19th
WWR Full PostReview Single-cell genomics and epigenomics: Technologies and applications in plants ($)
Plants (embryophytes) are by definition multicellular, but we seek to understand them as the sum of the activities of individual cells. Much of this knowledge rests on information obtained through grinding up…
Remodeling Chromatin in an ARID Environment
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefThe control of gene expression is of fundamental importance for cellular life. In Eukaryotes, linear DNA is wrapped around nucleosomes that constitute a physical barrier to active transcription. Chromatin remodeling complexes modulate the composition, stability and positioning of nucleosomes therefore…
Hot on the trail of DREB2A protein stability
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: News and Views, ResearchMadeleine Seale
Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, United Kingdom
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ORCID: 0000-0002-8924-3943
Responding to environmental stresses is crucial for plant survival. Research published this month in Plant…
Lipid kinases in signaling and metabolism
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellAngkawijaya et al. investigate diacylglycerol kinase function in Arabidopsis phospholipid signaling and metabolism. The Plant Cell (2020) https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00251
By Artik Elisa Angkawijaya, Van C. Nguyen, Farrel Gunawan, and Yuki Nakamura, Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Ariadna Gonzalez Solis
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesAriadna Gonzalez Solis, first author of Unregulated Sphingolipid Biosynthesis in Gene-Edited Arabidopsis ORM Mutants Results in Nonviable Seeds with Strongly Reduced Oil Content
Current Position: PhD Candidate in the Department of Biochemistry & Center for Plant Science Innovation at the University…
Recognizing Plant Direct authors: Natasha Navet
Plant Direct, Plant Direct: Author ProfilesNatasha Navet, first author of Efficient targeted mutagenesis in allotetraploid sweet basil by CRISPR/Cas9
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher at the Oregon State University, Corvallis-OR, USA
Education: Ph.D. in Tropical Plant Pathology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA. M.Sc. in…
Gibberellin signaling in plants – Entry of a new microRNA player
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: News and Views, ResearchRaimund Nagel
University of Leipzig
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Gibberellins (GA) are essential hormones that control plant development as major regulators of stem elongation, germination, dormancy, flowering, leaf senescence and fruit development (Hedden and Thomas, 2012). Their biosynthesis…
It’s a TRAPP! Arabidopsis Transport Protein Particle (TRAPP) Complexes Contain a Novel Plant-Specific Subunit
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefMembrane vesicle trafficking is the process of moving and distributing signaling molecules from their place of synthesis or capture to target locations inside or outside the cell. Vesicles, mobile membrane compartments produced from the endoplasmic reticulum, carry proteins and other molecules to an…