Category: The Plant Cell

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.…

We’re excited to annouce the publication of The Plant Cell‘s latest Teaching Tool, “Computational Microscopy: Revealing Molecular Mechanisms in Plants Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations,” by Jiangyan Feng, Jiming Chen, Balaji Selvam, and Diwakar Shukla. Available without subscription at The…

Fixed carbon derived from photosynthates serves critical roles as both a chemical energy reservoir and a building block for anabolic processes.  Environmental constraints that place limitations on a plant’s fixed-carbon economy, such as prolonged darkness and photosynthetic stress, can therefore be…