Unearthing Root Growth Dynamics Through 3-D Time-lapse Imaging
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefPlants blindly probe the soil for ever-changing pockets of water and nutrients and continuously adjust their root system architecture (RSA) accordingly. Whether they invest more energy in growing existing roots or sending out new lateral roots depends on both genetic programs and environmental factors.…
Plant Calcium Channels Perceive the Hungry Caterpillar
Research, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMeena et al. identify a Ca2+ channel involved in herbivory recognition.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00057
By Mukesh Kumar Meena, Ramgopal Prajapati, Deepthi Krishna and Jyothilakshmi Vadassery are from National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), New Delhi, India
Background:…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Gang Chen
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesGang Chen, co-first author of Transcriptional repression of the APC/C activators CCS52A1/A2 by the Mediator complex subunit MED16 controls endoreduplication and cell growth in Arabidopsis
Current Position: Lecturer, College of Life Sciences and Resource Environment, Yichun University, China
Education:…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Ni Jiang
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesNi Jiang, first author of Three-dimensional Time-lapse Analysis Reveals Multiscale Relationships in Maize Root Systems with Contrasting Architectures
Current Position: Senior Computational Scientist, Topp Laboratory, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Education: Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering,…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Keji Yu
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesKeji Yu, first author of VvLAR1 and VvLAR2 are bi-functional enzymes for proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in grapevine
Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, Center for Viticulture and Enology, China Agricultural University
Education: B.E. in Food Bioengineering, China Agricultural University
Non-scientific…
Small RNA Pathway Acting in the Father Controls Seed Abortion
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSatyaki and Mary Gehring uncover the mechanism underlying interploidy seed abortion, challenging previous models of dosage sensitivity in endosperm. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00047
By PRV Satyaki (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research) and Mary Gehring (Whitehead Institute for…
Plant Science Research Weekly: June 7th
WWR Full PostReview: Source–sink regulation in crops under water deficit ($)
Plants have a remarkable ability to coordinate cellular activities across huge distances, yet we have only a basic understanding of how these remote activities are coordinated. A review by Rodrigues et al. summarizes what we know about…
Designer pentatricopeptide repeat PPR protein as RNA affinity tag (Plant Cell)
Plant Science Research WeeklyPentatricopeptide repeat (PPR) proteins bind RNA, using a code in which specific amino acid motifs recognize specific bases, similar to TAL effector proteins. In plants, PPR proteins localize almost exclusively to mitochondria and chloroplasts, with functions including RNA, stabilization, splicing and…
Review: Source–sink regulation in crops under water deficit ($) (Trends Plant Sci)
Plant Science Research WeeklyPlants have a remarkable ability to coordinate cellular activities across huge distances, yet we have only a basic understanding of how these remote activities are coordinated. A review by Rodrigues et al. summarizes what we know about the relationship between source (e.g., photosynthetic tissues) and…