Bridging the Gap Between Pathogen Detection and Defense Activation
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBi et al. provide a link between immune receptors and MAPK cascades. Plant Cell (2018) https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00981.
By G. Bi and J.-M. Zhou
Background: Plants use numerous immune receptors localized at the cell surface to detect invading pathogens. These receptors send a warning signal…
Chloroplast Biogenesis in Germinating Seeds: A Multi-Dimensional Approach
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZizhen et al. perform electron tomography and correlative gene expression analyses of thylakoid assembly in greening Arabidopsis cotyledons Plant Cell (2018) https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00972
By Byung-Ho Kang
Background: The chloroplast produces carbohydrates and molecular oxygen from water,…
A New Epigenetic Switch Regulating Histone Modification
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMateo-Bonmatí et al. have found novel components of the Arabidopsis epigenetic machinery. Plant Cell (2018). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00300
By Eduardo Mateo-Bonmatí, Lucía Juan-Vicente, Riad Nadi, and José Luis Micol
Background: In multicellular organisms, most cells contain the same…
Metabolic Fate of Modified Nucleotides after RNA Turnover, an Overlooked Issue in RNA Modification
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellChen et al. reveal a multilayer molecular protection system functioning in Arabidopsis and human cells https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00236
By Mingjia Chen and Claus-Peter Witte
Background: RNA possesses over 100 distinct posttranscriptional modifications in eukaryotic species. N6-methyladenosine…
Sorbitol Modulates Apple Resistance to Alternaria
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMeng et al. show that sorbitol acts as a signal regulating resistance to the fungal pathogen Alternaria alternata in apple.Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00231
By Dong Meng, B. Gillian Turgeon and Lailiang Cheng
Background: Sugars produced by photosynthesis fuel plant growth and development,…
Evolution of Gene Regulation During Domestication
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLiu, et al. examine how wound response and its control mechanism differs between domesticated and wild tomato. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00194.
By Ming-Jung Liu and Shin-Han Shiu
Background: Two related species accumulate differences between each other over time. If one of the…
New Teaching Tool, "Small and mighty, peptide hormones in plant biology"
Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsWe're excited to annouce the publication of The Plant Cell's latest Teaching Tool, "Small and mighty: Peptide hormones in plant biology," by Sonali Roy, Peter Lundquist, Michael Udvardi, and Wolf-Rüdiger Scheible, available without subscription at Plantae.org.
A phytohormone (plant hormone) is defined…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Anjil Kumar Srivastava
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesAnjil Kumar Srivastava, first author of SUMO Suppresses the Activity of the Jasmonic Acid Receptor CORONATINE INSENSITIVE 1
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Department of Biosciences, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
Education: Ph.D. in Botany from Purvanchal University,…
Recognizing Plant Cell first authors: Rahul Bhosale
Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesRahul Arvind Bhosale, first author of A spatiotemporal DNA endoploidy map of the Arabidopsis root reveals roles for the endocycle in root development and stress adaptation
Current Position: Research Fellow at Department of Plant Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK.
Education: PhD in Biochemistry…