The first structure of plant actin filaments
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellRen et al. examine the structure of maize pollen actin.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00973
Zhanhong Ren (Ph.D. candidate), Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, Center for Biological Science and Technology, College of Life Sciences, Beijing…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Mengna Zhuo
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesMengna Zhuo, first author of A Jasmonate-activated MYC2-Dof2.1-MYC2 Transcriptional Loop Promotes Leaf Senescence in Arabidopsis
Current Position: PhD student, Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Education: M.Sc. in Agriculture, The University of Tokyo, Japan; B.Sc. in Veterinary…
Acylsugar Metabolic Gene Network
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBy Sabyasachi Mandal
Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA
Background: Acylsugars are specialized metabolites secreted through the trichomes (plant hairs) of many plants in the nightshade family (Solanaceae). These compounds provide protection against herbivores…
Transcriptome Dynamics and Gene Activities during Embryo and Grain Development in Wheat
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellXiang et al. elucidate transcriptome dynamics and gene activities during embryogenesis and grain development in modern wheat and its progenitors. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00397.
By Daoquan Xiang, Teagen D. Quilichini, Peng Gao, and Raju Datla
Aquatic and Crop Resource Development,…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Ken-Der Wang
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesKen-Der Wang, first author of OXYLIPINS OTHER THAN JASMONIC ACID ARE XYLEM-RESIDENT SIGNALS REGULATING SYSTEMIC RESISTANCE INDUCED BY TRICHODERMA VIRENS IN MAIZE
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Dr. Charles Kenerley’s lab, at Texas A&M University
Education: PhD in Plant…
Orange Is the New Green: Arabidopsis ORANGE Represses Chloroplast Biogenesis
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefChloroplast development in germinating seedlings initiates upon illumination. Whereas chloroplasts in true leaves develop directly from proplastids, chloroplasts in cotyledons of dark-grown seedlings develop from an intermediate type of plastid called an etioplast. During development, etioplasts accumulate…
ADP Ribosylation: The Modification Causing a Disease Resistance Sensation
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefOne of the key aspects of pathogenesis is the ability to sabotage host defenses and, to this end, plant pathogens produce a remarkable set of effector proteins that target host defenses at multiple levels. Plants, in turn, have defenses to counteract these effectors; one key aspect of this is the ability…
Local manufacturing: a center for photosystem biogenesis
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefPhotosystem biogenesis in the chloroplast requires a concerted effort between synthesis and assembly of components including protein subunits, pigments, and other cofactors that varies both temporally and spatially. Sun, Valente-Paterno et al. (2019) investigate the translation zone (T-zone) of unicellular…
Attractive flower smell turned into defense barrier
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBoachon et al. explore metabolic processes associated with floral defense.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00320
By Benoît Boachon, University of Lyon, UJM-Saint-Etienne, CNRS, BVpam FRE 3727, Saint-Etienne, France.
Danièle Werck-Reichhart, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology of…