A key player in glutamate export from Arabidopsis chloroplasts
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellThe et al. identified a chloroplast glutamate exporter in Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Cell (2023).
By Samantha The and Mechthild Tegeder, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad310
Background: Plants produce…
MdBPC2 regulates apple growth
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhao et al. discovered that MdYUC2a and MdYUC6b are targets of H3K27me3 modification mediated by MdBPC2-MdLHP1, which regulates auxin biosynthesis during apple growth.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad297
Haiyan Zhao, Shuyuan Wan, Yanni Huang, Xiaoqiang Li, Tiantian Jiao, Zhijun Zhang, Baiquan…
Examination of the plant cytokinesis machinery reveals the rules of cellular asymmetry
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSchmidt-Marcec, Parish and colleagues characterize members of the MACERATOR (MACET) family of proteins in the context of cell division.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad304
By Sharol Schmidt-Marcec, Alyssa Parish, Tetyana Smertenko, Matthew Hickey, Bernard M.A.G. Piette, Andrei Smertenko
Institute…
Mechanisms underlying transposable element load variation in Arabidopsis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellJiang et al. explore the mechanisms underlying transposable element load variation in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad296
By Juan Jiang (Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Ya-Long Guo (Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Background:…
Thermoprotection by a metacaspase
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhou et al. examine the fundamental functions of metacaspases in the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad289
By Yong Zou, Adrian N. Dauphinee, Simon Stael and Peter V. Bozhkov
Department of Molecular Sciences, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University…
Things to do before you die: The bucket list of a plant cell
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWang, Bollier, Buono, et al. catalog the cellular processes that occur during programmed cell death in plants.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad308
Jie Wang, Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, China
Moritz K. Nowack, VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems…
TaGW2 regulates drought tolerance in wheat
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLi, Zhang, Liu et al. demonstrate that the E3 ligase TaGW2 enhances wheat drought tolerance by promoting the degradation of the transcription factor TaARR12.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad307
By Shumin Li, Zhensheng Kang and Hude Mao
State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid…
The Plant Cell Features January 2024 First Authors
Blog, Community, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesBehind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more about why they chose to pursue plant sciences and click on the links to read their articles.
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RNA composition of Processing Bodies
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLiu et al. explore the RNAs present in processing bodies, a cytoplasmic subcellular condensate.
Andriani Mentzelopoulou
Department of Biology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology–Hellas, Heraklion,…