Review: Emerging roles of cortical microtubule–membrane interactions ($)
Blog, Plant Science Research Weekly, Research, Research BlogThe plant cytoskeleton forms a dynamic and complex architecture in all plant cells and comes with a myriad number of functions, from allowing intracellular transport to regulating gene expression. In this review, Yoshihisa Oda focuses on the purposes of cortical microtubule (cMT) arrays, which are anchored…
Review: Acid growth, an ongoing trip
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Plant growth is determined not only by cell division, but also by loosening of the cell wall. Arsuffi and Braybrook review our understanding of the mechanisms of cell wall loosening. Already in the 1970s scientists started to observe that low pH leads to increased growth, using destructive experiments.…
Letter: New database for metal and metalloid accumulating plants
Blog, Plant Science Research Weekly, Research, Research BlogPlants that can accumulate metals or metalloids in their living tissues to extremely high levels (hyperaccumulators) can be used to model metal uptake and biotic interactions and used for phytoremediation, among other uses. While the uses for hyperaccumulators are vast, until now a database with global…
Commentary: The next generation of training for Arabidopsis researchers: Bioinformatics and quantitative biology
Blog, Plant Science Research Weekly, Research, Research BlogFriesner and 38 other authors have written a Commentary outlining the need to radically redesign training for plant scientists to work with the massive production of biological data. They recommend a comprehensive revision of how we train undergraduate through post-docs, as well as opportunities for…
What We're Reading: December 8th
Blog, Research, Research Blog, WWR Full PostCommentary: The next generation of training for Arabidopsis researchers: Bioinformatics and quantitative biology
Friesner and 38 other authors have written a Commentary outlining the need to radically redesign training for plant scientists to prepare for the massive production of biological data.…
Update: Impacts of fluctuating light on crop performance
Blog, Plant Science Research Weekly, Research, Research BlogLight intensity varies seasonally, with time of day, with cloudiness, and as overlying leaves move in the wind. A sudden change in light intensity alters photosynthetic responses, but not all responses change at the same rate. For example, upon an increase in light intensity, photosynthetic electron…
Update: The actin cytoskeleton: functional arrays for cytoplasmic organization and cell shape control
Blog, Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Updates, Research, Research BlogBy Daniel B. Szymanski and Christopher J. Staiger
A dynamic network of filamentous elements, the cytoskeleton, holds the key to patterning of the cell wall during growth. This review focuses on the actin cytoskeleton during cell morphogenesis. The field is progressing rapidly, enabled by forward-…
Update: The plant trans-Golgi network. Not just a matter of distinction.
Blog, Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: Updates, Research, Research BlogBy Michel Ruiz Rosquete, Destiny Jade Davis, and Georgia Drakakaki
Abstract
Transport networks may be defined as sets of connected nodes or hubs where cargo from different origins are sorted to their final destinations. The trans-Golgi Network (TGN) is the most discussed and arguably busiest hub…
Recognizing featured Plant Cell first authors: Hong-Chao Duan
Blog, Research, Research Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesHong-Chao Duan is featured first author of ALKBH10B is An RNA N6-Methyladenosine Demethylase Affecting Arabidopsis Floral Transition.
Current Position: Research Assistant, Peking University, China
Education: PhD (2017) Chemical Biology, Peking University, China. BS (2011) Chemistry, Nankai University,…