Barley MLA3 recognizes the blast effector Pwl2, an effector involved in host range dynamics
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBrabham et al. explore the mechanisms of resistance to fungal pathogens in barley.
Helen J. Brabham1,2, Diana Gómez De La Cruz1, Matthew J. Moscou,3
1The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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Nuclear pore Y-complex and regulation of FLOWERING LOCUS C in Arabidopsis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHuang et al. explore the functions of the nuclear pore complex in regulating the expression of FLOWERING LOCUS C in plants.
Penghui Huang1,2†, Xiaomei Zhang2†, Zhiyuan Cheng3†
1 Research Institute of Intelligent Computing, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou 310012, China
2 MARA Key Laboratory of…
Casparian strip formation at root endodermal and non-endodermal cell layers in rice
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhang et al. investigate the role of the OsCIF1/2–OsSGN3a/b signaling pathway in Casparian strip formation in rice.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad269
By Jixing Xia, of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, China.
Background: The Casparian strip (CS) is a belt-like lignin-based…
The Plant Cell in a Nutshell: H2O2 negatively regulates aluminum resistance
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWei et al. show how hydrogen peroxide affects aluminum tolerance via its effects on the transcription factor SENSITIVE TO PROTON RHIZOTOXICITY 1 in Arabidopsis thaliana.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad281
By X. Wei, Y.F. Zhu, W.X. Xie, W.W. Ren, Y. Zhang, H. Zhang, S.J. Dai, and C.-F. Huang
Background:…
Pollen beats the heat with thermostable actin-depolymerizing factors
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellQian et al. investigate how the evolution of the thermostability of actin-depolymerizing factors enhances the adaptation of pollen germination to high temperature. The Plant Cell (2023).
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad280
By Qian D., Li T., Chen S., Wan D., He Y., Zheng C., Li J., Sun Z.,…
Semi-annotated metabolomics facilitates specialized metabolic gene and pathway elucidation
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellAnting Zhu et al. establish an approach to identify metabolites and their corresponding genes and pathways in wheat.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad286
By A. Zhu, M. Liu, Z. Tian, W. Liu, W. Chen et al. National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene…
Photorespiration: Wasteful or useful?
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellRosa-Téllez et al. explore the role of glycine flux regulation by photorespiration in maintaining nitrogen, carbon, and sulfur balance in plants.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad256
Sara Rosa-Téllez, Andrea Alcántara-Enguídanos and Roc Ros Palau.
Institut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina…
From cell layers to complex petal shapes
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellChopy et al. investigate the layer-specific contribution of the petunia homolog of DEFICIENS (PhDEF) in petal tube and limb development.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad258
Background: Petals are not only beautiful, but they are also very important floral organs that have co-evolved with different…
Strategy-I plants exploit the distinct chemical activities of coumarins to maximize Fe acquisition
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellPaffrath et al. explore the main physiological roles of coumarins released in response to iron deficiency under different environmental pHs.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad279
By Ricardo F. H. Giehl, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics & Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany.
Background:…