Mapping the BIN2 kinase signaling network with TurboID-mediated proximity labeling and phosphoproteomics
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellKim et al. use the TurboID biotin-labeling system and phosphoproteomics to identify substrates of the kinase BIN2.
Background: Intracellular signal transduction relies on specific and dynamic interactions between kinases and their substrates. Identifying substrate proteins of each kinase is crucial…
The Plant Cell in a Nutshell: Strigolactones Shaped Ear Evolution
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGou et al. explore how strigolactone hormones affected the evolution of the maize ear.
By Jiahn-Chou Guan and Karen E. Koch
Background: The prehistoric ancestor of modern maize (Zea mays) is unrecognizable, lacks a cob, and protects each of its tiny kernels inside an acorn-like shell. Evolution…
New tricks for old dogs: The making of complex flowers in Delphinieae
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhao et al. examine the genetic basis of complex flowers.
Huiqi Zhao(a,b,d), Hong Liaoa, Shuixian Lia(b,c), Rui Zhang(a,e), Hongzhi Konga(b,c), Hongyan Shana(c)
a State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Botany,…
Runaway transcription makes plants sensitive to heat stress
The Plant Cell: In a Nutshell
Kim et al. investigate the role of a heat shock protein in thermotolerance.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac351
By Minsoo Kim and Elizabeth Vierling at UMass Amherst
Background: Plants can survive heat stress by producing heat shock proteins (HSPs) that protect and rescue other proteins.…
Engineering a faster Rubisco in tobacco chloroplasts
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellChen et al. demonstrated that installing a bacterial-type fast Rubisco into tobacco chloroplasts to support photosynthesis. The Plant Cell (2023). https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac348
By Taiyu Chen and Lu-Ning Liu
Background: Rubisco is the key enzyme responsible for fixing CO2. However,…
Functional and evolutionary analyses of Cullin1 proteins involved in S-RNase-Based Self-Incompatibility
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSun et al. explore the involvement of CUL1 proteins in S-RNase-based self-incompatibility.
By Linhan Suna and Teh-hui Kaoab
aIntercollege Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
bDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular…
CsCRC regulates cucumber fruit length
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellChe, Pan, Liu, Li et al. provide insight into fruit length variation in cucumber.
By Gen Chea,e, Yupeng Panb, Xiaolan Zhanga,*
aState Key Laboratories of Agrobiotechnology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, MOE Joint Laboratory for International…
A new road to resolve DNA replication stress
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellTing Pan et al. reveal a molecular mechanism to deal with DNA replication stress in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell (2022).
Ting Pan, Shan Gao, Xiaoyu Cui, Lili Wang and Shunping Yan
College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
Background:…
Casting light on maize inflorescence development under shade
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellKong, Li, Xue, Wei, et al. investigate the regulatory modules of tassel and ear development in response to simulated shade in Zea mays.
By Dexin Kong1, Qing Liu1 and Haiyang Wang1,2
1State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, South China Agricultural…