Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Gábor Sipka
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Gábor Sipka, first author of Light-adapted charge-separated state of photosystem II. Structural and functional dynamics of the closed reaction center
Current Position: Research associate in the research group of Prof. Dr. Győző Garab and Dr. Petar H. Lambrev, the Laboratory of Photosynthetic Membranes,…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Xinchen Lv
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Xinchen Lv, first author of Structural insights into the multivalent binding of the Arabidopsis FLOWERING LOCUS T promoter by the CO-NF-Y master transcription factor complex
Current Position: Visiting Student in Dr. Jiamu Du’s Lab at Southern University of Science and Technology
Education: PhD…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Om Prakash Narayan
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesOm Prakash Narayan, first author of Sulfur transfer from the endophytic fungus Serendipita indica improves maize growth and requires the sulfate transporter SiSulT
Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Tufts University, Boston, USA
Education: Ph.D., Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi,…
Copious cucurbits coming up! Function of the Female locus in cucumber gynoecy
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefIf you’ve ever grown cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) at home, you know that at some point over the summer, those cucumbers will probably produce a bounty of fruit and only your trusted pickle recipe will help manage the massive number of cucumbers. Rather than being overwhelmed commercial growers want…
Wheat NAC019 regulates kernel weight and quality
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGao et al. demonstrate TaNAC019 regulates kernel weight and quality in wheat. The Plant Cell (2021). http://bit.ly/3qCTXSH
By YJ Gao, KX An, WW Guo, YM Chen, RJ Zhang, X Zhang, SY Chang, V Rossi, FM Jin, XY Cao, MM Xin, HR Peng, ZR Hu, WL Guo, JK Du, ZF Ni, QX Sun, and YY Yao
Background: Wheat…
EMFasizing the conserved function of Polycomb in rice endosperm development
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In BriefF1 plants resulting from crosses between parents of different strains often exhibit improved fitness, known as heterosis, or also hybrid vigor. Hybrids are heavily used in modern agriculture and could be part of the solution to address the challenge of feeding an ever-growing world population. However,…
Turning the Tap: How Plants Modulate Aromatic Amino Acid Biosynthesis
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYokoyama et al. explore regulation of the shikimate biosynthetic pathway in plants. https://bit.ly/3oZeh01
By Ryo Yokoyama and Hiroshi A. Maeda, Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Background: The shikimate pathway directs bulk carbon toward biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Dereje Worku Mekonnen
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Dereje Worku Mekonnen, co-first author of UGT76B1, a promiscuous hub of small molecule-based immune signaling, glucosylates N-hydroxypipecolic acid and balances plant immunity
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at Helmholtz Zentrum Müchen (contract now ended)
Education: PhD at the University…
Recognizing Plant Cell authors: Sibylle Bauer
The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: Author Profiles
Sibylle Bauer, co-first author of UGT76B1, a promiscuous hub of small molecule-based immune signaling, glucosylates N-hydroxypipecolic acid and balances plant immunity
Current Position: Proposal Manager at FGK Clinical Research GmbH, Munich, Germany
Education: PhD in Biochemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität…