Ananya Mukherjee ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1802-1806 amukherjee3@unl.edu University of Nebraska Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588    In the photosynthetic Calvin-Benson cycle, the enzyme ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) fixes CO2 into organic compounds. A major limitation…

Stephanie Klein, first author of Multiple integrated root phenotypes are associated with improved drought tolerance Current Position: PhD Candidate, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA Education: B.Sc. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA Non-scientific…

Shengjin Liao, first author of Cell wall invertase is essential for ovule development through sugar signaling rather than provision of carbon Current Position: Assistant Professor, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences (BAAFS) Education: PhD in Biological Sciences, B. Biotech (Hons)…

Eukaryotic gene expression is largely governed by transcription factors (TFs), the nuclear proteins that bind to specific DNA sequences and determine when and where genes are turned on. Transcriptional gene regulatory networks (GRNs) that modulate developmental processes and environmental responses consist…

A well-oiled machine: two fatty-acid exporters involved in seed oil biosynthesis Mehran Dastmalchi mdastmalchi@brocku.ca Oilseed plants such as canola (Brassica spp.) are a massive, multi-billion dollar industry, with their lipids contributing to food, cosmetics, polymers and biofuels. For the…

Sözen et al. describe two independent MAPK signaling cascades that are each activated with different kinetics, providing an immediate and delayed response to herbivore feeding. The Plant Cell (2020) https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00917 By Cécile Sözen, Marie Boudsocq and Jean Colcombet, Université…

Wei Hu, first author of Regulation of monocot and dicot plant development with constitutively active alleles of phytochrome B Current Position: Assistant project scientist at Prof. J. Clark Lagarias’ Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California Davis, USA Education:  PhD,…

Magdalena M. Julkowska Magdalena.Julkowska@kaust.edu.sa   Developmental and environmental changes are communicated systemically throughout the plant by various signals, ranging from electric currents to plant hormones. As the responses elicited by the systemic signals depend on the tissue…