Adaptive Loss-of-Function Mutations
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellXu et al. study the effects of loss-of-function mutations in over 1000 Arabidopsis accessions. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00321
By Yong-Chao Xu and Ya-Long Guo
Background: The gain of genes is thought to play important roles in the adaptation and diversification of plants. Loss-of-function…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Pawel Mikulski
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesPawel Mikulski, first author of The chromatin-associated protein PWO1 interacts with plant nuclear lamin-like components to regulate nuclear size
Current position: Postdoc; Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK
Education: PhD, Free University Berlin; Msc, University of Warsaw;…
How a Plant Plankton Copes with Stress
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYamaoka et al. report that the mRNA of a Chlamydomonas bZIP transcription factor is spliced by CrIRE1 under ER stress, and the resulting protein protects cells via modulating lipid remodeling. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00723
By Yasuyo Yamaoka and Youngsook Lee
Background: The endoplasmic…
Peroxidases prevent tapetum swelling and pollen degeneration
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellJacobowitz et al. identify two enzymes essential for anther development.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00051
By Joseph Jacobowitz, MIT/Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Jing-Ke Weng, MIT/Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Background: Just like all organisms,…
Recognizing The Plant Cell first authors: Lanjun Zhang
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesLanjun Zhang, first author of Arabinosyl deacetylase modulates the arabinoxylan acetylation profile and secondary wall formation
Current Position: Research Associate, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Education: Ph.D. in Genetics, University of Chinese Academy…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Ramona Schubert
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesRamona Schubert, first author of Tomato MYB21 acts in ovules as mediator of jasmonate-regulated fertility
Current Position: Scientific Co-worker, Department of Cell and Metabolic Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle/Saale, Germany
Education: PhD student in Molecular Plant Physiology…
Recognizing The Plant Cell first authors: Yong-Chao Xu
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesYong-Chao Xu, first author of Adaptation and phenotypic diversification through loss-of-function mutations in Arabidopsis protein-coding genes
Current position: Third-year PhD, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Education: Ph.D.,…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Joseph Jacobowitz
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesJoseph Jacobowitz, first author of PRX9 and PRX40 are extensin peroxidases essential for maintaining tapetum and microspore cell wall integrity during Arabidopsis anther development
Current Position: PhD Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Biology/Whitehead Institute for Biomedical…
Side Chains Influence Pectin Properties
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellŠola et al. examine how galactose alters rhamnogalacturonan-I properties. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.000954
By Krešimir Šola and George W. Haughn
Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
Background: Pectin is a component of the plant…