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Knockout of PagDA1 in poplar enhances cambial activity and wood formation

Tang et al. explore the molecular basis of cambium development at the post-transcriptional level in Populus. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac178 By Xianfeng Tang1, Quanzi Li2, and Gongke Zhou3 1 Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. 2 State…

Phosphorylation of OsTGA5 by CKII switches rice defenses on against blast fungus

Yuqing Niu and Mo Wang Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Fujian University Key Laboratory for Plant-Microbe Interaction, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China Niu and colleagues elucidate how phosphorylation…

Xanthomonas inhibits host innate immunity by disrupting exocyst-dependent exocytosis

Michalopoulou et al. identified a core Xanthomonas effector that targets the host exocyst complex and disrupts host immunity. Plant Cell. (2022) https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac162 By Vasiliki Michalopoulou1,2 and Panagiotis Sarris1,2,3 1 Department of Biology, University of Crete, 70013 Heraklion,…

Tian li Li: The Plant Cell First Author

Tian li Li, co-first author of "BPL3 binds the long noncoding RNA nalncFL7 to suppress FORKED-LIKE7 and modulate HAI1-mediated MPK3/6 dephosphorylation in plant immunity" Current Position: Ph.D. candidate at College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China. Education:…

Gan Ai: The Plant Cell First Author

Gan Ai, co-first author of "BPL3 binds the long noncoding RNA nalncFL7 to suppress FORKED-LIKE7 and modulate HAI1-mediated MPK3/6 dephosphorylation in plant immunity"  Current Position: Postdoctor Education: Ph.D. in Nanjing Agricultural University (NJAU) Non-scientific Interests: Reading,…

ANAC017 balances mitochondrial stress signaling and plant growth

He et al. discover how the transcription factor ANAC017 integrates primary stress responses to mitochondrial dysfunction with whole plant growth.  By Cunman He and Oliver Berkowitz Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia ARC Centre…

Jia He: The Plant Cell First Author

Jia He, first author of "Establishing Physalis as a Solanaceae model system enables genetic reevaluation of the inflated calyx syndrome" Current Position: Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Education: Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Pennsylvania;…

Alternative splicing orchestrates phosphate signaling and plant growth

Guo et al. demonstrate that alternative splicing of REGULATOR OF LEAF INCLINATION 1 modulates phosphate signaling and plant growth in the face of phosphate deficiency.  By Meina Guo, Wenyuan Ruan, and Keke Yi  Background: Phosphate (Pi) limitation represents a primary constraint on crop production.…

Orf2971: a link between chloroplast import and quality control in Chlamydomonas

Xing et al. investigate the link between chloroplast import and quality control in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac180 By Jiale Xing, Junting Pan and Wenqiang Yang Background: The chloroplast is an important bioreactor as well as a photosynthetic site. Approximately…