Clathrin-mediated endocytosis of RxLR effectors into plant cells
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWang et al. discover that Phytophthora infestans RxLR effectors enter host plant cells via clathrin-mediated endocytosis.
By Haixia Wang1, Petra C Boevink2, Paul RJ Birch1,2
1Division of Plant Science, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, @James Hutton Institute, Errol Road, Invergowrie,…
BR regulates cotton fiber elongation through VLCFA
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYang, Liu, Ge et al. explore the relationship between brassinosteroids and very-long-chain fatty acids in regulating fiber elongation.
Plant Cell
By Zuoren Y, Zhao L, Xiaoyang G, Lili L, Wenqiang Q, Qanmber G, Le L, Zhi W, and Fuguang L
Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton…
Ethylene Inhibits Pear Anthocyanin Synthesis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellNi et al. explore the relationship between ethylene, the ERF9 and RAP2.4 transcription factors, and anthocyanin biosynthesis in pear.
Plant Cell
By J. Ni1,3,4, S. Bai1,3,4 and Y. Teng1,2,3,4
1 Department of Horticulture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, PR China
2 Hainan Institute…
14-3-3 Proteins Function in Plant Immunity
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellDong et al. investigate the role of 14-3-3 proteins in plant immunity in Arabidopsis.
By Xiaojing Dong and Jian-Min Zhou
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Background: The plant innate immune system detects the presence of microbial…
Molecular teamwork: how three protein families and DNA work together to control gene expression
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHong and Rusnak et al. explore how a 1000-bp region of DNA activates gene expression in giant cells.
By Adrienne Roeder and Byron Rusnak
Background: Specialized cell types carry out specific functions within plants. Some genes are expressed uniquely in one cell type and not expressed in other…
Strawberry inflorescence diversity: meet the thyrse
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLembinen et al. explore the molecular mechanisms underlying inflorescence diversity in strawberry.
Sergei Lembinen1, Mikolaj Cieslak2, Teng Zhang1, Kathryn Mackenzie1, Paula Elomaa1, Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz2, Timo Hytönen1.
1 Department of Agricultural Sciences, Viikki Plant Science Centre,…
The dark side of the plant: lipid metabolism regulation under starvation
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLuzarowska et al. reveal that an enzyme involved in fatty acid elongation and wax synthesis determines the differential accumulation of polyunsaturated triacylglycerols.
By Corina Mariana Fusari1 & Yariv Brotman2
1Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI-CONICET-UNR), Suipacha…
Residues required for polar localization of rice Si transporter
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellKonishi et al. explore the mechanism underlying the polar localization of a silicon transporter.
By Noriyuki Konishi, Namiki Mitani-Ueno, Naoki Yamaji and Jian Feng Ma
Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Chuo 2-20-1, Kurashiki, 710-0046 Japan
Background: Silicon (Si)…
How plants fine tune wax biosynthesis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHuang et al. find that a 3-KETOACYL-COA SYNTHASE negatively regulates wax biosynthesis, revealing a mechanism for fine-tuning lipid metabolism.
Haodong Huang, Xianpeng Yang, Shiyou Lü and Huayan Zhao
State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University,…