Category: The Plant Cell

AuBuchon-Elder and Coneva et al. reveal an important function for apparently non-functional floral structures. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.004242 By Taylor AuBuchon-Elder1,*, Viktoriya Coneva1,2*, Doug K. Allen1,3†, and Elizabeth A. Kellogg1† 1Donald Danforth Plant Science…

Jing Liu, first author of SPIKE1 Activates the GTPase ROP6 to Guide the Polarized Growth of Infection Threads in Lotus japonicus Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology Education: Ph.D. in Genetics, CAS Center…

Andan Zhu, co-first author of Temporal regulation of metabolome and proteome in photosynthetic and photorespiratory pathways contributes to maize heterosis Current Position: Professor, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: Ph. D. from…

Zhi Li, co-first author of Temporal regulation of metabolome and proteome in photosynthetic and photorespiratory pathways contributes to maize heterosis Current Position: Postdoc in Dr. Z. Jeffrey Chen’s lab at The University of Texas at Austin Education: Ph.D. from China Agricultural University Non-scientific…

Liang et al. demonstrate that auxin modulates sucrose transport to repress petal abscission in rose. The Plant Cell (2020).  https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00695 By Yue Liang, Chuyan Jiang, Yang Liu, Yuerong Gao, Jingyun Lu, Palinuer Aiwail, Zhangjun Fei, Cai-Zhong Jiang, Bo Hong, Chao Ma and Junping…

The movement of electrons between molecules and organelles via redox reactions is a cornerstone of cellular metabolism. Electron carriers such as nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and its phosphorylated form NADP mediate reduction or oxidation reactions via their own conversion between reduced…

Li et al. identify a link between the unfolded protein response and the heat shock response. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00260 By Zhaoxia Li and Stephen Howell Plant Sciences Institute, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa USA   Background: In the face of climate change, heat…

Dr. Fen Liu, first author of AUTOPHAGY-RELATED14 And Its Associated Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Complex Promotes Autophagy In Arabidopsis Current Position: Research scientist at Lushan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China Education: PhD South China Botanical Garden,…