Plant Science Research Weekly: May 31, 2024
WWR Full PostReview: Strategies to improve photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is the process by which plants assimilate carbon by using light energy. However, with the solar energy conversion efficiency of many crop plants less than 1%, it is inefficient. Therefore, there is interest in manipulating photosynthesis…
Domestication and Breeding History of Strawberry
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellFan and Whitaker explore the genetic footprint of the breeding history of cultivated strawberry.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad314
Zhen Fan and Vance M. Whitaker
Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL, 33597,…
The Plant Cell Features March 2024 First Authors
Blog, Community, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesBehind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more about why they chose to pursue plant sciences and click on the links to read their articles.
Xinyong…
A hair-raising story: EXO70 and MLO proteins jointly mediate secretion
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHuebbers, Caldarescu, et al. examine how the EXO70 and MLO proteins cooperate in targeted deposition of cell wall components in trichomes.
By Jan W. Huebbers1 and George A. Caldarescu2
1 Unit of Plant Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Biology I, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52056…
A Timer of Mr. Anther: Haste Makes Waste
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellFang, Guo, Wang, et al. explore the molecular mechanism underlying anther dehiscence in rice.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae028
Yuxing Fang, State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, Peking University.
Yi Wang, State Key Laboratory of Protein and…
SMXL proteins repress moss growth through a conserved ancestral signaling pathway
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGuillory et al. explore the role of SMXL proteins in Physcomitrium patens growth.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae009
By Ambre Guillory, Sandrine Bonhomme and Catherine Rameau
Background: In flowering plants, several proteins of the SUPPRESSOR OF MAX2 1-LIKE (SMXL) family influence the…
Review. Revisiting plant electric signaling: Challenging an old phenomenon with new discoveries
Plant Science Research WeeklyIn the electrifying world of plant signaling, a paradigm shift is underway as researchers dig into the intricate mechanisms of action potentials (APs) and slow wave potentials (SWPs). Departing from conventional neurophysiological dogma in the animal kingdom, this review by Barbosa-Caro and Wudick illuminates…
Review: The era of panomics-driven gene discovery in plants
Plant Science Research WeeklyPanomics, an approach integrating multiple ‘omics’ datasets such as genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, and phenomics, has seen rapid advancement in recent years due to technological improvements, particularly in genomics. This review focuses on the recent developments in panomics-driven gene…
De novo domestication: What about the weedy relatives?
Plant Science Research WeeklyBecause much of the genetic diversity of our crops plants was lost during domestication, many breeding efforts endeavor to cross in resilience genes from wild relatives. An alternative approach is to rapidly domesticate those wild relatives themselves, for example by editing genes that affect flowering…