Recognizing The Plant Cell first authors: Soon Goo Lee
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesSoon Goo Lee, co-first author of Molecular Basis of the Evolution of Methylthioalkylmalate Synthase and Diversity of Methionine-Derived Glucosinolates
Current Position: Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North…
Recognizing The Plant Cell first authors: Roshan Kumar
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesRoshan Kumar, co-first author of Molecular Basis of the Evolution of Methylthioalkylmalate Synthase and Diversity of Methionine-Derived Glucosinolates
Current Position: Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Department of Biology, Washington University, Saint Louis, USA
Education: Ph.D. in Plant…
High-temporal-resolution Transcriptome Landscape of Early Maize Seed Development
Research, The Plant Cell: In a Nutshellhttps://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00961
Yi et al. describe a high-temporal-resolution transcriptome landscape of early maize seed development.
By Fei Yi, Wei Gu, and Jinsheng Lai, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and National Maize Improvement Center, Department of Plant Genetics and…
Making longer rice grains, the brassinosteroid way
Research, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGao et al. identified a key protein phosphatase regulator of brassinosteroid signalling that modulates grain length and plant architecture. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00836
By Ji Huang, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural…
Cell Wall Polymers: The Importance of Deacetylation
Research, The Plant Cell: In BriefMany of the polysaccharides that make up the plant cell wall carry acetate side groups. Notably, the degree of such acetylation is not always the same—even within the same species, it changes over the course of development and is different between tissues. While the mechanism for adding acetyl groups…
Identification of branch points and lariat RNAs during splicing in plants
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhang et al. identified intronic branch points and lariat RNAs in four plant species.
By Binglian Zheng, Fudan University, China.
Background: Most genes contain exons and introns; when genes are transcribed into precursor mRNAs, the introns must be removed and exons ligated to form mature mRNAs…
A growing reputation for FRUITFULL genes
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefThe sub-functionalization and neo-functionalization of duplicated MADS-domain containing transcription factor coding genes has driven angiosperm evolution. These transcription factors control almost every facet of reproductive development in plants and are key breeding targets for crop yield improvement.…
How to pack chromatin in nuclear space? A plant-specific chromatin regulator associates with component of the nuclear periphery
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a Nutshellhttps://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00663
Mikulski et al. find that the PWO chromatin regulator interacts with a structural component of the nuclear periphery.
By Pawel Mikulski, Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK
Background: DNA is wrapped around histone proteins forming…
Recognizing The Plant Cell first authors: Haihai Wang
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesHaihai Wang, co-first author of Maize VKS1 Regulates Mitosis and Cytokinesis during Early Endosperm Development
Current Position: Associate Researcher, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology & Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese…