Editorial: The Plant Cell Welcomes Assistant Features Editors
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsWe are pleased to introduce to our readers our new team of assistant features editors at The Plant Cell. These talented and energetic young scientists are passionate about plant science and dedicated to communicating the importance and fascination of plant biology to a wide audience. They will work with…
HOW TO BUILD A SEAWEED
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGodfroy et al investigate basal cell fate determination in the brown alga Ectocarpus https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00440
BACKGROUND: Brown algae are multicellular photosynthetic marine organisms living on rocky shores across the globe and representing one of the most developmentally complex groups…
Duplicate Genomes Evolved Differently in Maize and Soybean
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhao et al. demonstrate that duplicated genomes in maize and soybean followed distinct trajectories over millions of years https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00595
By Meixia Zhao, Biao Zhang, Damon Lisch, and Jianxin Ma
Background: Over evolutionary time, many organisms, particularly plants, have periodically…
Chloroplasts Use Bacterial Mechanism to Recognize Start Codons
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellScharff et al. investigate function of anti-Shine-Dalgarno sequence in chloroplast ribosomes https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00524
By Lars B. Scharff
BACKGROUND: Cells of plants contain three different systems for protein synthesis: in the cytosol, in plastids, and in mitochondria. Proteins in the…
Stretching Plants with Cellular Resolution
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a Nutshell
Robinson et al. develop a method to measure mechanical properties of plant tissue with cellular resolution https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00753
Background: Plant growth is controlled by the extensibility of the cell wall and the turgor pressure inside. The spatial regulation of these properties…
Recognizing featured Plant Cell first authors: Olivier Godfroy
Blog, Research, Research Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesOlivier Godfroy is featured first author of DISTAG/TBCCd1 Is Required for Basal Cell Fate Determination in Ectocarpus
Current Position: Research assistant in the Translational Gene Therapy group, Nantes Hospital
Education: PhD in Plant Biotechnologies at the National Institue of Agriculture Research…
Anthers Crave Copper
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYan et al. searched for proteins that regulate the delivery of the micronutrient copper to flowers to ensure successful reproduction https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00363
By Jiapei Yan, Ju-Chen Chia, and Olena Vatamaniuk
Background: Global food security and the demand for high-yielding grain crops…
Transcriptional Switching Makes New Messages
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellFukudome et al. explore the significance of Pol II C-terminal phosphorylation https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00331
By Akihito Fukudome and Hisashi Koiwa
Background: In animals and plants, gene expression begins with an enzyme called RNA polymerase II (Pol II), which produces ribonucleic acid (RNA)…
Multiple Mediator Subunits Impact Metabolism
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellDolan et al. examine how a complex that regulates gene expression alters the production of phenylpropanoids https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00282
By Whitney Dolan and Clint Chapple
Background: Plants produce a vast array of compounds known as phenylpropanoids from the amino acid phenylalanine.…