Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Travis Lee
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesTravis Lee, first author of Integrative analysis from the epigenome to translatome exposes patterns of dominant nuclear regulation during transient stress
Current Position: Post doctoral research associate in the laboratory of Dr. Joseph Ecker at the Salk Institute
Education: Ph.D, M.S., B.S.
Non-scientific…
How BRASSINOSTEROID-INSENSITIVE2 Negatively Regulates Freezing Tolerance
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYe et al. uncover how the kinase activity of BIN2 helps balance plant growth and cold stress responses. Plant Cell (2019) https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00058
Background: Cold stress is an environmental factor that limits the growth and geographic distribution of plants. It is important to understand…
New Teaching Tool "Computational Image Processing in Microscopy"
Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsWe’re excited to announce the publication of The Plant Cell’s latest Teaching Tool, “Computational Image Processing in Microscopy,” by Adrienne Roeder, available without subscription at Plantae.org (and in the October issue of The Plant Cell).
The age of big data includes sophisticated imaging…
Mapping the landscape of C4 gene regulation
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBurgess et al characterize genome-wide patterns of transcription factor binding to provide insight into the architecture associated with C4 photosynthesis gene expression. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00078
By Steven James Burgess (University of Cambridge, UK) and Ivan A. Reyna-Llorens…
The nucleolus protects the repetitive rDNA during meiosis
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSims et al. examine the mechanisms protecting the highly repetitive ribosomal DNA from double-strand break formation and homologous repair during meiosis. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00367
Background: Meiosis is a specialized cell division in sexually reproducing organisms, where one round of DNA…
Polyploid Pairing Problems: How Centromere Repeat Divergence Helps Wheat Sort It All Out
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefBy Jennifer Mach, Science Editor
I don’t know how polyploids get their chromosomes paired correctly in meiosis— I can’t even sort my socks. Sometimes I give up and pair random socks, but plants can’t go with random pairings, because that’s a route to death, and with genomes in the dozens…
Perception of Ectomycorrhizal Signals by Poplar Induces Root Colonization
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefBy Gregory Bertoni
Symbiotic associations with microorganisms are widespread among both woody and herbaceous plant species, including most agronomic crops (Brundrett and Tedersoo, 2018). Mycorrhizal fungi provide their hosts with mineral nutrients absorbed from the soil in exchange for fixed carbon…
Trick or Treat: TINY’s Trick on Plant Growth
Research, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhouli Xie et al. demonstrate that TINY manipulates plant growth by inhibiting the brassinosteroid signaling pathway. The Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00918
By Zhouli Xie Trevor Nolan and Yanhai Yin
Background: Environmental challenges such as water deficit and extreme temperatures…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Huang Sheng
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesHuang Sheng, co-first author of OsCASP1 is required for Casparian strip formation at endodermal cells of rice roots for selective uptake of mineral elements
Current Position:Ph.D. student at Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Japan
Education: 2017-present, Ph.D. student…