
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Akira Yoshinari
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesAkira Yoshinari, first author of Transport-coupled ubiquitination of a borate transporter BOR1 for its boron-dependent degradation
Current Position: Postdoc, Institute of Transformative Biomolecules (WPI-ITbM), Nagoya University
Education: Ph.D., Hokkaido University, Japan; bachelor degree, Tohoku…

Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Jiao Zhan
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Jiao Zhan, first author of Inverse regulation of light harvesting and photoprotection mediated by a 3' end-derived sRNA in cyanobacteria
Current Position: Assistant researcher, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Education: Ph.D., Genetics, University of Chinese Academy of…

Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Masaomi Yamamrua
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Masaomi Yamamrua, co-first author of Seed-coat Protective Neolignans are Produced by the Dirigent Protein AtDP1 and the Laccase AtLAC5 in Arabidopsis
Current Position: Specially appointed assistant professor, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH), Kyoto University
Education: Ph.D.…

Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Keiko Yonekura-Sakakibara
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Keiko Yonekura-Sakakibara, co-first author of Seed-coat Protective Neolignans are Produced by the Dirigent Protein AtDP1 and the Laccase AtLAC5 in Arabidopsis
Current Position: Senior Research Scientist, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Japan
Education: Ph.D. in Science, Osaka University,…

Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Ciera Martinez
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Ciera Martinez, first author of Spatial transcriptional signatures define margin morphogenesis along the proximal-distal and medio-lateral axes in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) leaves
Current Position: Research Lead, Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences, Berkeley Institute of Data Science
Education:…

Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Yuge Li
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Yuge Li, co-first author of EDS1-Interacting J Protein 1 (EIJ1) Is an Essential Negative Regulator of Plant Innate Immunity in Arabidopsis
Current Position: Associate Professor, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Education: Ph.D. from Sun Yat-sen University
Non-scientific…

Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Hailun Liu
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Hailun Liu, co-first author of EDS1-Interacting J Protein 1 (EIJ1) Is an Essential Negative Regulator of Plant Innate Immunity in Arabidopsis
Current Position: Postdoc in South China Botanical Garden
Education: PhD from Nanjing Agricultural University
Non-scientific Interests: cooking, PUBG
Brief…

Small Cells, Big Impact: RNA-Protein Complexes in a Cyanobacterium
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellRiediger et al. investigate the RNA-protein complexome of a photosynthetic cyanobacterium. The Plant Cell. https://bit.ly/3njpBn4
By Matthias Riediger and Wolfgang R. Hess
Background: Cyanobacteria are a unique group of bacteria with the ability to perform plant-like photosynthesis. Like their…

Transport-coupled ubiquitination of BOR1
Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYoshinari et al. demonstrate that boron-dependent poly-ubiquitination and subsequent degradation of BOR1 is coupled with its boron transport activity. Plant Cell https://bit.ly/2JYEooF
By Akira Yoshinari
Background: Abundance and activity of nutrient transporters are continuously tuned to both…
