Casting a Network to Capture Vascular Development
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSmit et al. uncover a feed-forward loop that controls vascular development in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00562
By Margot E. Smit1, Siobhán M. Brady2, and J. Peter Etchells3
1 Stanford University
2 UC Davis
3 Durham University
Background: Vascular tissues…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Brendan O’Leary
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesBrendan O’Leary, first author of Metabolite regulatory interactions control plant respiratory metabolism via Target of Rapamycin (TOR) kinase activation
Current Position: Postdoc, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Education:…
The spikelet, a different “flower” in rice
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellDescriptive paragraph. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00682
By Hui Zhuang and Yunfeng Li
Background: The spikelet, often mistaken for a “flower”, is actually an inflorescence unit and can produce one or more florets in some species of grass. This implies that it could be possible…
Stiffening stems: identification of the stiff1 gene involved in maize stalk strength
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefStalk lodging, a structural failure in which crop stalks break prior to harvest, can result in high grain moisture, reduce grain quality, and cause harvesting difficulties. For the popular high-yielding cereal maize (Zea mays), lodging may result in global annual yield reductions of approximately 5-20%…
Mightier than Muscle: A Near-atomic View of Pollen Actin Filaments
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBeyond its well-known role in muscle contraction, the cytoskeletal component actin participates in many critical cellular processes. Globular actin polymerizes into thin, flexible filaments that assemble into dynamic higher-order structures, such as bundles and networks. In addition to providing mechanical…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Fangming Wu
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesFangming Wu, first author of Mediator Subunit MED25 Couples Alternative Splicing of JAZ Genes with Fine Tuning Jasmonate Signaling
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Education: Ph.D. in Beijing Normal…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Amy Baetsen-Young
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesAmy Baetsen-Young, first author of Fusarium virguliforme Transcriptional Plasticity Is Revealed by Host Colonization of Corn vs. Soybean
Current Position: Trait Development Lead at Syngenta Seeds in Stanton, MN, USA
Education: Ph.D. in Plant Pathology at Michigan State University, MI, USA. M.S.…
A Key Upstream Regulator of the Iron Homeostasis Regulatory Network
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGao et al. identify a transcription factor that regulates the expression of the large majority of genes involved in the iron homeostasis regulatory cascade. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00541
By Fei Gao, Florence Vignols, and Christian Dubos
BPMP, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INRA, SupAgro,…
Translation has something to say in nitrogen-fixing symbiosis
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellTraubenik 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…