Category: The Plant Cell

Brumos and Zhao et al. developed an improved set of genetic tools to make precise sequence modifications in large DNA fragments and used them to tag hundreds of plant genes, including those involved in auxin production. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00431 By Javier Brumos, Anna Stepanova,…

Karnelia Paul, co-first author of A tripartite interaction among the basidiomycete Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, N2-fixing endobacteria, and rice improves nitrogen nutrition in plants Current Position: PhD student in Department of Biotechnology and Dr. B.C. Guha Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology,…

Chinmay Saha, co-first author of A tripartite interaction among the basidiomycete Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, N2-fixing endobacteria, and rice improves nitrogen nutrition in plants Current Position: Faculty in Genome Science, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235,…

Floral scent, a blend of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), is a communication signal central to plant interactions. For example, VOCs attract pollinators when flowers are opened (Muhleman et al., 2015). However, some plants do not cross-pollinate and depend less on VOCs. Flowers are fragile structures…

Krynická et al. uncover the critical role of the FtsH1/3 protease complex in the acclimation of a model cyanobacterium to nutrient stress. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00411 By Vendula Krynická1,2 and Philip J. Jackson3,4  1Centre Algatech, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech…

Jeonghwa Oh, first author of PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR 8 inhibits phytochrome A-mediated far-red light responses in Arabidopsis Current Position: Ph.D. candidate, Plant Biology Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Education: B.S., Department…

Inmaculada Couso, first author of Phosphorus availability regulates TORC1 signaling via LST8 in Chlamydomonas Current Position: Marie S. Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis Institute in Sevilla, Spain Education: PhD. Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry Div. University…

Sun et al. showed that OR interacts with TCP14 in the nucleus of dark-germinated seedlings and reduces chlorophyll biosynthesis, thylakoid membrane development and expression of EARLY LIGHT-INDUCIBLE PROTEINS, and that subsequent illumination relieves this repression. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.…