Category: Plant Physiology

The prohibitin (PHB) protein family is highly conserved from prokaryotes to eukaryotes (Van Aken et al., 2010). Initially identified as a tumor suppressor in rat liver, PHBs in animals are localized in various cell compartments, including mitochondria, nuclei, and plasma membranes, and function as scaffold…

Julia Bellstädt, first author of A mobile auxin signal connects temperature sensing in cotyledons with growth responses in hypocotyls Current Position: PhD student, Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Dept. of Crop Physiology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany Education:…

Xiaojing Bi, first author of CENTRORADIALIS interacts with FLOWERING LOCUS T-like genes to control spikelet initiation, floret development and grain number Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Institute for Plant Genetics, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany Education: PhD, Crop Genetics,…

Robert Skelton1 1 Dept. of Integrative Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94707. Stems of land plants provide mechanical support and long-distance transport of water and carbohydrates. Although it has long been recognized that plant stems can also store water, it remains…

Jennifer Schoberer, first author of Golgi localization of GnTI requires a polar amino acid residue within its transmembrane domain Current Position: Senior PostDoc, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria Education: Master’s in Biology at the University of Vienna,…

Yubing He, the first author of PINOID is required for formation of the stigma and style in rice Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China Education: Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular biology, College of Life…

By Tessa Moses, The Institute of Quantitative Biology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology (IQB3), The King’s Buildings, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FF, United Kingdom Photosynthesis is the process in which solar energy is used to fix atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) to chemical energy in…

Mohan Sharma, first author of Glucose-regulated HLP1 acts as a key molecule in governing thermomemory Current Position: Ph.D. student Education: MSc Non-scientific Interests:  Adventure sports, classical music, travelling Brief bio: I was fortunate to join the group of Dr. Ashverya Laxmi,…