
Shreenivas Kumar Singh: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Shreenivas Kumar Singh, first author of "The nuclear effector ArPEC25 from the necrotrophic fungus Ascochyta rabiei targets the chickpea transcription factor CaβLIM1a and negatively modulates lignin biosynthesis, increasing host susceptibility"
Current Position: Postdoctoral research fellow in the…

A Lightclub in the nucleus: protein liaisons optimizing plant photo-responses
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellFang et al. investigate how TZP modulates Arabidopsis seedling growth in response to red light and long days. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac236
By Weiwei Fang and Eirini Kaiserli, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Background: Plants sense, respond and adapt to the environment by changing…

Improving cotton with strigolactones
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhang, Tian, et al. examine strigolactone signaling in cotton fiber development https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac270
Guanghui Xiao and Yuzhou Zhang
College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China
College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi, Yangling,…

Identification of a plant receptor required for cell-to-cell reactive oxygen signaling
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellFichman et al. identify a key player linking reactive oxygen species and calcium signals (but not electric signals) during responses to light stress. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac241
Yosef Fichman and Ron Mittler
Division of Plant Sciences and Technology, College of Agriculture Food and Natural…
Plant Cell webinar: Plant responses to abiotic stress
Blog, Plantae Presents, Plantae Webinars, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: NewsPlant Cell Webinar: Plant Responses to Abiotic Stress
Celebrating the January 2023 Focus Issue on Climate Change and Plant Abiotic Stress
Recorded Tuesday, February 7, 2023,
About This Webinar
In many regions of the world, climate change is leading to increased exposure to abiotic stresses for…

Hong Liao: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesHong Liao, co-first author of “Delphinieae flowers originated from the rewiring of interactions between duplicated and diversified floral organ identity and symmetry genes”
Current Position: Associate Professor, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, China
Education:…

Shuixian Li: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Shuixian Li, co-first author of “Delphinieae flowers originated from the rewiring of interactions between duplicated and diversified floral organ identity and symmetry genes”
Current position:Ph.D. candidate, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Education:Bachelor…

Huiqi Zhao: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Huiqi Zhao, co-first author of “Delphinieae flowers originated from the rewiring of interactions between duplicated and diversified floral organ identity and symmetry genes”
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Sanya Institute, Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China
Education:…

Improving cold tolerance in rice: How wrky53 mutants give cold stress the boot
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellTang et al. examine the function of the transcription factor WRKY53 in cold stress tolerance at the booting stage in rice.
Background: Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a staple food for over half of the global population. Cold stress at the booting stage leads to serious yield losses and has become a major…
