Viruses on the move in the extracellular space
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: News and Views, ResearchLynn 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…
MVApp flies its flag to the challenging frontier of multivariate data analysis
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: News and Views, ResearchCommentary 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…
A novel specialized immune player: BSK5 is required for restricting pathogen progression
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: News and Views, ResearchAmna 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.…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Liang-Yu Hou
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesLiang-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…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Daniele Rosado
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesDaniele 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…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Moonhyuk Kwon
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesMoonhyuk 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…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Trinh-Don Nguyen
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesTrinh-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…
Pinstatic acid as a dissection tool-kit for transcriptional and non-transcriptional auxin responses
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: News and Views, ResearchAuthor: Magdalena M. Julkowska
Affiliation: Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University for Science & Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Auxin is one of the most studied plant hormones, and it comes in various forms. Whereas…
Recognizing Plant Physiology first authors: Vanessa Loiacono
Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Author ProfilesVanessa Loiacono, first author of Establishment of a Heterologous RNA Editing Event in Chloroplasts
Current Position: Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University – Ithaca, NY
Education: B.Sc. Biological Sciences, University of Bari – Italy; M.Sc. Horticultural…