Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Ping Wang
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesPing Wang, first author of Cotton wall-associated kinase GhWAK7A mediates responses to fungal wilt pathogens by complexing with the chitin sensory receptors
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station,…
Follow that Protein: SNAP-tagging Permits High-resolution Protein Localization
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefProtein analysis relies heavily on the production of ‘tagged’ proteins, i.e. recombinant proteins that contain both a functional peptide sequence and a peptide or chemical label (the ‘tag’). Common tags include fluorescent proteins (FPs), which make tagged proteins easier to detect, as well as…
Sometimes “jammed paper” can be a good thing: functional interactions between pectins and cellulose in the plant cell wall
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellDu et al. explore how pectins interact with cellulose in the plant cell wall.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00252
By Juan Du1 and Charles T. Anderson2,3
1Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu…
Useless no more: infertile spikelets contribute to grain yield in a major food crop and its relatives
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellAuBuchon-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…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Jing Liu
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesJing 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…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Andan Zhu
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesAndan 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…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Zhi Li
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesZhi 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…
The sweet smell of sucrose transport during rose petal abscission
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLiang 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…
Tracking the Courier: In Planta Imaging of NADH/NAD+ Ratios with a Genetically Encoded Biosensor
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefThe 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…