Promoting production: UPL3 promoter variation modulates seed size and crop yields
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefIdentifying natural genetic variation, understanding how it influences traits, and utilizing it for crop improvement is a major objective in plant science. Miller et al. (2019) have identified genetic variation in the promoter region of BnaUPL3.C03 from a panel of Brassica napus accessions that can influence…
The genome history of camelina emerges from the shadows
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMandáková et. al. explore the origin of an ancient oilseed crop. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00366
Background: Camelina (Camelina sativa; gold of pleasure or false flax) is an ancient oilseed crop grown in Europe as early as 4000 BC. Gold of pleasure was largely forgotten as a crop, being replaced…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Yingying Meng
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesYingying Meng, first author of The MYB Activator WHITE PETAL1 Associates with MtTT8 and MtWD40-1 to Regulate Carotenoid-Derived Flower Pigmentation in Medicago truncatula
Current Position: Associate Professor, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Education:…
Regulation of Florigen Trafficking
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLiu et al. elucidate the regulation of FT movement by a MCTP-SNARE complex.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00960
By Lu Liu and Hao Yu, Department of Biological Sciences and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Background: The transition…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Xixi Zheng
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesXixi Zheng, co-first author of Intra-Kernel Reallocation of Proteins in Maize Depends on VP1-Mediated Scutellum Development and Nutrient Assimilation
Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institutes…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Qi Li
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesQi Li, co-first author of Intra-Kernel Reallocation of Proteins in Maize Depends on VP1-Mediated Scutellum Development and Nutrient Assimilation
Current Position: Ph.D. student, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, China Academy of Sciences, 2014-present
Education: Bachelor of Agronomy,…
Comparative Cell-Specific DNaseI-Seq Reveals Transcription Factor Binding Landscape in C3 and C4 Grasses
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefNearly every aspect of growth, morphogenesis, physiology, and stress response is influenced by cell/tissue-type specific gene expression. Transcription factors (TFs) recognize cis-regulatory elements and signal transcription machinery for gene regulation, and the interaction between TFs and their target…
The Pattern of Alternative Polyadenylation
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYu et al. study the function of FY in alternative polyadenylation. The Plant Cell (2019) https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00545
Zhibo Yu, Juncheng Lin, Qingshun Quinn Li
Background: Polyadenylation of eukaryotic messenger RNAs (mRNAs) involves the addition of a ‘tail’ of dozens to hundreds of…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Maria Jose Molina-Contreras
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesMaria Jose Molina-Contreras, first author of Photoreceptor Activity Contributes to Contrasting Responses to Shade in Cardamine and Arabidopsis Seedlings
Current Position: Product Data Manager (Berlin, Germany)
Education: BSc and MSc in Plant Biology at the Autonomous University (UAB) and PhD in Biotechnology…