Examining apical floral decline in the indeterminate inflorescence apex of barley
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellShanmugaraj et al. used spatiotemporal multi-omics studies to elucidate the mechanism of apical degeneration of barley inflorescence meristem and proposes a molecular framework behind this process, the manipulation of which may increase yield in barley and other related cereals.
Nandhakumar Shanmugaraj1,…
DRIF1 and SORTING NEXIN 1 regulate membrane protein homeostasis in Arabidopsis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhu et al. explored the function of DRIF1 as a FREE1 suppressor in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell (2023).
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad227
By Ying Zhu1, Jinbo Shen4 and Liwen Jiang1,2,3
1School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology,…
A prolyl 4-hydroxylase gene contributes to stem growth in poplar
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellXiao, Fang, Zhang, et al. identify a gene affecting stem growth in poplar.
Liang Xiao (Beijing University of Agriculture and Beijing Forestry University), Yuanyuan Fang (Beijing Forestry University), He Zhang (Peking University), and Deqiang Zhang (Beijing University of Agriculture and Beijing Forestry…
Phosphorylase enzyme required for small starch granules in wheat
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellNitin Uttam Kamble shows that the enzyme α-glucan phosphorylase interacts with a carbohydrate-binding protein to initiate the formation of small B-type starch granules in wheat.
Nitin Uttam Kamble, Farrukh Makhamadnojov, Brendan Fahy, David Seung
John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, NR4 7UH,…
What happens when DNA breaks are repaired and when repair fails?
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSamach et al. use a pigment-based visual assay to explore the repair of double-stranded DNA breakd in plants.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad209
Avraham Levy and Aviva Samach, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Background: Plant breeding is the art of combining desirable traits…
Plant Direct Spotlights 2023 First Authors
Blog, Community, Plant Direct: Author ProfilesBehind manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more about why they chose to pursue plant sciences and click on the links below the pictures to read their…
A liverwort view of gibberellin biosynthesis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSun et al. investigated genes related to gibberellin biosynthesis in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha and found them to be critical for far-red light responses. The Plant Cell (2023).
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad216
By Rui Sun and Takayuki Kohchi (Kyoto University)
Background: The…
Special issue: Human-machine collaboration in plant biology
Plant Science Research WeeklyThis is an excellent article to wrap up this year and lead us into the future. Introducing a special issue of Plant Cell Physiology, Nakajima et al. summarize an exciting collection of papers that look at diverse ways that plant biology can be enhanced through “human-machine collaborations”. Some…
A novel way to conduct genome wide association studies for secondary metabolites
Plant Science Research WeeklyPlants produce many specialized metabolites that are often associated with increased plant fitness. Metabolic genome wide association studies (mGWAS) identify enzymes involved in specialized metabolite biosynthesis. However, this relies on identifying metabolites from mass spectrometry data which is…