Recognizing The Plant Cell author Yingying Xing
The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesYingying 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…
How Blue and Red Light Synergistically Drive Stomatal Opening
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHosotani 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…
TaBCAT1 regulates wheat rust infection
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellCorredor-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.…
Recognizing The Plant Cell author Frederickson D. Entila
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
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…
DRW1 interacts with Polycomb complexes but exerts divergent regulatory functions in rice
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhang et al. explore the mechanisms of epigenetic information transfer in plants.
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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…
Key role of RNA structure in a sense-antisense RNA interaction and enhancement of translation
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellReis et al. explore how an interaction between PHO1.2 mRNA and its cis-natural antisense transcript enhances translation.
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Rodrigo S. Reis1 and Yves Poirier1
1 Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Background: A large proportion…
Recognizing The Plant Cell author Mauricio Contreras
The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Mauricio Contreras, first author of Host-interactor screens of Phytophthora infestans RXLR proteins reveal vesicle trafficking as a major effector-targeted process
Current Position: PhD Student at The Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich, UK.
Education: BSc in Biological Sciences from the University…
Lipid remodeling during phosphate starvation
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYang et al. show that nonspecific phospholipase C4-mediated sphingolipid remodeling regulates root growth in Arabidopsis in response to phosphate deficiency. The Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaa054.
By: Xuemin Wang, Department of Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis/Donald Danforth…
Labeling the Arabidopsis soluble “Phenylalanome”
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSimpson et al. describe and use PODIUM, a tool for global annotation of metabolites. Plant Cell (https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaa046)
By Jeffrey Simpson, Brian Dilkes, Clint Chapple
Background: Plants synthesize hundreds to thousands of different chemicals. These chemicals help plants adapt…