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Axel Thieffry: The Plant Cell First Author

Axel Thieffry, co-first author of "PAMP-triggered genetic reprogramming involves widespread alternative transcription initiation and an immediate transcription factor wave" Current Position: Bioinformatics Project Manager, Intomics A/S, Lyngby, Denmark Education: BSc Biotechnics & Medical…

SlERF.F12 modulates fruit ripening initiation

Deng, Chen and colleagues focus on fruit ripening in tomato and describe the role of the EAR domain-containing Ethylene Response Factor SlERF.F12 in recruiting transcriptional repressors to the promoter regions of their targets By Heng Deng, Yao Chen and Mingchun Liu, Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource…

Ping Wang: The Plant Cell First Author

Ping Wang, first author of “Integrated Omics Reveal Novel Functions and Underlying Mechanisms of FERONIA Receptor Kinase in Arabidopsis thaliana” Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate in the lab of Prof. Yanhai Yin, Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University Education:…

Liqun Ma: The Plant Cell First Author

Liqun Ma, first author of "SlRBP1 promotes translational efficiency via SleIF4A2 to maintain chloroplast function in tomato" Current Position: Postdoc, China Agricultural University Education: Ph.D. (2021) from China Agricultural University Non-scientific Interests: Reading, Travelling, I started…

Hormone crosstalk orchestrates root development

Qin et al. identify a mechanism by which ethylene activates gibberellin catabolism to determine primary root growth in rice. Hua Qin and Rongfeng Huang Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Background: The optimization of root architecture is one of the…