Chao Zhang, first author of OsATM safeguards accurate repair of meiotic double-strand breaks in rice Current Position: Lecturer, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University Education: Ph.D. in Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Non-scientific…

Fruit ripening results in changes in pigmentation, enhanced aromas and flavors, and flesh softening. The ripening process involves massive changes in gene expression patterns. RIPENING INHIBITOR (RIN) is a transcription factor that plays a major role in regulating fruit ripening in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum).…

Tobias Jores, first author of Identification of plant enhancers and their constituent elements by STARR-seq in tobacco leaves Current Position: Postdoctoral scholar, Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, USA Education: PhD in Biochemistry, Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry,…

Ruohan Xie, first author of Seasonal zinc storage and a strategy for its use in buds of fruit trees Current Position: PhD student, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, China Education: Ph.D. in College of Environmental & Resource Science of Zhejiang University,…

Cadmium (Cd) negatively impacts plant yield by causing growth inhibition, chlorosis, or even the death of entire plants. Cd interferes with the uptake and translocation of other ions, damages protein and DNA/RNA functions, and increases the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). An increasing…

Aashima Khosla, first author of Structure-function analysis of SMAX1 reveals domains that mediate its karrikin-induced proteolysis and interaction with the receptor KAI2 Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, USA Education:…

Andrew Guzman, first author of Tomato Atypical Receptor Kinase1 is involved in the regulation of pre-invasion defense Current Position: Graduate Student in Dr. Mary Beth Mudgett’s laboratory at Stanford University Education: PhD Candidate, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford…

The calcium sensor Calcineurin B-like protein (CBL) participates in calcium signal transduction by interacting with CBL-interacting protein kinase (CIPK). CBL-CIPK pathways have been reported to participate in a range of biological processes. In Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), there are 10 CBLs…