How to Thrive under Stress: Stay True to Your Roots
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGroen et al. investigate the genes and traits under selection when rice experiences drought.
By Simon C. “Niels” Groen a,b and Amelia Henryc
a Institute of Integrative Genome Biology and Department of Nematology, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA;
b Center for Genomics…
Tao Wang: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Tao Wang, first author of "Maize RNA 3’-terminal phosphate cyclase-like protein promotes 18S pre-rRNA cleavage and is important for kernel development"
Current Position: PhD student, Anhui Agricultural University
Education: BS in Biopharming, Anhui Agricultural University
Non-scientific…
Mendel Lane Perkins: The Plant Cell Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Mendel Lane Perkins, first author of "Monolignol export by diffusion down a polymerization-induced concentration gradient"
Current Position: PhD Candidate, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Education: MSc in Biological Sciences, University of Calgary,…
Isoform specificity in plant COPII gene families
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellChang et al. discover the phenotypic consequences of different isoforms of Coat Protein Complex II genes in the moss Physcomitrium patens.
Background: Vesicles that form on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and are bound for the Golgi apparatus are coated in a complex of proteins known as Coat Protein…
Hua Qin: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Hua Qin, first author of "Orchestration of ethylene and gibberellin signals determines primary root elongation in rice"
Current Position: Assistant Investigator, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
Education: Postdoc and Ph.D., (Biochemistry…
PI4P production at the plasma membrane: A giant protein complex for a tiny lipid
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellNoack et al. provide insight into the biosynthesis of an important plasma membrane lipid.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab135
Lise Noack and Yvon Jaillais
Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, Univ Lyon, ENS de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, INRAE, F-69342,…
Sanghun Lee: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Sanghun Lee, first author of "Broad spectrum fungal resistance in sorghum is conferred through the complex regulation of an immune receptor gene embedded in a natural antisense transcript"
Current Position: Research Associate of Botany and Plant Pathology at Purdue University, USA
Education: BS…
High temperature and heredity
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellJoke De Jaeger-Braet & Arp Schnittger, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, Department of Developmental Biology, University of Hamburg, Germany
De Jaeger-Braet and colleagues explore the effects of high temperatures on meiotic recombination in Arabidopsis.
Background: One of the hidden,…
Yuhao Liu: The Plant Cell First Author
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Yuhao Liu, co-first author of "Arabidopsis CHROMATIN REMODELING 19 acts as a transcriptional repressor and contributes to plant pathogen resistance"
Current position: Postdoc in Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Education: PhD (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)…