Balancing growth and defense in the shade
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLiu et al. examine how plants allocate resources between growth and defense in unfavorable conditions.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00991
By Yang Liua and Haiyang Wangb
aBiotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
bSchool…
Small RNAs in the maillot jaune: transcriptional analysis of the plant cell cycle
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefThe cell cycle is a tightly coordinated dance with the ultimate goal of dividing one cell into two. Eukaryotic cells tend to divide in the same general pattern, broadly reduced to four phases; cells increase organelle content in the G1 phase, DNA replication occurs in S phase, cells grow in size and…
SAGL1-CER3 Function in Cuticular Wax Biosynthesis in Response to Humidity
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellKim et al. reveal how the SAGL1-CER3 module regulates cuticular wax biosynthesis in response to ambient humidity. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00152
By Hyojin Kim and Mi Chung Suh, Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Republic of Korea
Background: The hydrophobic cuticle…
UV-B attracts inflorescence stems
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellVanhaelewyn et al. examine phototropism in adult plants. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00929
By Lucas Vanhaelewyn1, András Viczián2, Filip Vandenbussche1
Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, KL Ledeganckstraat 35,…
An Unexpected Role of a Phosphatase-like Protein in Starch Degradation
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSchreier et al. uncover the surprising role played by the glucan phosphatase family member, LIKE SEX4 1, as a protein scaffold on the starch granule surface that binds β-amylases. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00089.
By Tina B. Schreier1,2 and Samuel C. Zeeman1
1 Institute of Molecular…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Bengjie Li
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesBengjie Li, first author of Transcriptional Profiling Reveals a Time-of-day Specific Role of REVEILLE 4/8 in Regulating the First Wave of Heat Shock-induced Gene Expression in Arabidopsis
Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei…
PB19 Scavenger hunt!
Blog, The Plant CellThis year marks the 30th anniversary of The Plant Cell journal!
There are 15 posters with cover images hanging at the convention center.
To participate in our scavenger hunt, visit each of the posters. There are two options to complete the scavenger hunt. You may enter both. After you visit each of…
Resistance on Tap: PDR Transporters Direct Antimicrobial Metabolites Towards Invading Pathogens
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefIn Arabidopsis thaliana and related species within the Mustard family (Brassicaceae), the tryptophan (trp)-derived antimicrobial metabolite camalexin (3-thiazol-2-yl-indole) plays a central role in defense against bacterial, fungal, and oomycete pathogens. Upon pathogen attack, cytochrome P450 monooxygenases…
Part of the Stack; How Does a Protein Know its Place?
Research, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellParsons et al. successfully separate early to late Golgi cisternae to reveal the sequential localization of resident proteins and the sequence features that guide transmembrane proteins within the Golgi stack. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00081
By Harriet T. Parsons (University of Cambridge)…