The Plant Cell

Wang et al. investigate the function of SPR1 in ABA-induced stomatal closure By Pan Wang and Sijia Qi State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry; Department of Plant Sciences, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China Background: Drought…

Zhiqiang Liu, co-first author of "Antagonistic regulation of target genes by the SISTER OF TM3–JOINTLESS2 complex in tomato inflorescence branching" Current Position: Ph.D. at Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, China Education: Bachelor at Huazhong…

Xiaotian Wang, co-first author of "Antagonistic regulation of target genes by the SISTER OF TM3–JOINTLESS2 complex in tomato inflorescence branching" Current Position: Assistant Professor, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China Education: Ph.D. in the Institute…

Jingwei Bai, co-first author of "Antagonistic regulation of target genes by the SISTER OF TM3–JOINTLESS2 complex in tomato inflorescence branching" Current Position: Master, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Education: Bachelor at Henan Agricultural…

Wang et al. explore how plants maintain apical etiolation. By Jiajun Wang (Southwest University, China), Haodong Chen (Tsinghua University, China), Xing Wang Deng (Peking University, China), Ning Wei (Southwest University, China) Background: Seeds germinate underneath the soil; to help the shoot…

Reiter et al. investigate the molecular basis for coupling factor CF1 recruitment in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Cell (2022). By Thilo Rühle Background: Thylakoid ATP synthases are impressive molecular engines that harness the light-driven proton gradient to generate ATP during photosynthesis.…

Volodymyr Radchuk, first author of "SWEET11b transports both sugar and cytokinin in developing barley grains" Current Position: Research Associate at the Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Germany Education: Dr. sc., Institute of Cell Biology and Genetic Engineering,…

Kunrong He, first author of "PHOSPHATE STARVATION RESPONSE1 (PHR1) interacts with JASMONATE ZIM-DOMAIN (JAZ) and MYC2 to modulate phosphate deficiency-induced jasmonate signaling in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Ph.D. in Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences (XTBG,…