Category: The Plant Cell: In a Nutshell

Chang et al. discover the phenotypic consequences of different isoforms of Coat Protein Complex II genes in the moss Physcomitrium patens. Background: Vesicles that form on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and are bound for the Golgi apparatus are coated in a complex of proteins known as Coat Protein…

Noack et al. provide insight into the biosynthesis of an important plasma membrane lipid. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab135 Lise Noack and Yvon Jaillais Laboratoire Reproduction et Développement des Plantes, Univ Lyon, ENS de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, INRAE, F-69342,…

Joke De Jaeger-Braet & Arp Schnittger, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, Department of Developmental Biology, University of Hamburg, Germany De Jaeger-Braet and colleagues explore the effects of high temperatures on meiotic recombination in Arabidopsis. Background: One of the hidden,…

Ma et al. demonstrate that plant membrane nanodomains condense formin for actin remodeling during pathogen infection. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab261 By Zhiming Ma and Yansong Miao School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University Background: When bacterial…

By Sydney G. Duncombe, Samir Grama Chethan, Charles T. Anderson, Department of Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 USA   Duncombe and colleagues apply the latest in imaging techniques to follow the paths of cellulose biosynthesis complexes along the plasma membrane…

Tran et al. found that outer membrane vesicles produced by plant pathogenic bacterium could trigger plant immune responses through the interactions with the plant plasma membrane. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab276 By Tuan Minh Tran 1,2 and Yansong Miao 1 School of Biological…

Yang et al. reveal the coordination between stomatal development and cuticle formation. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab260 By Shao-Li Yang and Chin-Min Kimmy Ho Background: The plant epidermis is composed of functionally specialized cells, such as the valves on the leaf surface known…

Hüdig and Tronconi et al. reveal that the housekeeping and C4-decarboxylase functions of a C4 enzyme are performed by isoforms that combine the same α subunit with different β subunits. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab265  Meike Hüdig, Molecular Plant Physiology, University of Bonn;…