The White Stripes Featuring ALBOSTRIANS, a Chloroplast-Localized CCT Domain Protein
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefVariegation in different organ types has been of great interest to biologists. The study of pigment variegation in maize kernels led to the discovery of transposable elements (McClintock, 1950), whereas the study of eye pigment variegation in Drosophila has led to interesting insights into chromatin…
Recognizing The Plant Cell first authors: Mariana Diaz
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesMariana Diaz, first author of SMC5/6 Complex Subunit NSE4A is Involved in DNA Damage Repair and Seed Development in Arabidopsis
Current position: Postdoctoral researcher, Matsunaga laboratory, Tokyo University of Science
Education: Ph.D., University of Cologne/Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding…
An RNA-chaperone-like Protein in Chloroplasts
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellJiang et al. isolated a plastid-localized RNA-chaperone-like protein and investigated its function. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00946.
By Jingjing Jiang, Xin Chai, Nikolay Manavski, and Wei Chi
Background: RNA folding, which underlies the formation of RNA structure, is important…
An Electron Shuttle for Lignin Biosynthesis
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGuo et al. uncover a unique electron donor protein for syringyl lignin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Cell (2019). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00778
By Chang-Jun Liu
Background: Plants use sugar from photosynthesis as a carbon and energy source for their growth and development.…
Letting Sleeping DOGs Lie: Regulation of DOG1 during Seed Dormancy
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefThe auspicious timing of seasonal germination is crucial to plant fitness and survival. Consequently, seed dormancy is tightly regulated by both developmental and environmental cues, which are integrated via crosstalk between several phytohormone signaling pathways including gibberellins, abscisic acid…
MYB21 in Tomato: No Seeds Without Me
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a Nutshellhttps://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00978
Schubert et al. identified a transcription factor that regulates ovule development in tomato.
By Ramona Schubert and Bettina Hause
Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, D06120 Halle/Salle, Germany
Background: The survival of most plant species depends…
Recognizing The Plant Cell first authors: Wei Wang
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesWei Wang, first author of OPENER Is a Nuclear Envelope and Mitochondria Localized Protein Required for Cell Cycle Progression in Arabidopsis
Current Position: Researcher, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Education:…
Recognizing The Plant Cell first authors: Mingjiu Li
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesMingjiu Li, first author of Leaf Variegation and Impaired Chloroplast Development Caused by a Truncated CCT Domain gene in albostrians Barley
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany
Education: Ph.D. in Genetics, Humboldt University…
Recognizing The Plant Cell first authors: Rehna Augustine
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesRehna Augustine, co-first author of Molecular Basis of the Evolution of Methylthioalkylmalate Synthase and Diversity of Methionine-Derived Glucosinolates
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Centre for Plant Bioteechnology and Molecular Biology, Kerala Agricultural University, Kerala, India
Education: Ph.D.…