Do Phytochromes and Phytochrome-Interacting Factors Need to Interact?
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IN BRIEF by Nancy R. Hofmann nhofmann@aspb.org
A new study calls into question whether phytochrome B (phyB) must directly interact with phytochrome-interacting factors (PIFs) to promote light responses. Phytochrome photoreceptors mediate responses to red light in part by inducing the degradation of…
Recognizing featured Plant Cell first authors, November 2016
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Recently, we’ve been profiling first authors of Plant Cell papers that are selected for In Brief summaries. Here are the first-author profiles from the October issue of The Plant Cell.
Jaewook Kim, Kijong Song, and Eunae Park, featured authors of Epidermal Phytochrome B Inhibits Hypocotyl Negative…
EDITORIAL: The Plant Cell Begins Opt-in Publishing of Peer Review Reports
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsAs of January 2017, The Plant Cell will offer authors the option of associating a Peer Review Report with each research article. Reviewer anonymity will be strictly maintained. The reports will include the major comments from reviewers and the editors’ decision letters along with the authors’ response…
RNA Degradome Studies Give Insights into Ribosome Dynamics
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefIN BRIEF by Gregory Bertoni gbertoni@aspb.org
RNA metabolism is key to a number of crucial processes in the cell, including transcription, RNA splicing, translation, and gene regulation. For efficient translation, mature mRNAs must have a 7-methylguanosine cap on the 5′ end to help recruit the translation…
Recognizing featured Plant Cell first authors, October 2016
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Recently, we’ve been profiling first authors of Plant Cell papers that are selected for In Brief summaries. Here are the first-author profiles from the October issue of The Plant Cell.
Olivia Wilkins and Christoph Hafemeister, featured first authors of EGRINs (Environmental Gene Regulatory Influence…
Congratulations to Yoshinori Ohsumi
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Warmest congratulations to Yoshinori Ohsumi, 2016 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, “for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy”. Autophagy (self-eating) is a process through which cells selectively degrade and recycle cellular components. Ohsumi’s research has primarily focused…
Another Step Closer to Understanding Plant Cell Wall Biosynthesis: The Crystal Structure of FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE1[
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IN BRIEF by Nancy R. Hofmann nhofmann@aspb.org
Plant cell walls consist of cellulose microfibrils embedded in a matrix of polymers including hemicelluloses. As one of the main hemicelluloses in the cell walls of dicots, xyloglucan is an important target of study to understand plant cell walls…
It’s Not Easy Not Being Green: Breakthroughs in Chlorophyll Breakdown
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IN BRIEF by Jennifer Mach jmach@aspb.org
Plants can dispose of organs such as leaves and recycle the nutrients in these organs into new leaves, seeds, or storage organs. However, when separated from its photosystem proteins, chlorophyll can be phototoxic, absorbing light and producing high-energy…
Field of Genes: Uncovering EGRINs (Environmental Gene Regulatory Influence Networks) in Rice That Function during High-Temperature and Drought Stress
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefIN BRIEF by Jennifer Lockhart jlockhart@aspb.org
Heat and drought stress greatly restrict crop productivity, but most of what we know about a plant’s response to these stresses comes from controlled laboratory studies. This factor, along with the complex nature of these responses, has hampered efforts…