ac4C modification of mRNA is required for plant development
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWang et al. reveal the wide occurrence and biological function of N4-acetylcytidine in plant mRNA.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad189
Huijie Liu and Mingjia Chen
College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China
Background: Eukaryotic mRNA harbors more…
Overcoming barriers to bioengineering new disease resistance
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBentham, De la Concepcion et al. fine-tuned a plant immune receptor pair to allow for engineering new specificities while avoiding autoactivation.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad204
Adam R Bentham, Mark J Banfield
Department of Biochemistry and Metabolism, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research…
A regulatory loop involving FLOWERING PROMOTING FACTOR1-like proteins, VERNALIZATION1, and FLOWERING LOCUS T1 represses flowering in Brachypodium distachyon
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLiu et al. identify two proteins that repress flowering by acting on the florigen activation complex.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad190
Background: Timely flowering is critical for plant reproductive success. FLOWERING PROMOTING FACTOR1 (FPF1), a small protein without any known domains, has…
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
Background:…