The Complex Evolution of Desiccation Tolerance
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellVanBuren et al. examine the evolution of desiccation tolerance in Lindernia. Plant Cell (2018). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00517.
By Robert VanBuren and Dorothea Bartels
Background: Plants have evolved numerous strategies over the last ~400 million years to overcome water limitations. The…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Hao Chen
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesHao Chen, first author of Hierarchical Transcription-Factor and Chromatin Binding Network for Wood Formation in Populus trichocarpa
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, USA.
Education: 2011-2017 MS and PhD in Forestry,…
Integrating Coexpression Networks with GWAS
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSchaefer et al. integrate co-expression networks from three diverse maize gene expression data sets with genome wide association study data to prioritize genes related to the maize grain ionome. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00299
Background: Genetics examines the relationships between…
More than Ca Signaling - the pH Face of the Ca Coin
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBehera et al. show that cytosolic Ca2+ transients induced by different stimuli are linked to cytosolic pH transients. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00655.
By Alex Costa (University of Milan), Richard Morris (John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park), and Markus Schwarzländer (University…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Wenqian Chen
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesFirst author of Histone deacetylase HDA19 affects root cortical cell fate by interacting with SCARECROW
Name: Wenqian Chen
Current Position: Post-doc at laboratory of RDP (Reproduction and Development of Plants) in ENS-Lyon
Education: PHD and BA in College of Life Science, Peking University,…
Smashing barriers in biolistic plant transformation
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefA foundation of modern biotechnology is the ability to stably introduce foreign DNA into an organism. The two most widely used methods, Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and biolistics, are both steeped in a rich history of creative exploration into the molecular unknown. Agrobacterium research accelerated…
Opinion: To learn inclusion skills, make it personal (Nature)
Plant Science Research WeeklyThis is a great essay by David Asai, Senior Director for science education at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. David describes his journey from feeling annoyed at having to attend a multicultural forum to embracing their merit. He describes exercises that promote empathy and encourage respectful…
News and Views: Harnessing the potential of germplasm collections (Nature Genetics) ($)
Plant Science Research WeeklyThere are more than 7 million crop accessions in gene banks around the world, however the information records for them are in multiple formats, making a comparison between and within collections difficult. Extrapolating from a new paper by Milner et al. (Nature Genetics 51: pages319–326) Langridge…
Global topological order emerges through local mechanical control of cell divisions in the Arabidopsis shoot apical meristem (Cell Systems)
Plant Science Research WeeklyIn plants, the final shape of organs depends on how and when the cells divide. To get some insights about the rules governing this process, Jackson et al. applied network science to study the cell organization dynamics in the shoot apical meristem (SAM). They studied the L1, L2 and L3 cell layers in…