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…
To Golgi and Beyond!
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefThe Golgi apparatus is the central sorting station of the eukaryotic secretory pathway. Protein and lipid cargoes are received at its cis face from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and may undergo various modifications including glycosylation before being trafficked onwards from the trans face to their…
Alternative Splicing in Plants: Retain or Remove?
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellShih et al. investigate red light-triggered pre-mRNA splicing in Physcomitrella patens. Plant Cell (2019) https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00314
By Chueh-Ju Shih and Shih-Long Tu
Background: Light is important for plant growth and development. Plants have developed various types of photoreceptors…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Charlotte Noelle Miller
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesCharlotte Noelle Miller, first author of Variation in expression of the HECT E3 ligase UPL3 modulates LEC2 levels, seed size and crop yield in Brassica napus
Current Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow
Education: BSc, MSc, PhD
Non-scientific interests: My main passion outside of science is music. In…
ALIX helps to open the pore
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGarcía-León et al. reveal a function for a trafficking protein in stomatal aperture regulation.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00399
By Marta García-León and Vicente Rubio
Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC) Darwin, 3. 28049 Madrid, Spain
Background: Plants protect…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Ivan Reyna-Llorens
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesIvan Reyna-Llorens, co-first author of Genome-wide transcription factor binding in leaves from C3 and C4 grasses
Current Position: Post Doctoral Research Associate in the group of Prof. Julian Hibberd, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge
Education: PhD in Plant Sciences, University…