Regulation of a calcium-dependent protein kinase in response to osmotic stress
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellFan et al. explore how ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis regulates the levels of active kinase in plant responses to osmotic stress.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad173
Wei Fan and Zixing Li
School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Background:…
The NLR receptor ZAR1 has been guarding receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases since the Jurassic
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellAdachi et al. explore the conservation of a nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat immune receptor.
Hiroaki Adachi1,2,3, Toshiyuki Sakai1,2, Jiorgos Kourelis1, Hsuan Pai1, Jose L. Gonzalez Hernandez4, Yoshinori Utsumi5, Motoaki Seki5,6,7, Abbas Maqbool1 and Sophien Kamoun1*
1The Sainsbury Laboratory,…
SKIPping over JAZs to improve seed maturation and viability
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellVishal Varshney and Manoj Majee, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad199
Vishal Varshney et al. investigate the F-box protein SKIP31 in Arabidopsis, revealing a role for this protein in seed maturation,…
A New Look at Virus Movement: An Unexpected Role of dsRNA-Induced Immunity
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHuang et al. investigate the mechanisms of dsRNA-induced pattern-triggered immunity against viruses.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad176
Manfred Heinlein (Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France)
Background: Plants use different…
Guard Cell Walls: Who Calls the Shots?
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZheng et al. demonstrate that polar stiffening of guard cell walls is essential for stomatal functioning.
By Lin Zheng and Hongzhi Wang
Beijing Key Laboratory of Agricultural Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences,…
The Molecular Switch Governing the Heat Stress Response in Wheat
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWang et al. explore how SUMOylation of a key transcription factor affects heat stress responses in wheat.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad192
By Jie Liu and Haoran Wang; Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE), Beijing Key…
Jasmonate-regulated gibberellin catabolism slows rice growth during herbivory
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellJin et al. identify a mechanism for rice growth suppression during herbivore attack.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad191
Gaochen Jin1, Jinfeng Qi2, Hongyue Zu1, Shuting Liu1, Jonathan Gershenzon3, Yonggen Lou1, Ian T. Baldwin4, Ran Li1,*
1State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Ministry of…
Quinone Biosynthesis in Plastids and Cyanobacteria
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellStutts et al. explore an evolutionary mystery in quinone biosynthesis.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad202
By Lauren Stutts1, Scott Latimer1, Zhaniya Batyrshina1, Gabriella Dickinson1, Hans Alborn2, Anna K. Block2, and Gilles J. Basset1
1Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of…
A cell surface player required for dehydration signaling in foxtail millet
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhao, Zhang, Liu et al. identify an essential kinase for foxtail millet dehydration tolerance.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad200
By Yuxue Zhang and Meicheng Zhao
Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Hebei Key Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Center for Agricultural Resources Research,…