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Plant Direct: Editorials and Policies
By Ivan Baxter
Plant Direct is now fully up and running and accepting manuscripts and publishing papers. We are very excited to see the great science that has been submitted. But many have asked me what our statement “We seek to be the sound science plant journal for the community of ASPB…
Plant Direct: ORCID and Preprint Policies
Plant Direct: Editorials and PoliciesORCID policy
To represent our support of a global identifier and standardization in academic publishing, we require that all authors include a valid ORCID ID and email address during the submission process. Peer review of manuscripts will not commence until this information has been provided for all…
How Does Light Cause Arabidopsis Cotyledons to Open?
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellDong et al. investigate cotyledon-specific light-regulated gene expression in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell (2019). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00803
By J. Dong, N. Sun, J. Yang, Z. Deng, J. Lan, G. Qin, H. He, X. W. Deng, V. F. Irish, H. Chen, and N. Wei
Background: When germinating in darkness…
Recognizing The Plant Cell first authors: Ken Jean-Baptiste
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesKen Jean-Baptiste, first author of Dynamics of gene expression in single root cells of A. thaliana
Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate, Queitsch Lab, Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
Education: A.B. in Molecular Biology with the Applications…
To grow, or not to grow, that is the question
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellXin et al., identify a mechanistic model that governs cucumber fruit elongation through fine-tuning of ethylene homeostasis. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00957
By Xueyong Yang and Tongxu Xin
Background: Plant organ growth and development are determined by the subtle balance between…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Lingfeng Xia
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesLingfeng Xia, first author of Unusual roles of secretory SNARE SYP132 in plasma membrane H+-ATPase traffic and vegetative plant growth
Current Position: PhD student, Plant Science Group, Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Education: 2014.9-2017.6…
Recognizing The Plant Cell first authors: Jie Dong
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesJie Dong, first author of TCP4 and PIF3 antagonistically regulate organ-specific light induction of SAUR16/50 to modulate cotyledon opening during de-etiolation in Arabidopsis
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, USA
Education:…
Acetylation in the Assembly of Cell-Wall Architecture
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhang et al. discover a deacetylase from rice that highlights the importance regulating acetylation in the cell wall. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00894
By Baocai Zhang and Yihua Zhou, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Background: Plant cells…
Recognizing The Plant Cell first authors: Shaoqun Zhou
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesShaoqun Zhou, first author of Metabolome-scale genome-wide association studies reveal chemical diversity and genetic control of maize specialized metabolites
Current Position: Associate Scientist – Postdoctoral Fellow, Elo Life Systems, Inc.
Education: Ph.D., Plant Biology, Cornell University;…