Combinatorial Chemistry Solutions to Explore Intracellular Trafficking
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMishev, Lu, et al. discover a new chemical inhibitor of a protein family involved in the regulation of endomembrane transport. Mishev, Lu, et al. Plant Cell (2018) https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00145
By Kiril Mishev and Qing Lu
Background: The structural and functional compartmentalization…
A New Chemical (ES4) Affects Intracellular Trafficking in Plants
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBy Urszula Kania, Tomasz Nodzyński and Jiří Friml
Background: Membrane proteins integrated into the lipid membranes of trafficking vesicles follow an elaborated road to arrive to their destination where they perform their tasks. Precise intracellular routing is especially critical and visible in…
Alternative Splicing Regulates Mineral Homeostasis
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellDong et al. identify important regulators of mineral nutrition in rice. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00051
By Luqing Zheng
College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, P. R. China
Background: Mineral nutrients are essential for plant growth…
Receptor Kinases Control Anther Cell Differentiation
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellCui et al. found new vital players in regulating anther development. The Plant Cell (2018). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00586
By Yanwei Cui and Xiaoping Gou
Background: Anther is the male organ to produce pollen for pollination in angiosperms. The archesporial cells in early anther divide…
Ferroptosis: A companion of ROS in fighting Magnaporthe in rice
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefInvasion of plant tissues by pathogens is well known to activate localized reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and cell death. However, the sources of ROS production and their role in triggering cell death are enigmatic. A recent study by Dangol et al. (2018) shows that, in rice (Oryza sativa),…
mRNA Localization in Rice Endosperm Cells Requires RBP-P
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellTian et al. study the developing rice endosperm. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00321
By Li Tian and Thomas W. Okita
Background: Messenger RNAs (mRNAs) are transported to specific subcellular compartments for localized processing or translation, facilitating protein targeting and assembly of…
Power Play in the TOR Growth Circuit
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMubeen et al. investigate cellular homeostasis related to the TOR kinase complex. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00159
By Umarah Mubeen and Patrick Giavalisco, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Golm, Germany.
Background: Growth and cellular development are controlled…
A Positive Regulatory Loop for Systemic Acquired Resistance
Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWang et al. find a positive feedback loop consisting of MPK3/6, WRKY33, ALD1, and pipecolic acid regulates local immune amplification contributing to systemic acquired resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00547
By Yiming Wang, Jürgen Zeier, and Kenichi Tsuda…
New imaging technique developed for the quantitative visualization of sucrose in plants
Blog, Plant Physiology(Translated from the original)
Regina Devrient Press and Public Relations
Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research
Sucrose is the primary transport form of sugar in plants. It therefore plays an essential role as an energy source, but also as a signal generator under…