Wei et al. explore how aluminum toxicity and inorganic phosphate limitation inhibit plant growth. Pengliang Weia,b and Lieven De Veyldera,b aDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, B-9052, Belgium bCenter for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent, B-9052, Belgium Background:…

Samuel Koh Wee Han, first author of Mapping and engineering of auxin-induced plasma membrane dissociation in BRX family proteins Current Position: Ph.D. student, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne Education: MSc in Life Sciences (Hokkaido University, Japan) and BSc in…

Huaming He first author of The Arabidopsis Mediator complex subunit 8 regulates oxidative stress responses Current Position: Lecturer, Beijing Technology and Business University, China Education: Ph.D., VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology, Belgium; MS, China Agricultural University, China Non-scientific…

Yingying Xing, first author of Bacterial effector targeting of a plant iron sensor facilitates iron acquisition and pathogen colonization Current Position: Ph.D. graduate Education: Ph.D. in Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China; Bachelor in College of Plant…

Hosotani et al. explore the molecular mechanisms that modulate stomatal opening under different light conditions. by Sakurako Hosotani and Atsushi Takemiya (Yamaguchi University)  Background: Opening of stomatal pores is essential for photosynthetic CO2 fixation and transpiration in terrestrial…

Corredor-Moreno et al. identify a branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase that is critical for progression of economically damaging diseases of wheat. Pilar Corredor-Moreno and Diane G.O. Saunders John Innes Centre Background: Wheat yellow and stem rust are major diseases of wheat worldwide.…

Frederickson D. Entila first author of Gene expression evolution in pattern-triggered immunity within Arabidopsis thaliana and across Brassicaceae species Current Position: PhD student, Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research Education: BSc Biology, Major in Microbiology, University of…

Zhang et al. explore the mechanisms of epigenetic information transfer in plants. The Plant Cell By Pingxian Zhang and Xiaofeng Gu Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China Background: Both genetic and epigenetic information must be…