
Understanding the Ontogeny of Plant Innate Immunity during Seedling Development
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZou et al. reveal the underlying mechanism that regulates the ontogeny of plant innate immunity. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00297.
By Yanmin Zou and Dongping Lu
Background: Plants and animals largely rely on innate immunity to protect themselves from pathogen infections. Recognition…

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Yan Bao
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesYan Bao, first author of A functional unfolded protein response is required for normal vegetative development in Arabidopsis
Name: Yan Bao
Current Position: Postdoctoral Researcher Associate, Michigan State University
Education: PhD, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Chinese…

Scientists reveal a new mechanism of epigenetic regulation of plant leaf senescence
Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsArticle source: Plant Research Institute Published: 2019-02-03. Translated from the original.
Leaf senescence is subject to severe regulation processes and is the final stage of leaf development. When leaves senescence, chlorophyll, nucleic acids, lipids, proteins, and other high-molecular substances…

New Factor in Arabidopsis 18S rRNA Maturation
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellPonce et al. investigate the function of RRP7 protein in ribosome biogenesis. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00245
By Rosa Micol-Ponce and María Rosa Ponce
Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de Elche, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain.
Background: The…

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Yu-Lan Zhang
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesYu-Lan Zhang, first author of Protein phosphatase 2A B'α and B'β protect the centromeric cohesion during meiosis I
Current Position: Ph.D. student inInstitution of Molecular and Cell Biology, Hebei Normal University, Hebei, China
Educations: 2011-2019, Ph. D. Institution of Molecular and Cell Biology,…

Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Yonghui He
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesYonghui He, first author of Maize Dek15 Encodes the Cohesin-loading Complex Subunit SCC4 and is Essential for Chromosome Segregation and Kernel Development
Current Position: PhD candidate. State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, National Maize Improvement Center, College of Agronomy…

Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Josiah Musembi Mutuku
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesJosiah Musembi Mutuku, first author of The structural integrity of lignin is crucial for resistance against Striga hermonthica parasitism in rice
Current Position: Plant Molecular Biologist
Education: Ph.D. Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Japan
Non-scientific Interests: Playing tennis,…

Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Alexandre Marand
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesAlexandre Marand, first author of Historical meiotic crossover hotspots fueled patterns of evolutionary divergence in rice
Current Position: Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, USA
Education: PhD, Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Non-scientific…

Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Elisabeth Georgii
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesElisabeth Georgii, first author of The systems architecture of molecular memory in poplar after abiotic stress
Current Position: Senior Scientist, Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, German Research Center for Environmental Health
Education: Doctor of Science (Dr.…
