Plant Physiology

Maria Grazia Annunziata Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany. Lignin is a class of complex aromatic polymers particularly important in the formation of cell walls, especially in wood and bark. Lignin contributes to plant structure, support and defence…

Lynn GL Richardson Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 Positive strand (+) RNA viruses act as their own messengers, encoding an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase that can replicate their sense RNA genome. This allows (+)RNA viruses to replicate outside the…

Commentary by Maria Papanatsiou We live an era where omic approaches are essential to decode scientific hypotheses. Indeed, technological advances have accelerated science, resulting in a plethora of insights.  During the past decade, the plant science community has profited from using large and…

Amna Mhamdi, Ghent University, Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, and VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, 9052 Ghent, Belgium Defense reactions are the fascinating result of a complex network between signals, receptors and effectors, where any missed nodes may spell disaster.…

Liang-Yu Hou, first author of NTRC plays a crucial role in starch metabolism, redox balance and tomato fruit growth Current Position: PhD candidate in Dr. Peter Geigenberger’s lab, at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Education: Bsc in Life Science at the National Central University…

Daniele Rosado, first author of Downregulation of PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR 4 influences plant development and fruit production Current Position: PhD student in the group of Prof. Magdalena Rossi at the Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo Education: B.Sc. in Biology, University…

Moonhyuk Kwon, co-first author of Catalytic plasticity of germacrene A oxidase underlies sesquiterpene lactone diversification Current Position: Research Assistant Professor, Gyeongsang National University, Korea / Visiting Professor, University of Calgary, Canada Education: Ph.D. and B.S. in Seoul…

Trinh-Don Nguyen, co-first author of Catalytic plasticity of germacrene A oxidase underlies sesquiterpene lactone diversification Current position: Mitacs Elevate postdoctoral fellow, University of British Columbia and Supra Research & Development (Kelowna, BC, Canada) Education: BSc (Viet Nam…