Review - Getting to the Roots: A Developmental Genetic View of Root Anatomy and Function From Arabidopsis to Lycophytes (Frontiers in Plant Sci)
Blog, Plant Science Research WeeklyPlant roots are essential organs for water and nutrient uptake, and aboveground biomass support. While these organs are important for many plant functions, the evolutionary history of the root is still unclear. The fossil record suggests that roots evolved in both the lycophyte (clubmosses and their…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Peitong Wang
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesPeitong Wang, first author of Arsentate Induced CHLOROSIS 1/ TRANSLOCON at the outer envelope membrane of CHLOROPLASTS 132 Protects Chloroplasts from Arsenic Toxicity
Current Position: PhD student. State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Resources and Environmental…
What We're Reading: October 12
WWR Full PostGuest editor: Magdalena Julkowska
Magdalena is a PostDoc at King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST, Saudi Arabia) working with Prof. Mark Tester. Her main interests are (1) salt-induced changes in root-to-shoot ratio in Arabidopsis, (2) study the expression patterns in plants…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Cecilie Ida Cetti Hansen
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesCecilie Ida Cetti Hansen, first author of Reconfigured cyanogenic glucoside biosynthesis in Eucalyptus cladocalyx involves a cytochrome P450 CYP706C55
Current Position: PhD fellow at the Section for Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Education: MSc…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Wenshuang Li
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesWenshuang Li, first author of A Musashi Splice Variant and its Interaction Partners Influence Temperature Acclimation in Chlamydomonas
Current position: PhD candidate of Botany, Matthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
Education:…
What Do YOU Want to Ask the Next Editor-in-Chief of The Plant Cell?
Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: News
We have been charged by ASPB to conduct a search for the next Editor-in-Chief of The Plant Cell. Back in March of this year, we began the search process by meeting as a group to discuss potential candidates for this important role. We invited candidates and issued a call for nominations to…
Moonlighting Role of Plastidial NAD-MDH
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSchreier et al. investigate the role of a plastid malate dehydrogenase in early chloroplast development. Plant Cell 30: 1745-1769
Background: Malate dehydrogenases (MDH) are enzymes that are widespread in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. MDH interconverts oxaloacetate and malate, using either NAD or…
The Arabidopsis negative regulator of root hydraulics XND1 is involved in abiotic and biotic stress responses (Nature Comm.)
Plant Science Research WeeklyProper uptake and management of water is essential for plant growth and adaptation to stress. However, there are gaps in the understanding of the genetics of root hydraulics, including the regulatory components. Tang et al. used a genome-wide associate analysis approach to identify XYLEM NAC DOMAIN 1 (XND1),…
ABA-mediated regulation of stomatal density is OST1-independent (Plant Direct)
Plant Science Research WeeklyStomata are not only important for CO2 uptake, but are also important in limiting water loss when the water availability is running low. Stress hormone ABA activates protein kinase OPEN STOMATA 1 (OST1) leading to opening of ion channels, water efflux and stomatal closure. Increased levels of ABA decrease…