KIL1 modulation extends fertility of flowers in maize/corn
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBy Mária Šimášková, Norbert Brugière, and Moritz K. Nowack
VIB Center of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, Belgium; Corteva Agriscience, Johnston, Iowa, US
Mária Šimášková and colleagues increase seed yield in maize by modulating the activity of the transcription factor KIL1
Background:…
Seed germination: It’s about restricting ABA biosynthesis at the chromatin
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYang and Zhao et al. examine the control of seed germination at the chromatin level.
Zhe Wu and Deyue Yang, Key Laboratory of Molecular Design for Plant Cell Factory of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Institute of Plant and Food Science, Department of Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southern…
Let's alert neighbors about the danger
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellProfs. Stanislaw Karpinski and Ron Mittler teams discovered Network Acquired Acclimation.
By Magdalena Szechyńska-Hebda, Ron Mittler, and Stanisław Karpiński
Background: An injured leaf (e.g., by insect herbivory or excess light) generates electric signals (ES) that spread to tissues, leaves,…
Splicing factor represses rice tillering by stabilizing strigolactone signal transmission
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLiu et al. identify a monocot-specific splicing factor that elucidates a link between splicing and plant development through strigolactone signaling.
By Tianzhen Liu, Qibin Lin
National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of
Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy…
A molecular framework for ethylene-mediated tomato fruit development
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHuang et al. unravel the roles of ethylene in tomato fruit growth and ripening.
Background: Fruit development is an intriguing evolutionary strategy that functions in both seed protection and seed dispersal. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) has long been used as a model system to uncover mechanisms…
Tick tock: TIME FOR COFFEE regulates far-red light inhibited hypocotyl growth
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWang et al. explore how the circadian clock regulates phytochrome A abundance and activity to mediate far-red light inhibited hypocotyl growth.
Background: To enhance plant adaptability to natural conditions, the circadian clock is synchronized and entrained by light via photoreceptors. Intriguingly,…
Cauliflower mosaic virus uses Arabidopsis RNA processing body components to its advantage
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHoffmann et al. discover how Arabidopsis RNA processing body components are co-opted by Cauliflower mosaic virus to evade translational repression.
By Gesa Hoffmann and Anders Hafrén, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Background: Viruses are unique in their ability to reuse and recycle…
The effector SCRE6 in U. virens functions as a MAP kinase phosphatase to suppress rice immunity
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZheng et al. reveal a novel fungal infection strategy.
Xinhang Zheng (China Agricultural University), Fu Huang (Sichuan Agricultural University), and Wenxian Sun (China Agricultural University)
Background: Rice commercial production is severely threatened by several important diseases including…
Chloroplasts: reporting at the door
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLoudya et al. report that complementary mutations in TIC100 of the chloroplast inner envelope membrane can cause reductions or corrective improvements in chloroplast protein import, highlighting a role in signalling. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koac153
By Naresh Loudya, Paul Jarvis and…