Metal Tolerance Protein 8 mediates Mn and Fe homeostasis in seeds
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Plants and seeds are the main dietary source of essential micronutrients in the food chain. The processes regulating transport of micronutrients to and within seeds are critical for germination and enrichment of seeds. Metal transport protein 8 (MTP8) has been characterized as a tonoplast Mn transporter…
Ethylene-inhibited jasmonic acid biosynthesis promotes elongation of etiolated rice seedlings
Plant Science Research Weekly, ResearchDuring germination, the rice shoot is protected by the coleoptile, which is a highly light and hormone-sensitive tissue. While searching for genes involved in ethylene responses, Xiong et al. identified a mutant with an elongated coleoptile, in which the subtending mesocotyl is also elongated; they named…
What We're Reading: May 12th
Blog, Research, Research BlogReview: Synthetic biology approaches for the production of plant metabolites in unicellular organisms ($)
This excellent review by Moses et al. starts by defining the oft-confused terms metabolite engineering and systems biology. Although systems biology can contribute to the former, it is distinguished…
Just add water: Could resurrection plants help feed the world?
GPC Blog, ResearchThis week we spoke to Professor Henk Hilhorst (Wageningen University and Research) about his research on desiccation tolerance in seeds and plants.
Could you begin by telling us a little about your research?
I am a plant physiologist specializing in seed biology. I have a long research…
Division of labor during apical hook formation
The Plant Cell: In BriefSoon after dicots germinate, the hypocotyl arches into a hook-like structure that protects the shoot apical meristem as the seedling grows through the soil. Once the seedling emerges from the ground and senses light, the hypocotyl straightens. The asymmetric growth that results in apical hook formation…
Sabeeha Merchant, Editor-in-Chief
The Plant Cell: Editor ProfilesAreas of expertise
Chlamydomonas, chloroplast biology, metabolic regulation, transcriptomics, proteomics, micronutrients.
Sabeeha Merchant is a Professor of Biochemistry and a member of the Molecular Biology Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles. She completed BS and PhD degrees…
Blake Meyers, Senior Editor
The Plant Cell: Editor ProfilesAreas of expertise
Genomics, microRNAs, bioinformatics, epigenetics.
Blake Meyers is a member at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, and a Professor at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He completed his BA degree at the University of Chicago and his MS and PhD degrees at the…
Plantae Community - The Next Generation: Coming Soon
Blog, Research BlogWe’re excited to announce that in early June, our online community (community.plantae.org), will be maturing into a more collaborative, intuitive workspace for plant scientists to explore.
Over the last few months, we’ve been gathering your user feedback and are upgrading the site to incorporate…
Dan Kliebenstein, Senior Editor
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Editor Profiles
Areas of expertise
Metabolic regulation, secondary metabolism/natural products, statistical genetics, transcriptome and metabolome analysis, plant–biotic interactions.
Dan Kliebenstein is a Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis. He completed a BS degree at Iowa…