Engineering a faster Rubisco in tobacco chloroplasts
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellChen et al. demonstrated that installing a bacterial-type fast Rubisco into tobacco chloroplasts to support photosynthesis. The Plant Cell (2023). https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac348
By Taiyu Chen and Lu-Ning Liu
Background: Rubisco is the key enzyme responsible for fixing CO2. However,…
Functional and evolutionary analyses of Cullin1 proteins involved in S-RNase-Based Self-Incompatibility
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSun et al. explore the involvement of CUL1 proteins in S-RNase-based self-incompatibility.
By Linhan Suna and Teh-hui Kaoab
aIntercollege Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
bDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular…
Kang Li: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Kang Li, co-first author of "Structural basis and evolution of the photosystem I–light-harvesting supercomplex of cryptophyte algae"
Current Position: staff, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology,China
Education: Ph.D., Shandong University, China
Non-scientific…
Peng Wang: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Peng Wang, co-first author of "Structural basis and evolution of the photosystem I–light-harvesting supercomplex of cryptophyte algae"
Current position:Associate professor, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, China
Education:Ph.D (2017), School of Life Sciences, Shandong…
Longsheng Zhao: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Longsheng Zhao, co-first author of "Structural basis and evolution of the photosystem I–light-harvesting supercomplex of cryptophyte algae"
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow in State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, and Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Shandong University, Qingdao…
CsCRC regulates cucumber fruit length
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellChe, Pan, Liu, Li et al. provide insight into fruit length variation in cucumber.
By Gen Chea,e, Yupeng Panb, Xiaolan Zhanga,*
aState Key Laboratories of Agrobiotechnology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, MOE Joint Laboratory for International…
Dan Yuan: The Plant Cell Author Profile
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Dan Yuan, co-first author of "INDETERMINATE1 autonomously regulates phosphate homeostasis upstream of the miR399-ZmPHO2 signaling module in maize"
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University
Education: Ph.D. in Huazhong Agricultural University
Non-scientific…
Xufeng Wang: The Plant Cell Author Profile
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Xufeng Wang, co-first author of "INDETERMINATE1 autonomously regulates phosphate homeostasis upstream of the miR399-ZmPHO2 signaling module in maize"
Current Position: Assistant Project Scientist, Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside
Education: Ph.D., China Agricultural…
Huixue Dong: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Huixue Dong, first author of "GSK3 phosphorylates and regulates the Green Revolution protein Rht-B1b to reduce plant height in wheat"
Current Position: Lecturer, Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, China
Education: Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Non-scientific…