Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Jiyue Huang
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesJiyue Huang, first author of Meiocyte-specific and AtSPO11-1-dependent Small RNAs and Their Association with Meiotic Gene Expression and Recombination
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Copenhaver Lab, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, NC
Education: PhD in Biochemistry…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Cong Wang
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesCong Wang, first author of Meiocyte-specific and AtSPO11-1-dependent Small RNAs and Their Association with Meiotic Gene Expression and Recombination
Current Position: Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecule Biology, Fudan University, China.
Education: B.S. Biological Science, Sep. 2009-Jul. 2013. Lanzhou…
Solving a Cold Case: Identification of Promoter Elements to Complement Medicago nin Mutants
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefLegumes associate with beneficial soil bacteria called rhizobia to acquire plant-usable ammonia in a process called root nodule symbiosis (RNS). This association is so valuable for nitrogen starved legumes that they form specialized new organs to house them. These de novo organs, called nodules, develop…
97 Shades of Gray: Genetic interactions of the gray mold, Botrytis cinerea, with wild and domesticated tomato
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefAlthough a vineyard full of decaying grapes infected with noble rot is a blessing for sweet wine producers, the causal agent, Botrytis cinerea (gray mold), causes huge crop losses. Unlike most plant pathogens, individual isolates of the necrotrophic fungus can infect an extremely broad range of plants,…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Hai-Hong Liu
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesHai-Hong Liu, co-first author of IMPORTIN β4 mediates nuclear import of GIFs to control ovule development in Arabidopsis
Current Position: Ph.D. candidate in State Key laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, China
Education: 2011 – 2015 B.S. Shandong…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Feng Xiong
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesFeng Xiong, co-first author of IMPORTIN β4 mediates nuclear import of GIFs to control ovule development in Arabidopsis
Current Position: Ph.D. student in State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, China
Education: M.S. in State Key Laboratory…
Plant PRC2 subunit VRN2 stability regulation through oxygen dependent proteolysis
Plant Science Research WeeklyPolycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) represses the expression of its gene targets epigenetically and VERNALIZATION 2 (VRN2) is a subunit of the PRC2 complex in Arabidopsis. The PRC2-VRN2 complex, among other roles, regulates flowering after long cold exposure. Gibbs and coworkers identified VRN2 as a…
Special Issue: Root Biology (Physiologia Plantarum)
Plant Science Research WeeklyThe year 2019 kicks off with a special issue on root biology, with all articles free to access for six months. Topics include interactions of roots with parasites and symbionts, root branching, transport in the root system, and roots of woody species. (Summary by Mary Williams) Physiologia Plantarum…
A bidirectional switch controls sexual dimorphism in the liverwort (EMBO J)
Plant Science Research WeeklyBryophytes spend most of their lifecycle in the haploid, gametophytic form, of which there are two types, male (sperm forming) and female (egg forming). Hisanaga et al. investigated the genetic basis that determines sex in the model liverwort Marchantia polymorpha. Their findings are fascinating. A single…