Saving Algae from Environmental Stresses
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellDu et al. investigate an important protein that regulates photosynthesis under stress. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00446.
Background:…
Nodule Symbiosis: Cleavage of Bacterial Signals Affects Nodule Shape
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellCai et al. investigate the function of a Medicago truncatula enzyme (MtNFH1) that cleaves nodulation signals of symbiotic Sinorhizobium meliloti bacteria. Plant Cell (2018). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00420.
By Jie Cai, Zhi-Ping Xie and Christian Staehelin
Background: Nitrogen-fixing rhizobia…
Pentapeptide Protection of Botrytis-Infected Tomato by Phytosulfokine
Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefFungal pathogens such as Botrytis cinerea can cause devastating losses to agricultural crops – ask any strawberry, grape, or tomato grower. To prevent these losses, plants can summon a variety of immune responses by recognizing specific molecules associated with pathogen attack and/or internal damage.…
Press Release: How to target a gene
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsScientists find proteins important for plant development, DNA repair and gene targeting
Freiburg, Mar 08, 2018
All living cells have invented mechanisms to protect their DNA against breaks during duplication and against damage by UV-light or chemicals. A team of biologists led by Prof.…
Fresh as an Exitron: A Flower-specific Splice Variant of AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR8 Helps Shape the Stamen
Research Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefEukaryotic genes contain protein-coding exons interspersed with non-coding introns. While introns are usually spliced out of mRNA (often in conjunction with various exons), intron retention usually causes mRNA to remain in the nucleus instead of being exported to the cytoplasm for translation. This process…
Autophagy: Both Friend and Foe in Pseudomonas Infection
Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefEukaryotes use two major systems for getting rid of unwanted proteins: the ubiquitin proteasome system and autophagy. The proteasome degrades ubiquitinated proteins. Autophagosomal vesicles encapsulate cellular waste and either deliver it to the vacuole or fuse with a lysosome. Animal cells use autophagy…
Trust but Verify: A Lesson in Technology Limitations and Error Propagation
Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefBy C. Robin Buell
Unlike molecular biology techniques that are routinely used in individual investigator labs, the high cost of infrastructure historically has resulted in genome sequencing being performed at genome centers in which quality control and quality assessments are a mainstay, and it is…
Recognizing featured Plant Cell first authors: Wei Wang
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesWei Wang, featured first author of Expression of the Nitrate Transporter Gene OsNRT1.1A/OsNPF6.3 Confers High Yield and Early Maturation in Rice
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Education: Ph.D in Genetics at the Institute…
Recognizing featured Plant Cell first authors: Bin Hu
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesBin Hu is featured first author of Expression of the Nitrate Transporter Gene OsNRT1.1A/OsNPF6.3 Confers High Yield and Early Maturation in Rice
Current Position: Associate Professor, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology,Chinese Academy of Sciences
Education: Ph.D in Genetics at the Institute…