KETCHing up with gametogenesis: nucleocytoplasmic import and cell cycle control
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefIn eukaryotes, active import of large signaling molecules and proteins over 40kD in the nucleus is mediated by aptly named “importin” proteins. As there are considerably fewer importins than there are cargos, determining how cargo-transporter specificity is mediated constitutes a challenging issue…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Taro Kimura
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesTaro Kimura, first author of Arabidopsis ROOT PHOTOTROPISM2 is a Light-Dependent Dynamic Modulator of Phototropin1
Current Position: Post-doctoral researcher at Niigata University
Education: Ph.D, Master of Science and BSc at Niigata University
Non-scientific Interests: reading, driving, baseball
Brief…
A GDSL Lipase Facilitates Ethylene Signaling in Rice
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhao et al. investigate the function of a GDSL lipase in ethylene signaling in rice roots The Plant Cell (2020). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00840
By He Zhao and Jinsong Zhang, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Background: The plant hormone ethylene…
Thylakoid membranes or a disulfide bond help to properly fold Plsp1, a protein that is essential for photosynthesis
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMcKinnon et al. investigate the effects of a membrane on the folding of a thylakoid protease. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00797
By Lucas McKinnon and Steven Theg
Background: Inside a chloroplast is the light-absorbing membrane called the thylakoid, which contains many different proteins…
Cytokinin can reprogram leaf patterning
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMuszynski et al. explore the mechanisms controlling tissue organization in developing leaves.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00677
By Michael G. Muszynski, University of Hawaiʻi – Mānoa
Background: Leaves are responsible for capturing sunlight and carbon dioxide that provide…
Cellulose synthase-like D (CSLD) 3 protein is a beta-1,4-glucan synthase
Research, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYang et al. probe the biosynthetic activity of a protein involved in cell wall deposition.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00637
Jiyuan Yang, Erik Nielsen. Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Background:…
Double Crossed: CDKG1 Regulates Crossover Formation by Stabilizing Meiotic and Somatic Recombination Intermediates
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefGenetic recombination is the process by which novel genotypes are generated from the genetic material of both parents. In eukaryotes, homologous chromosomes synapse and recombine during meiotic prophase I, during which double-stranded breaks (DSBs) are formed by DNA topoisomerases such as SPO11. If large…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Alex Harkess
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesAlex Harkess, first author of Sex determination by two Y-linked genes in garden asparagus
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Auburn University; Faculty Investigator, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Education: B.S. Botany, Miami University (OH); Ph.D. Plant Biology, University of Georgia
Non-scientific…
How Light Activates the Plant Circadian Clock
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLiu et al. discover how members of the photosensory-signaling pathway orchestrate circadian clock gene expression to regulate plant responses to daily changes in the light environment. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00981
Background: Plants use an endogenous time-keeping mechanism known…