Plant Physiology

Membrane proteins are synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum and are trafficked through the Golgi, from which they are sorted to the plasma membrane, tonoplast, or other target membranes. In all eukaryotes, secretory traffic to the plasma membrane is mediated by SNARE proteins. In Arabidopsis, three…

Many plant species actively reorient their organs in response to dynamic environmental conditions. Petiole hyponasty is an upward movement of petioles driven by a higher rate of cell expansion on the lower (abaxial) compared with the upper (adaxial) side. Hyponasty is common among rosette species facing…

Keji Yu, first author of VvLAR1 and VvLAR2 are bi-functional enzymes for proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in grapevine Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, Center for Viticulture and Enology, China Agricultural University Education: B.E. in Food Bioengineering, China Agricultural University Non-scientific…

Kerri Hunter, first author of CRK2 enhances salt tolerance by regulating callose deposition in connection with PLDα1 Current Position: Doctoral student, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland Education: MSc Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry,…

Jieming Shi, first author of GRF: a generic and high-sensitivity tool for genome-wide de novo repeat detection Current Position: Software Engineer, TrustiPhi LLC, Ohio, US Education: PhD, Miami University, Ohio, US Non-scientific Interests: Software Development Brief bio: Jieming Shi is a software…

Jordan Zager, first author of Gene Networks Underlying Cannabinoid and Terpenoid Accumulation in Cannabis Current Position: President, Co-Founder Dewey Scientific Education: B.Sc. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; B.Sc. Biology; PhD Molecular Plant Sciences Non-scientific Interests: Skiing,…

Author: Masanori Izumi Affiliation: Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980–8578, Japan Plants are photoautotrophs that grow via photosynthetic energy production. Under irradiation, chloroplasts in the plant’s green tissues convert light energy…

Philippa Borrill, first author of Identification of transcription factors regulating senescence in wheat through gene regulatory network modelling Current Position: Lecturer at The University of Birmingham, UK Education: PhD in Biology, John Innes Centre, UK; BA Hons in Plant and Microbial Sciences,…