Category: The Plant Cell

Guo et al. demonstrate how perceived developmental signals modulate cytokinin homeostasis to shape the rice inflorescence. The Plant Cell (2020) https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00351.  By Tao Guo, Zi-Qi Lu, Jun-Xiang Shan, Wang-Wei Ye, Nai-Qian Dong, Hong-Xuan Lin  Background: Rice is one of…

Constance Musseau, first author of The tomato Guanylate-Binding Protein SlGBP1 enables fruit tissue differentiation by maintaining endopolyploid cells in a non-proliferative state Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher, Department of Plant Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU),…

Chaobin Li, first author of A SnRK1-ZmRFWD3-Opaque2 signaling axis regulates diurnal nitrogen accumulation in maize seeds Current Position: Postdoc, Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern Education: Ph.D. in Shanghai University; B.S. in Shanghai University Non-scientific Interests: hiking,…

Gao et al. demonstrate that CK1 regulates plant cytorhabdovirus infections in both plants and insects. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00369   By Qiang Gao and Xian-Bing Wang, China Agricultural University  Background: Phosphorylation is a widespread post-translational modification…

Nitrogen (N) is the most abundant element in Earth’s atmosphere. However, plants must capture this essential element from soil through their roots. To do this, legume roots forge symbioses with rhizobia to initiate nodule development. Root nodules provide rhizobia an environment suitable for converting…

McLoughlin et al. uncover the critical roles of autophagy in recycling amino acids and nitrogen-rich nucleotides, adjusting respiratory substrates, and the retention of assimilated nitrogen in maize during fixed-carbon starvation. The Plant Cell (2020) https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00226  Background:…

Rui Zhang, first author of Identification of the Key Regulatory Genes Involved in Elaborate Petal Development and Specialized Character Formation in Nigella damascena (Ranunculaceae) Current Position: Assistant Professor, State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany,…

Emily R. Larson, co-first author of Synergy among exocyst and SNARE interactions identifies a functional hierarchy in secretion during vegetative growth Current Position: Senior research associate, School of Life Sciences, University of Bristol Education: PhD: University of Vermont, Burlington VT…