Category: The Plant Cell

Xiong and Yang et al. explore how plants regulate rapid opening of the apical hook in the light. By Jiawei Xiong and Dawei Zhang, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan…

Song, Jin, Chen, He, Li, Tang, et al. establish that independent evolutionary processes in ancestral land plants led to homo- and heteromeric geranyl diphosphate synthases. Shuyan Song and Shan Lu School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China Background: Terpenoids are a…

Radchuk et al. explore the physiological role of SWEETs in barley grain development. By Volodymyr Radchuk and Ljudmilla Borisjuk Leibniz-Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben, Germany Background: Sugars Will Eventually be Exported Transporter (SWEET) is a large…

In the month of June, we published many groundbreaking manuscripts. Behind 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…

Wang et al. revealed fine regulation of inflorescence branching in tomato. The Plant Cell (2023). By X.T. Wang and X. Cui Background: The number of branches in the inflorescence affects yield in food crops and the aesthetics of ornamental plants. Two MADS-box transcription factors, SISTER OF TM3…

Guo, Chen, Peng, and colleagues study the translational regulation of gene expression during grain development in bread wheat. By Yiwen Guo, Yongming Chen, and Huiru Peng Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization, Beijing Key Laboratory…

In the month of May, we published many groundbreaking manuscripts. Behind those manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Facebook and Twitter — now, read more about why they chose to pursue…

Chia et al. explore the mechanisms mediating systemic shoot-to-root signaling of copper status. Ju-Chen Chia and Olena K. Vatamaniuk, Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University Background: The micronutrients copper (Cu) and iron (Fe) are essential for plant growth…