How Signals in Plant Leaves Influence Flowering
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBrambilla et al. describe antagonistic signals in rice leaves that control flowering https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00645
By Vittoria Brambilla
Background: A plant’s lifecycle is marked by a major switch occurring when the plant stops producing leaves and starts to make flowers. This switch is…
How Plants Clear Toxic Proteins
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGil et al. explore ZTL-mediated protein quality control https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00612
By Kyung-Eun Gil
Background: As sessile organisms, plants have evolved various mechanisms to adapt to environmental changes. Under stressful conditions such as high temperatures, proteins are misfolded…
Broad-Spectrum Disease Resistance in Tomato
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBroad-Spectrum Disease Resistance in Tomato
Zhu et al. examine how a plant receptor protein confers broad-spectrum resistance to various tospovirus pathogens https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00180
By Min Zhu, Savithramma P. Dinesh-Kumar, and Xiaorong Tao
Background: Highly evolved microbes cause…
Recognizing featured Plant Cell first authors: Hong-Chao Duan
Blog, Research, Research Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesHong-Chao Duan is featured first author of ALKBH10B is An RNA N6-Methyladenosine Demethylase Affecting Arabidopsis Floral Transition.
Current Position: Research Assistant, Peking University, China
Education: PhD (2017) Chemical Biology, Peking University, China. BS (2011) Chemistry, Nankai University,…
Recognizing featured Plant Cell first authors: Ido Nir
Blog, Research, Research Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesIdo Nir is featured first author of The Tomato DELLA Protein PROCERA Acts in Guard Cells to Promote Stomatal Closure
Current Position: PhD candidate in Plant Sciences at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
Education: B.Sc. and M.Sc. (direct track to PhD) in Plant Sciences in The Hebrew…
Recognizing featured Plant Cell first authors: Tengfang Ling
Blog, Research, Research Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Tengfang Ling is featured author of Host-mediated S-nitrosylation disarms the bacterial effector HopAI1 to re-establish immunity
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea.
Education: PhD,…
Recognizing featured Plant Cell first authors: Diana Bellin
Blog, Research, Research Blog, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesDiana Bellin is featured author of Host-mediated S-nitrosylation disarms the bacterial effector HopAI1 to re-establish immunity
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow, Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience & Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea.
Education: PhD,…
The tomato DELLA protein PROCERA acts in guard cells to promote stomatal closure
Blog, Plant Science Research Weekly, Research, Research Blog, The Plant CellNuclear accumulation of DELLA proteins induces transcriptional reprogramming and is well known to suppress the gibberellin (GA) pathway. While DELLAs can negatively regulate GA, increased GA levels can also signal DELLA degradation. GA is a growth-regulating hormone that is also involved in inhibiting…
The kinase ERULUS controls pollen tube targeting and growth in Arabidopsis thaliana
Blog, Plant Science Research Weekly, The Plant CellPollen cells have a fascinating ability to transform from a small spherical cell to a very elongated shape known as the pollen tube (PT) during fertilization. Pollen cells must navigate through the female tissue, find an ovary, and burst to release the two sperm cell nuclei as well as the vegetative…