A Light-Adapted Charge-Separated State for PSII
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSipka and coworkers show that the closed state of photosystem II holds a formerly unrecognized structural and functional plasticity and upon illumination assumes a light-adapted charge-separated state. [Plant Cell https://academic.oup.com/plcell/advance-article/doi/10.1093/plcell/koab008/6119330]
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A SWEET route for phloem loading in maize
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBezrutczyk et al. use single cell RNA-seq to show that SWEET13 proteins in maize bundle sheath cells are specialized in nutrient transport to the phloem. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaa055.
By Margaret Bezrutczyk and Wolf B. Frommer, Institute for Molecular Physiology, Heinrich-Heine-University…
Aluminum Toxicity and Phosphate Deficiency: One Compound to Rule Them All
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWei et al. explore how aluminum toxicity and inorganic phosphate limitation inhibit plant growth.
Pengliang Weia,b and Lieven De Veyldera,b
aDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, B-9052, Belgium
bCenter for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent, B-9052, Belgium
Background:…
How Blue and Red Light Synergistically Drive Stomatal Opening
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHosotani et al. explore the molecular mechanisms that modulate stomatal opening under different light conditions.
by Sakurako Hosotani and Atsushi Takemiya (Yamaguchi University)
Background: Opening of stomatal pores is essential for photosynthetic CO2 fixation and transpiration in terrestrial…
TaBCAT1 regulates wheat rust infection
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellCorredor-Moreno et al. identify a branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase that is critical for progression of economically damaging diseases of wheat.
Pilar Corredor-Moreno and Diane G.O. Saunders
John Innes Centre
Background: Wheat yellow and stem rust are major diseases of wheat worldwide.…
DRW1 interacts with Polycomb complexes but exerts divergent regulatory functions in rice
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhang et al. explore the mechanisms of epigenetic information transfer in plants.
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By Pingxian Zhang and Xiaofeng Gu
Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Background: Both genetic and epigenetic information must be…
Key role of RNA structure in a sense-antisense RNA interaction and enhancement of translation
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellReis et al. explore how an interaction between PHO1.2 mRNA and its cis-natural antisense transcript enhances translation.
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Rodrigo S. Reis1 and Yves Poirier1
1 Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Background: A large proportion…
Lipid remodeling during phosphate starvation
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYang et al. show that nonspecific phospholipase C4-mediated sphingolipid remodeling regulates root growth in Arabidopsis in response to phosphate deficiency. The Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaa054.
By: Xuemin Wang, Department of Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis/Donald Danforth…
Labeling the Arabidopsis soluble “Phenylalanome”
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSimpson et al. describe and use PODIUM, a tool for global annotation of metabolites. Plant Cell (https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaa046)
By Jeffrey Simpson, Brian Dilkes, Clint Chapple
Background: Plants synthesize hundreds to thousands of different chemicals. These chemicals help plants adapt…