Rytz et al. investigate the selectivity of SUMOylation in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell (2018) https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00993 By Thérèse C. Rytz and Richard D. Vierstra Background: The covalent attachment of small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) to other intracellular proteins is an essential…

Zhou et al. demonstrate that a kinase STRK1 can phosphorylate CatC to enhance rice salt toterance. The Plant Cell (2018). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.01000 By Yan-Biao Zhou, Cong Liu, Jian-Zhong Lin and Xuan-Ming Liu Background: Salt stress can significantly affect plant growth and agricultural…

We can create the right kind of food plants to survive on Mars. Shutterstock/SergeyDV Briardo Llorente, Macquarie University Preparations are already underway for missions that will land humans on Mars in a decade or so. But what would people eat if these missions eventually lead to the permanent…

Keshav Dahal, first author of Growth at elevated CO2 requires acclimation of the respiratory chain to support photosynthesis Current Position: Research Scientist-Plant Stress Physiologist, Fredericton Research and Development Centre Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada / Government of Canada. Education:…

Vadir López-Salmerón, co-first author of A Comprehensive Toolkit for Inducible, Cell Type-Specific Gene Expression in Arabidopsis Current Position: Post-Doctoral Researcher, Developmental Physiology, Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg. Education: PhD (2013) in Plant Molecular Biology at Centro…

Ann-Kathrin Schürholz, co-first author of A Comprehensive Toolkit for Inducible, Cell Type-Specific Gene Expression Current Position: PhD Student, Plant Development, Centre for Organismal Studies Heidelberg. Education: MSc of Molecular Biology, Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg Non-scientific…

Timothy Hearn, first author of BIG regulates dynamic adjustment of circadian period in Arabidopsis thaliana Current Position: Post-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge Education: Degrees & Honours: 2011 BSc Hons (Birmingham), 2016 PhD (Cantab), 2017…

Md. Yeasin Prodhan, first author of Guard cell salicylic acid signaling is integrated into ABA signaling via the Ca2+/CPK-dependent pathway Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh Education:…