Recognizing Plant Direct first authors: Xuan Xu
Plant Direct, Plant Direct: Author ProfilesXuan Xu, co-first author of Cell wall composition and transcriptomics in stem tissues of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.): spotlight on a neglected fibre crop
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at the Environmental Research and Innovation Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology,…
Balancing growth and defense in the shade
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLiu et al. examine how plants allocate resources between growth and defense in unfavorable conditions.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00991
By Yang Liua and Haiyang Wangb
aBiotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
bSchool…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Juan He
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesJuan He, first author of Genome-wide transcript and small RNA profiling reveals transcriptomic responses to heat stress
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow in the group of Prof. Xuemei Chen, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen…
Changing gears in salt stress tolerance: AtCAMTA6’s role in transcriptional regulation of ion transport
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: News and Views, ResearchSalt stress affects plant growth and development at all stages, reducing germination, and compromising seedling establishment, transpiration, and root growth (Munns and Tester, 2008). At later developmental stages, the overaccumulation of salt ions in the shoot disrupts photosynthesis and other vital…
Small RNAs in the maillot jaune: transcriptional analysis of the plant cell cycle
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefThe cell cycle is a tightly coordinated dance with the ultimate goal of dividing one cell into two. Eukaryotic cells tend to divide in the same general pattern, broadly reduced to four phases; cells increase organelle content in the G1 phase, DNA replication occurs in S phase, cells grow in size and…
SAGL1-CER3 Function in Cuticular Wax Biosynthesis in Response to Humidity
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellKim et al. reveal how the SAGL1-CER3 module regulates cuticular wax biosynthesis in response to ambient humidity. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00152
By Hyojin Kim and Mi Chung Suh, Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Republic of Korea
Background: The hydrophobic cuticle…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Bjorn Andersson
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesBjorn Andersson, first author of The Fluctuating Cell-Specific Light Environment and its Impacts on the Physiology of Synechocystis
Current Position: Ph.D. candidate at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Education: Bachelors of Science in Marine Sciences from University of Gothenburg,…
UV-B attracts inflorescence stems
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellVanhaelewyn et al. examine phototropism in adult plants. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00929
By Lucas Vanhaelewyn1, András Viczián2, Filip Vandenbussche1
Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, KL Ledeganckstraat 35,…
Physcomitrella STEMIN transcription factor induces stem cell formation with epigenetic reprogramming (Nature Plants)
Plant Science Research WeeklyInsights into transcription factors (TFs) in non-flowering plants are increading thanks to the establishment of new bryophyte model organisms. In new work, Ishikawa et al. present STEMIN1, a Physcomitrella patens TF belonging to an uncharacterized subgroup of the AP2/ERF family. Physcomitrella undergo…