Category: Research

Peng Liu, co-first author of “Enhanced genome-wide association reveals the role of YABBY11-NGATHA-LIKE1 in leaf serration development of Populus” Current Position: Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI), bioinformatics engineer Education: 2018-2021 Master of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Beijing Forestry…

Umidjon Shapulatov, first author of "The Mediator complex subunit MED25 interacts with HDA9 and PIF4 to regulate thermomorphogenesis" Current Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow at Temasek Life Science Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore.  Education: BSc in Biology, Gulistan state…

Li et al. discover a regulator of alternative splicing during light-regulated plant growth and development https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac235  By Yang Li and Rongcheng Lin  Background: Light is one of the most important environmental factors affecting plant growth and developmental processes,…

Wang et al. demonstrate that TOPP regulates autophagy through ATG1a-ATG13a complex. The Plant Cell (2022). https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac251 By Qiuling Wang, Qianqian Qin, Meifei Su, Na li, Jing Zhang, Yang Liu, Longfeng Yan, and Suiwen Hou Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations,…

The January 2023 issue of The Plant Cell includes a focus issue on “Climate change and plant stress: From genes to ecosystems”. This timely focus issue has in it commentaries, reviews, and research articles on the topic. I particularly enjoyed reading the two reviews that include short perspectives…

Bending or folding in plants is influenced by different factors such as environmental conditions (nutrient, water, light, gravity), abiotic or biotic stress, cell wall properties, and cell differential growth. Jonsson et al. explain how bending is achieved by considering molecular mechanisms, mathematical…

Seed dispersal is a critical ecological process with far-reaching implications. On rare occasions, seeds can be dispersed over vast distances, far beyond the range of the species. These events, known as long-distance dispersal, have profound evolutionary implications by expanding species distribution…

Guard cells are responsible for the opening and closing of stomata through changes in osmotic content and turgor pressure. These changes occur in response to activation or inactivation of ion transport proteins that are in turn regulated by protein kinase and phosphatase networks. The kinase network…