Similar yet different: A leaf photosynthetic cell type reveals its unique molecular blueprint
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellProcko et al. investigate the molecular identities of specialized photosynthetic cell types in leaves.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac167
By Carl Procko and Travis Lee.
Salk Institute for Biological Studies, CA
Background: Photosynthesis is arguably the most important biochemical process…
Lettuce homologs of KNOTTED1 and SAWTOOTH1 affect heading
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellAn et al. identify the regulatory pathways that affect heading in lettuce.
Background: The formation of leafy heads is an important agronomic trait in some vegetable crops, such as lettuce, cabbage, and mustard. Having leafy heads facilitates harvesting and transportation, extends shelf life, and…
H2O2 regulates activity of the GSK3-like kinase BIN2
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLu et al. unravel a mechanism by which reactive oxygen species modulate brassinosteroid signaling through the GSK3-like kinase BIN2
Qing Lua,b, Eugenia Russinovaa,b
a Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
b Center for Plant Systems Biology,…
Unraveling cold tolerance in maize
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLi et al. discover a cold-tolerance allele that was not selected during maize domestication.
Background: Cold stress is an important environmental factor that limits plant growth, development, and geographical distribution. Maize originated in Mexico and is sensitive to low temperatures. Cold stress…
The MICROTUBULE ORGANIZATION1–KATANIN1 interaction modulates microtubule dynamics
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBy Xiayan Liu and Fei Yu
Chen et al. explore the relationship between the microtubule-associated protein MOR1 and the microtubule-severing protein KATANIN1.
Background: Microtubules (MTs) are highly dynamic cytoskeletal structures with essential functions in cell morphogenesis and cell division.…
A Nitrate Transporter 1/Peptide Transporter family sugar transporter is critical for grain filling
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYang et al. identify a maize Nitrate Transporter 1/Peptide Transporter family protein that functions as a sugar transporter in grain filling.
By Bo Yang and Jinsheng Lai, State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry (SKLPPB) & National Maize Improvement Center, Department of Plant…
Germline fate in pollen
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHuang and Sun explore how germline fate is suppressed in vegetative cells but not in sperm cells of pollen.
By Xiaorong Huang and Meng-Xiang Sun
College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
Background: The microspore divides asymmetrically…
UGT71L1 in Poplar Connects Salicinoid and Salicylic Acid Metabolism
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGordon et al. report that knock-out of a recently discovered enzyme for salicinoid biosynthesis in poplar leads to changes in salicylic acid and jasmonic acid metabolism and has unexpected effects on growth.. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac135
By Peter Constabel and Harley Gordon
Background:…
Casparian Strip formation at the root endodermis in rice
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWang et al. identify three OsMYB36s that redundantly regulate Casparian strip formation.
Jixing Xia; College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, China
Background: The Casparian strip (CS) is a ring-like lignin-rich structure in the anticlinal cell wall between endodermal cells…