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Lettuce homologs of KNOTTED1 and SAWTOOTH1 affect heading

An et al. identify the regulatory pathways that affect heading in lettuce.  Background: The formation of leafy heads is an important agronomic trait in some vegetable crops, such as lettuce, cabbage, and mustard. Having leafy heads facilitates harvesting and transportation, extends shelf life, and…

Ella Katz: The Plant Cell First Author

Ella Katz, first author of "Genetic variation underlying differential ammonium and nitrate responses in Arabidopsis" Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Prof. Dan Kliebenstein at University of California, Davis. Education: PhD in the lab of Prof. Daniel Chamovitz (Tel Aviv University,…

Sijia Qi: The Plant Cell First Author

Sijia Qi, co-first author of “The OPEN STOMATA1-SPIRAL1 module regulates microtubule stability during abscisic acid-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate in China Agricultural University Education: Bachelor, Agricultural University of Hebei Non-scientific…

Pan Wang: The Plant Cell First Author

Pan Wang, co-first author of “The OPEN STOMATA1-SPIRAL1 module regulates microtubule stability during abscisic acid-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis” Current Position: Ph.D. candidate in China Agricultural University Education: Master and bachelor, Capital Normal University Non-scientific…

H2O2 regulates activity of the GSK3-like kinase BIN2

Lu et al. unravel a mechanism by which reactive oxygen species modulate brassinosteroid signaling through the GSK3-like kinase BIN2 Qing Lua,b, Eugenia Russinovaa,b a Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium b Center for Plant Systems Biology,…

Unraveling cold tolerance in maize

Li et al. discover a cold-tolerance allele that was not selected during maize domestication.   Background: Cold stress is an important environmental factor that limits plant growth, development, and geographical distribution. Maize originated in Mexico and is sensitive to low temperatures. Cold stress…

The MICROTUBULE ORGANIZATION1–KATANIN1 interaction modulates microtubule dynamics

By Xiayan Liu and Fei Yu Chen et al. explore the relationship between the microtubule-associated protein MOR1 and the microtubule-severing protein KATANIN1.  Background: Microtubules (MTs) are highly dynamic cytoskeletal structures with essential functions in cell morphogenesis and cell division.…

New Teaching Tool, “The Floral Transition and Adaptation to a Changing Environment: from Model Species to Cereal Crops"

Meet the newest member of the Teaching Tools in Plant Biology family, The Floral Transition and Adaptation to a Changing Environment: from Model Species to Cereal Crops, by Michela Osnato. Freely available in the November 2022 issue of The Plant Cell. You can download the resources here, from the supplemental…

Qiong Nan: The Plant Cell First Author

Qiong Nan, first author of "Polarly localized WPR proteins interact with PAN receptors and the actin cytoskeleton during maize stomatal development" Current position： Post-doc, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA Education: Ph.D., Lanzhou University, China Non-scientific Interests: Cycling…