AIG2 proteins fine tune plant chemical defense systems
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWang, Yang, et al. explore the connection between tryptophan-derived metabolites and salicylic acid defense responses. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac255
Zhixue Wang, Leiyun Yang, Jian Hua
Plant Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
Background:…
A plant unique ESCRT component functions in peroxisome-mediated lipid droplet turnover
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHuang et al. demonstrate a novel role–and the underlying mechanism–for FREE1 in regulating LD turnover. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac195
Background: Lipid droplets (LDs) are major reservoirs providing energy and lipids for seedling establishment. In vascular plants, the peroxisome-localized…
SlCLV3-WUS regulates tomato flower abscission
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellCheng et al. show that Low-light conditions stimulate the SlCLV3-SlWUS signaling module and regulate phytohormone homeostasis to induce abscission https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac254
Lina Cheng, College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110866, People’s Republic…
Unrelated microtubule-binding proteins work together to position the new cell wall during cell division
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMills et al. examine how microtubule-binding proteins localize to the site of cell division in plants https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac266
Alison Mills1, + and Carolyn G. Rasmussen1,2
1Biochemistry Graduate Group, University of California, Riverside, USA.
2Department of Botany and Plant Sciences,…
Jiangping Mao: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Jiangping Mao, first author of “Cytokinin-responsive MdTCP17 interacts with MdWOX11 to repress adventitious root primordium formation in apple rootstocks”
Current Position: Associate Professor
Education: Ph.D. in Northwest Agriculture Forestry University
Non-scientific Interests: Reading
Brief…
A new player in photomorphogenesis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLi et al. discover a regulator of alternative splicing during light-regulated plant growth and development https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac235
By Yang Li and Rongcheng Lin
Background: Light is one of the most important environmental factors affecting plant growth and developmental processes,…
Type one protein phosphatase regulates fixed-carbon starvation-induced autophagy in Arabidopsis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWang et al. demonstrate that TOPP regulates autophagy through ATG1a-ATG13a complex. The Plant Cell (2022). https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac251
By Qiuling Wang, Qianqian Qin, Meifei Su, Na li, Jing Zhang, Yang Liu, Longfeng Yan, and Suiwen Hou
Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations,…
Hidemasa Suzuki: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Hidemasa Suzuki, first author of "Auxin signaling is essential for organogenesis but not for cell survival in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha"
Current Position
Assistant professor at Tohoku University, Japan
Education
Ph.D. in Life Sciences, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University
Non-scientific…
Pengtao Yue: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Pengtao Yue, first author of "Jasmonate Activates a CsMPK6-CsMYC2 Module that Regulates the Expression of β-citraurin Biosynthetic Genes and Fruit Coloration in Orange (Citrus sinensis)"
Current Position: Post-doc, Huazhong Agricultural University
Education: Ph.D., Shenyang Agricultural University
Non-scientific…