Sweeter than SWEET: A Single-Cell Leaf Vasculature Transcriptome Atlas
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellKim et al. provide insight into leaf vascular cell types and new resources to build hypotheses and strategies regarding transport of ions, metabolites, and signals.
Plant Cell http://bit.ly/2MKOR8M
Ji-yun Kim and Wolf Frommer
Background: Transport processes are critical for all multicellular…
Interactive glucose attachment to multiple signaling molecules as an immune-suppressive platform to contain plant pathogen defense
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBauer et al. characterize UGT76B1 as a metabolic suppressor of the Arabidopsis immune response. The Plant Cell (2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaa044
By Dereje W. Mekonnen1, Jürgen Zeier2, Anton R. Schäffner1
1Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Department of Environmental Sciences,…
Membrane pointillism: Lipid nano-patterning controls distinct molecular pathways at the plasma membrane of pollen tubes
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellFratini et al. explore lipid patterns in the plasma membrane of the pollen tube. http://bit.ly/3uwYqsM
Ingo Heilmann and Marta Fratini
Department of Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
Background:…
Pectin Maturation is Fine-tuned by an ERF-MYB Complex
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellDing et al. investigate the transcriptional regulation mechanism underlying the degree of pectin methylesterification using the mucilage that surrounds Arabidopsis thaliana seeds.
Anming Ding, Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
BY: Yingzhen Kong, College…
An asymptomatic crop holds the clues for healthy roots
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBaetsen-Young et al. explore the root transcriptomes of soybean and maize plants infected with a fungus.
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By Amy Baetsen-Young and Brad Day, Michigan State University
Background: Diverged plant species respond to microbial interactions through different processes, the outcome…
Crosstalk Between Light Harvesting and Photoprotection Is Mediated by a Regulatory sRNA
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhan and Steglich et al. investigate the small RNA-mediated regulation of the photoprotective Orange Carotenoid Protein in cyanobacteria. https://bit.ly/3d3AqY0
By Jiao Zhan1,2, Wolfgang Hess3 and Diana Kirilovsky1
1 Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the…
Neolignans: treasure shields in seeds
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellKeiko Yonekura-Sakakibara, Masaomi Yamamura et al. identify factors that play essential roles in the biosynthesis of seed-coat protective neolignans. Plant Cell. http://bit.ly/3mseqae
By Keiko Yonekura-Sakakibara and Kazuki Saito,
RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Background: Neolignans…
Gene expression signatures during leaf development
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMartinez et al. use laser capture microdissection and transcriptomic sequencing to explore how gene expression patterns regulate early morphogenesis of the compound tomato leaf. http://bit.ly/3nehiZu
By Ciera Martinez, University of California, Berkeley
Neelima Sinha, University of California,…
DEAD-box RNA Helicase Plays Critical Roles in Zygote Division and Stem Cell Homeostasis in Arabidopsis
Research, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHou et al. report a DEAD-box helicase as a component of the RNA microprocessor complex and highlight its importance in embryogenesis. Plant Cell http://bit.ly/2LhT7LO
By Xiu-Li Hou,a,b Xiu-Fen Song,a,b Chun-Ming Liua,b,c
a Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese…