Review: Pervasive human-driven decline of life on Earth points to the need for transformative change Reading this review by Diaz et al. feels a bit like reading a bad report card. Although we know we’re failing in our role as Earth’s stewards, we don’t always want to be reminded of this. But,…

Beyond its well-known role in muscle contraction, the cytoskeletal component actin participates in many critical cellular processes. Globular actin polymerizes into thin, flexible filaments that assemble into dynamic higher-order structures, such as bundles and networks. In addition to providing mechanical…

Fangming Wu, first author of Mediator Subunit MED25 Couples Alternative Splicing of JAZ Genes with Fine Tuning Jasmonate Signaling Current Position: Assistant Professor, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Education: Ph.D. in Beijing Normal…

Amy Baetsen-Young, first author of Fusarium virguliforme Transcriptional Plasticity Is Revealed by Host Colonization of Corn vs. Soybean Current Position:  Trait Development Lead at Syngenta Seeds in Stanton, MN, USA Education: Ph.D. in Plant Pathology at Michigan State University, MI, USA. M.S.…

Gao et al. identify a transcription factor that regulates the expression of the large majority of genes involved in the iron homeostasis regulatory cascade. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00541 By Fei Gao, Florence Vignols, and Christian Dubos BPMP, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INRA, SupAgro,…

Boris Mayer, first author of Treatment analogous to seasonal change demonstrates the integration of cold responses in Brachypodium distachyon Current Position: PhD candidate, Department of Plant Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Education: MSc (Plant Science), McGill University Non-scientific…

Emily R Larson, emily.larson@bristol.ac.uk Vesicle transport is one of those molecular processes that is easy to take for granted. From cell expansion and polarised growth to protein regulation and signalling, vesicle trafficking plays its unsung part. We tend to believe that we know a lot about this…

Ansul Lokdarshi, first author of ErbB-3 BINDING PROTEIN 1 Regulates Translation and Counteracts RETINOBLASTOMA RELATED to Maintain the Root Meristem Current Position: Post-Doctoral Research Associate, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Education: Ph.D. Department of Biochemistry & Cellular…