Category: The Plant Cell

Traubenik et al. highlight the importance of translational control and mRNA decay for successful establishment of the nitrogen-fixing symbiosis. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00647 By Soledad Traubenik, Mauricio Reynoso, Flavio Blanco, and María Eugenia Zanetti Background: Legume plants…

An enduring goal of biologists is to link variation in the genome to phenotype. The discovery of easily measurable genetic markers in the recent past has led to the identification of variants controlling different traits through linkage analysis. Subsequently, advances in high-throughput sequencing have…

Shauni McGregor, co-first author of A PXY-Mediated Transcriptional Network Integrates Signaling Mechanisms to Control Vascular Development in Arabidopsis Current Position: PhD student and the University of Sheffield Education: BSc in Biological Sciences and MScR in developmental plant genetics from…

Margot Smit, co-first author of A PXY-Mediated Transcriptional Network Integrates Signaling Mechanisms to Control Vascular Development in Arabidopsis Current Position: HHMI postdoc in the group of Prof. Dr. Dominique Bergmann, Stanford University Department of Biology Education: MSc in Biotechnology…

When your fort is under attack during battle, and the wall is breached, you can choose to fight, flee, or forgo. Plants, on the other hand, are left with little choice: they must fight. Winning any battle, though, depends on a multitude of factors, most notably your available arsenal, soldiers, and importantly,…

Oh et al. identify a far-red light-specific role for PIF8. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00515 By Jeonghwa Oh, KAIST Background: When plants are in the dark, their stems get longer to search for light. When reaching the light, plant photoreceptors called phytochromes perceive light…

Trevor Nolan, first author of Brassinosteroids: Multi-Dimensional Regulators of Plant Growth, Development, and Stress Responses Current Position: Postdoc in the laboratory of Philip Benfey, Duke University and HHMI Education: Ph.D. in Genetics from Iowa State University Non-scientific Interests:…

Fei Gao, first author of The transcription factor bHLH121 interacts with bHLH105 (ILR3) and its closest homologues to regulate Fe homeostasis in Arabidopsis Current Position: Ph.D. student in the lab of Dr. Christian Dubos at BPMP, INRA, CNRS, SupAgro, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France Education:…