Phosphorylase enzyme required for small starch granules in wheat
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellNitin Uttam Kamble shows that the enzyme α-glucan phosphorylase interacts with a carbohydrate-binding protein to initiate the formation of small B-type starch granules in wheat.
Nitin Uttam Kamble, Farrukh Makhamadnojov, Brendan Fahy, David Seung
John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, NR4 7UH,…
What happens when DNA breaks are repaired and when repair fails?
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSamach et al. use a pigment-based visual assay to explore the repair of double-stranded DNA breakd in plants.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad209
Avraham Levy and Aviva Samach, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Background: Plant breeding is the art of combining desirable traits…
A liverwort view of gibberellin biosynthesis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSun et al. investigated genes related to gibberellin biosynthesis in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha and found them to be critical for far-red light responses. The Plant Cell (2023).
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad216
By Rui Sun and Takayuki Kohchi (Kyoto University)
Background: The…
ZmNAC128 and ZmNAC130 coordinate with Opaque2 to promote endosperm filling in maize
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellChen, Yu, He, Peng et al. investigate the synchronized mechanisms of endosperm filling, from nutrient uptake to the biosynthesis of storage reserves.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad215
By Di Peng and Zhiyong Zhang
School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University…
A transcriptional network that controls strawberry fruit ripening
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellXiaojing Li and Guozheng Qin, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Background: Strawberry is an important horticultural crop with a high economic value worldwide. Various factors regulate the ripening of strawberry fruit, including the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA), epigenetic modifications,…
The Plant Cell Features October First Authors
Blog, Community, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesBehind those manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more about why they chose to pursue plant sciences and click on the links to read their articles.
Yi…
A CRISPRi library screen reveals growth-robustness tradeoffs in Synechocystis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMiao & Jahn et al. generated and screened a large CRISPRi-based library of Synechocystis in 11 different growth conditions to reveal growth-robustness tradeoffs and to discover genes with condition specific importance and additional functions.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad208
By Rui…
Understanding secondary cell wall biosynthesis to improve fiber quality in cotton
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWang et al. investigate cotton fiber secondary cell wall biosynthesis in Gossypium hirsutum. The Plant Cell (2023).
By Yao Wang and Xue-Bao Li
Background: Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) produces natural fibers (unicellular trichomes) on the seed, making it a valuable crop for the worldwide textile…
N6-methyladenosine mRNA modification dynamics in plant immunity
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellPrall et al. explore how post-transcriptional regulation of mRNA mediated by methylation at the N6 position of adenine affects plants preparedness and reactivity to pathogen stress.
Wil Prall and Brian Gregory, University of Pennsylvania Department of Biology
Background: To determine how plants…