Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Naoki Yamaji
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesNaoki Yamaji, 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: Associate Professor, Group of Plant Stress Physiology, Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
Education:…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Zhigang Wang
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesZhigang Wang, 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. Candidate in College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
Education: 2018-present, Ph.D.…
Some Things Never Change: Conserved MYC-family bHLH Transcription Factors Mediate dinor-OPDA Signaling in Liverworts
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefThe lipidic phytohormone jasmonyl-isoleucine (JA-Ile) is a key mediator of stress-versus-growth signaling in vascular plants. Upon it’s accumulation, JA-Ile is detected by the F box receptor protein COI1 (CORONATINE INSENSITIVE1), which in turn leads to the ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation…
Unexpected immune signaling complexity between plant species
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGantner et al. establish N. benthamiana as a new system for analysis of immunity mediated by TIR-type immune receptors Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00099
By J. Gantner and J. Stuttmann
Background: Plant pathogenic bacteria inject effector proteins inside the plant cell during…
Avoiding Shade to Grow Taller but Not Always Stronger: Phytochrome–Jasmonic Acid Interplay
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefThe environment plays a major role in determining whether, when, and how growth occurs, and resource allocation towards growth is an important factor in many contexts. For example, plants whose defenses against pathogens are activated often grow less, and plants that must grow taller to reach the light…
Date Palm Germination: Mysteries Unlocked
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellXiao et al. investigate date palm germination. Plant Cell (2019) https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00008
By Ting Ting Xiao and Ikram Blilou
Background: Desert plants have evolved different strategies to survive desert climate. Developmental mechanisms underlying these adaptive strategies…
Die Another Way: An EDS1-SAG101 Complex Mediates TNL Immunity in Solanaceous Plants
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefDisease resistance (R) receptors detect pathogen effector-mediated host manipulation and induce effector-triggered immunity (ETI) that is often associated with programmed cell death. R proteins are generally conserved across plants, consisting of nucleotide-binding site and leucine rich repeat (NBS-LRR)…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Marta García León
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesMarta García León, first author of Stomatal aperture and turnover of ABA receptors are regulated by Arabidopsis ALIX
Current Position: PhD candidate in Dr. Vicente Rubio’s lab, at the Spanish National Center of Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC)
Education: BSc in Biology at the Complutense University (Madrid)…
MYC Transcription Factors are Functionally Conserved between Bryophytes and Eudicots
Research, Research Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellPeñuelas et al. uncover the surprising functional conservation of jasmonate-related MYC transcription factors in liverwort. Plant Cell (2019) https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00974
Background: Jasmonoyl-isoleucine (JA-Ile) is a lipid-derived plant hormone that regulates immunity, growth, and development…