Xiaojing Dong: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Xiaojing Dong, first author of "14-3-3 proteins facilitate the activation of MAP kinase cascades by upstream immunity-related kinases"
Current Position: Research Assistant, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology
Education: Ph.D., China Agricultural University, China
Non-scientific Interests:…
A new road to resolve DNA replication stress
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellTing Pan et al. reveal a molecular mechanism to deal with DNA replication stress in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell (2022).
Ting Pan, Shan Gao, Xiaoyu Cui, Lili Wang and Shunping Yan
College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
Background:…
Casting light on maize inflorescence development under shade
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellKong, Li, Xue, Wei, et al. investigate the regulatory modules of tassel and ear development in response to simulated shade in Zea mays.
By Dexin Kong1, Qing Liu1 and Haiyang Wang1,2
1State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural…
Shedding light on Arabidopsis seed oil biosynthesis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellDeslandes-Hérold et al. explore the integration of the PRK/Rubisco shunt into green embryo photosynthesis and metabolism.
Gabriel Deslandes-Hérold, Melanie R. Abt, and Samuel C. Zeeman, ETH Zurich
Background: Light promotes the accumulation of storage lipids during development of oilseeds with…
Helping out a neighbor: What FAMA tells us about specialization among stomatal genes across different species
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellAuthor et al. explore the genes involved in making stomata in a temperate grass.
Katelyn Hansen-McKown and Dominique Bergmann, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University and Howard Hughes Medical Institution.
Background: Plants are essential players in global carbon and water…
Shuyan Song: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Shuyan Song, first author of "The functional evolution of architecturally different plant geranyl diphosphate synthases from geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase"
Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow in State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology & ZJU‐Hangzhou…
Endosperm cellularization and dehydration tolerance in the embryo
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellXu, Sato, et al. explore the longstanding mystery of why endosperm cellularization is essential for embryo survival and reveal a connection to dehydration responses.
Background: In most angiosperms, the endosperm initiates as a coenocyte and starts to cellularize after a defined number of nuclear…
Junbei Ni: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Junbei Ni, first author of "The ethylene-responsive transcription factor PpERF9 represses PpRAP2.4 and PpMYB114 via histone deacetylation to inhibit anthocyanin biosynthesis in pear"
Current Position: Associate Professor, College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University
Education:…
Yongming Chen: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Yongming Chen, co-first author of “The translational landscape of bread wheat during grain development”
Current Position: Postdoc in China Agricultural University
Education: PhD in China Agricultural University
Interests: Music, Movie
Brief bio: I received my PhD from China Agricultural…