A revised model for purine nucleotide catabolism
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBaccolini and Witte present a revised model for nucleotide catabolism in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00899
Chiara Baccolini, Leibniz Universität Hannover
Prof. Dr. Claus-Peter Witte, Leibniz Universität Hannover
Background: Nitrogen is a key element for plant growth…
Recognizing Plant Cell first author: Jiao Zhan
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesJiao ZHAN, co-first author of The cytochrome b6f complex is not involved in cyanobacterial state transitions
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher, Kirilovsky lab, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Gif sur Yvette, France; Assistant researcher, Institute of Hydrobiology,…
Recognizing Plant Cell first author: Pablo Ignacio Calzadilla
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesPablo Ignacio Calzadilla, co-first author of The cytochrome b6f complex is not involved in cyanobacterial state transitions
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher, Kirilovsky lab, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Gif sur Yvette, France
Education: PhD in Biological…
An RNA splicing factor functions in plant seed development
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBai et al. show that an RNA splicing factor promotes normal cell differentiation and stops excessive cell proliferation in the corn kernel.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00754
By Fang Baia, Jacob Corllb, and A. Mark Settlesa
aHorticultural Sciences Department and Plant Molecular…
Pseudogenes in Plants: Their Associations with Long Noncoding RNAs and MicroRNAs
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellXie et al. applied a multifaceted approach to study plant pseudogenes, combining RNA-seq, comparative genomics, and molecular biology. They conclude that rapid rewiring of psuedogene transcriptional regulatory regions is a major mechanism driving the origin of novel regulatory modules. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00601
Background:…
tyRNA Bubbles: Extracellular Vesicles Carry 10–15-nt Small RNAs and Specific Groups of MicroRNAs
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefPlant and animal cells produce various types and sizes of extracellular vesicles (EVs). Mammalian EVs function in intercellular communication and plant EVs carry defense compounds, defense-related proteins, and RNAs and participate in the defense against fungal pathogens (reviewed in Hansen and Nielsen,…
Recognizing Plant Cell first author: Xiaoying Li
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesXiaoying Li, first author of ETR1/RDO3 Regulates Seed Dormancy by Relieving the Inhibitory Effect of the ERF12-TPL Complex on DELAY OF GERMINATION1 Expression
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing,…
Plants on (Brassinos)steroids: Degradation of the Transcription Factor BZR1 by the E3 Ubiquitin Ligase PUB40
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefBrassinosteroids (BR) are the only plant hormones with an animal counterpart: steroid hormones. Analysis of BR signaling demonstrated that steroid receptors could reside at the plasma membrane and modulate growth and gene expression, an observation that is now becoming appreciated in non-plant systems…
Transcription factors regulate wood formation
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellChen et al. construct a transcriptional regulatory network governing wood formation. Plant Cell http://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00620
By Hao Chen, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University
Jack Wang, Forest Biotechnology Group, Department of Forestry and Environmental…