Anchoring Membranes in Cyanobacteria
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellOstermeier et al. introduce AncM, a new factor for structuring the photosynthetic membrane system in cyanobacteria. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab253
By Matthias Ostermeier, Steffen Heinz and Jörg Nickelsen at Molecular Plant Science at LMU Munich
Background: Cyanobacteria are…
GWAS and the fight against darkness-induced starvation
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellFeng Zhu and colleagues investigate the time-resolved mGWAS of dark-induced senescence. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab251
By Feng Zhu and Alisdair R. Fernie
Background: In cellular circumstances under which nutrients are scarce, plants must degrade polymers to recycle carbon (C) and nitrogen…
Swapping citrate for malate by plant mitochondria
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLee et al. unravel a mitochondrial transporter responsible for selectively exporting citrate in exchange for malate. Plant Cell (2021)
By Chun Pong Leea, Marlene Elsässerb, Philippe Fuchsb,c, Ricarda Fenskea, Markus Schwarzländerb, A. Harvey Millara
aARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology,…
Dual benefits of STOP1-NRT1.1 in response to acidic stress
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYe et al. investigate H+ tolerance mechanisms in Arabidopsis The Plant Cell (2021)
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab226
By Jia Yuan Ye and Chong Wei Jin
Background: Acid soils cover nearly half of the world's arable lands. Application of urea-N and ammonium-N fertilizers markedly…
The queen’s crown: Team-building the stigma at the top of the pistil
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBallester et al. reveal how stigma development in Arabidopsis requires the formation of different higher-order transcription factor complexes of increasing complexity. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab236
By Cristina Ferrándiz
Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, CSIC-UPV
Background:…
Linking low energy sensing to chromatin modification and gene activity in rice
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWang and colleagues investigated the starvation response of rice seedlings.
By Wentao Wang and Yue Lu
Background: For survival and growth, cells of all living organisms must balance their energy consumption and supply. Although energetically autonomous (through photosynthesis), plants are continuously…
VDAL transgenic cotton exhibits tolerance to Verticillium wilt caused by Verticillium dahliae
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMa et al. investigate a VDAL protein from Verticillium dahliae that can enhance plant disease. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab221
By Aifang Ma, Zhizhong Gong and Junsheng Qi
Background: Verticillium wilt, also called a plant cancer disease, causes massive losses in multiple crops…
Fishing out virus replication complexes
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellIncarbone et al. use an epitope-tagged protein that binds double-stranded RNAs to fish out viral replication complexes and identify the associated proteins. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab214
Marco Incarbone (GMI, Vienna) and Christophe Ritzenthaler (IBMP, Strasbourg)
Background:…
Winter is coming: It’s time to “CRY”
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLi et al. reveal how the cryptochrome CRY2 regulates freezing tolerance in Arabidopsis. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab215
By Youping Li
Background: Cold acclimation via exposure to non-lethal low temperatures enhances frost resistance in plants. This process requires light; however, we know…