Category: Research

Philippa Borrill, first author of Identification of transcription factors regulating senescence in wheat through gene regulatory network modelling Current Position: Lecturer at The University of Birmingham, UK Education: PhD in Biology, John Innes Centre, UK; BA Hons in Plant and Microbial Sciences,…

Barunava Patra, co-first author of GATA and PIF transcription factors regulate light-induced vindoline biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus Current Position: Scientist II, The Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center, University of Kentucky, USA Education: PhD, Bose Institute, Kolkata,…

Yongliang Liu, co-first author of GATA and PIF transcription factors regulate light-induced vindoline biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus Current Position: Scientist I, The Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center, University of Kentucky, USA Education: PhD, University of Chinese Academy…

Plants can adjust their growth and reproduction cycles according to the local climate they experience, but how will they respond when ambient temperatures rise? Most Arabidopsis accessions respond by increasing cell elongation and accelerated flowering, but some cannot cope with higher temperatures and…

Griffiths et al. examine how allopolyploidy facilitated the expansion of white clover. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00606   By Andrew Griffiths; Forage Genetics, AgResearch, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand and Stig Uggerhøj Andersen; Department of Molecular…

SNAREs (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors) comprise a highly conserved superfamily of proteins in all eukaryotic cells and play important roles in membrane fusion events involved in the delivery of membranes, proteins, and soluble cargos. SNARES form a core complex…

Upon exposure to light, many leaf and stem cells acquire photosynthetic competence by converting pale etioplasts into green chloroplasts. Deetiolation involves the concerted and synchronized activity of a highly complex biogenesis program. Thylakoid membranes must develop from disassembling prolamellar…

Abiotic stress conditions such as drought and salt stress increase isoprene synthesis and emission in many plant species. The carbon and energy cost of isoprene production has been found to vary depending on the plant species and environmental conditions. For example, trees that normally produce isoprene,…