SYMPL sparks sensor development
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSafi & Smagghe et al. explore liquid–liquid phase separation for developing fluorescent sensors of protein interaction and kinase activity in plants.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad188
By Wouter Smagghe1,2, Alaeddine Safi1,2 , Jelle van Leene1,2 and Steffen Vanneste3
1Department of…
The Plant Cell Features September 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.
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Metacaspases meet stress granules
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellRuiz-Solaní et al. examine how a cysteine protease interacts with stress granules, a type of membrane-less condensate, under heat stress and aging
By Nerea Ruiz-Solaní1,2, Laia Armengot1,2 and Núria S. Coll1,3
1 Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Bellaterra…
The P-body component DECAPPING5 regulates flowering time via liquid-liquid phase separation
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWang et al. investigate role of the DCP5-SSF complex in the nucleus
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad151
Wanyi Wang, Chuanhong Wang, Yunhe Wang, Jing Ma. The National Engineering Lab of Crop Stress Resistance Breeding, the School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University.
Background:…
Chloroplast double-stranded RNA can silence nuclear genes
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBélanger et al. investigate the silencing of nuclear genes mediated by chloroplast double-stranded RNA transgenes The Plant Cell (2023).
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad165
By Sébastien Bélanger
Background: Plants have three genomes: the nuclear, the mitochondrial and the chloroplast…
The phosphatase PC1 switches off catalase to balance salt tolerance and growth
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellCong Liu, Jianzhong Lin, and Xuanming Liu and colleagues show that the protein phosphatase PC1 dephosphorylates and deactivates CatC to negatively regulate H2O2 homeostasis and salt tolerance in rice.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad167
By Cong Liu, Jianzhong Lin, and Xuanming Liu
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A single phosphorylation event alters root behavior
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSiao et al. demonstrate that single phosphorylation on a protein alters root behavior in Arabidopsis.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad141
By Wei Siao and Eugenia Russinova, VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology
Background: Plant roots react to their environment by using hormone signaling…
A molecular module in gibberellin signaling-mediated flowering
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhang and Jian et al. reveal an epigenetic regulatory mechanism underlying gibberellin signaling-mediated flowering.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad166
By Chunyu Zhang and Xingliang Hou; South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
Background: The timing…
Leaf starch reserves keep stomata on time
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellImage credit for featured image: Gilles Pantin
Westgeest et al. use a high-throughput phenotyping pipeline to explore the connection between leaf starch and stomatal opening
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad158
Adrianus J. Westgeest and Florent Pantin, L’Institut Agro, Montpellier,…