The Plant Cell

Gou et al. explore how strigolactone hormones affected the evolution of the maize ear. By Jiahn-Chou Guan and Karen E. Koch Background: The prehistoric ancestor of modern maize (Zea mays) is unrecognizable, lacks a cob, and protects each of its tiny kernels inside an acorn-like shell. Evolution…

Ana Lopez Vazquez, first author of "Protein S-acylation controls the subcellular localization and biological activity of PHYTOCHROME KINASE SUBSTRATE" Current Position: TBD Education: Ph.D. in Life Sciences, University of Lausanne (UNIL), Switzerland. Master’s degree in Molecular Genetics…

Zhao et al. examine the genetic basis of complex flowers. Huiqi Zhao(a,b,d), Hong Liaoa, Shuixian Lia(b,c), Rui Zhang(a,e), Hongzhi Konga(b,c), Hongyan Shana(c)  a State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Botany,…

Ely Oliveira-Garcia, first author of "Clathrin-mediated endocytosis facilitates the internalization of Magnaporthe oryzae effectors into rice cells" Current Position:  Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology & Crop Physiology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton…

Weichao Huang, first author of "Chlamydomonas mutants lacking chloroplast TRIOSE PHOSPHATE TRANSPORTER3 are metabolically compromised and light-sensitive" Current Position: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, China Education: PhD…

Ju-Chen Chia, first author of "Loss of OPT3 function decreases phloem copper levels and impairs crosstalk between copper and iron homeostasis and shoot-to-root signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana" Current Position: Research Associate at Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell…

Xiangui Zhou, co-first author of "Phosphorylation and ubiquitination of OsWRKY31 are integral to OsMKK10-2-mediated defense responses in rice" Current Position: visiting scholar, Shenzhen university, China Education: 2006-2010 BS in Huazhong agricultural university, Wuhan, China; 2010-2017…

Shuai Wang, co-first author of "Phosphorylation and ubiquitination of OsWRKY31 are integral to OsMKK10-2-mediated defense responses in rice" Current Position: Ph.D. at College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University，China Education: M.A. at College of plant Science and Technology,…