Plant cell-to-cell communication constrains viroid quasispecies
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWu and Bisaro study the sequence structure of viroid quasispecies in plant cells.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae012
Jian Wu1,2,3 and David M. Bisaro3
1State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agroproducts, Institute of Plant Virology,…
Role of chlorophyll degradation during the biosynthesis of tocopherol (vitamin E) and phylloquinone (vitamin K)
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellRomer et al. study the origin of the lipid side chain phytol in tocopherol and phylloquinone synthesis in Arabidopsis.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad316
By J. Romer, K. Gutbrod and P. Dörmann
Background: Isoprenoid lipids in Arabidopsis chloroplasts include chlorophyll, carotenoids,…
A zinc finger protein promotes salt signaling in rice via transphosphorylation
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellTian et al. identify the zinc finger protein DHHC09 as a regulator of rice salt tolerance.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae001
By Ye Tian, Xuan-Ming Liu, and Jian-Zhong Lin
Background: Soil salinity results in oxidative stress and heavy losses to crop production. S-acylation of proteins…
Domestication and Breeding History of Strawberry
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellFan and Whitaker explore the genetic footprint of the breeding history of cultivated strawberry.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad314
Zhen Fan and Vance M. Whitaker
Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL, 33597,…
A hair-raising story: EXO70 and MLO proteins jointly mediate secretion
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHuebbers, Caldarescu, et al. examine how the EXO70 and MLO proteins cooperate in targeted deposition of cell wall components in trichomes.
By Jan W. Huebbers1 and George A. Caldarescu2
1 Unit of Plant Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Biology I, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52056…
A Timer of Mr. Anther: Haste Makes Waste
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellFang, Guo, Wang, et al. explore the molecular mechanism underlying anther dehiscence in rice.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae028
Yuxing Fang, State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Life Sciences, Peking University.
Yi Wang, State Key Laboratory of Protein and…
SMXL proteins repress moss growth through a conserved ancestral signaling pathway
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGuillory et al. explore the role of SMXL proteins in Physcomitrium patens growth.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae009
By Ambre Guillory, Sandrine Bonhomme and Catherine Rameau
Background: In flowering plants, several proteins of the SUPPRESSOR OF MAX2 1-LIKE (SMXL) family influence the…
OsHDA716-OsbZIP46 regulates cold responses
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSun et al. demonstrate that histone deacetylase OsHDA716 represses rice chilling tolerance not only by functioning as an epigenetic regulator but also by deacetylating OsbZIP46 to reduce its transactivation function and protein stability.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae010
By Sun Ying and…
Real Smart Canopies: How Do Maize Canopies Respond to Shading?
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhou et al. explore how maize plants adjust their canopy architectures at high plant densities to tolerate shading from adjacent plants.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae007
Yan Zhou, Iowa State University
Background: The dramatically increased yields of commercial maize hybrids are largely…