In the Cold of the Night: how COR27 Regulates HY5 Activity and Integrates Light and Circadian Signals
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhu et al. discover that the COR27 protein interacts with the central regulators of light-mediated development COP1 and HY5 and plays a critical role in hypocotyl elongation. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00192
By Wei Zhu (Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China)…
Towards Uncovering the Developmental Mechanisms of Elaborate Petals: Nigella damascena as a Beginning
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhang et al. explore the mechanisms underlying elaborate petal development and specialized character formation in Nigella damascena. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00330
By Rui Zhang, Xuehao Fu, Caiyao Zhao, Jie Cheng, Hongyan Shan, and Hongzhi Kong
Background: Petals can be simple or…
Interactions between exocyst and SNARE vesicle trafficking machinery support plant growth
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLarson et al. examine the interactions between subunits of the exocyst and SNARE complex and the effects of these interactions on trafficking, secretion, and growth. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00280
Emily R Larson1,3, Jitka Ortmannová2,4, Naomi A Donald1, Jonas Alvim1, Michael…
Rhythms in the dark: how endosperm responds to daylight cycles
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLi et al. discover a diurnal pattern in sucrose content in developing maize endosperm that relies on the action of an E3 ubiquitin ligase on the master regulator transcription factor Opaque2. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00352
By Chaobin Li, Zeyang Ma, Rentao Song, China Agricultural…
The Multifaceted Roles of UPF1 in Gene Regulation
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellRaxwal et al. uncover the roles of the RNA helicase and ATPase UPF1 in regulating gene expression. The Plant Cell (2020) https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00244
By Vivek K. Raxwal and Karel Riha
CEITEC Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Background: Gene expression, i.e., the…
Dwarfed no longer: how one mutant can help the other
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWillems et al. establish that meristem organization and development rely on Anaphase Promoting Complex/Cyclosome-mediated breakdown of a cyclin.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00208
By Alex Willemsa,b and Lieven De Veyldera,b
aDepartment of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics,…
Membrane tethering proteins cooperate in lipid droplet formation
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGreer et al. explore the role of SEIPIN in packaging oils into lipid droplets.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00771
By Yingqi Cai, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Department of Biology, Upton, NY 11973
Kent D. Chapman, University of North Texas, BioDiscovery Institute, Denton, TX…
Karrikins and Strigolactone Signaling in Monocots
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZheng et al. demonstrate how monocot plants sense karrikin, a smoke-derived chemical. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00123
By J Zheng, K Hong, L Zeng, S Kang and G Xiong
Background: Seedling emergence in rice depends mainly on mesocotyl elongation, which is precisely regulated by the…
Back to the Future for Plant Rubisco Bioengineering
Blog, Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMartin-Avila et al. use synthetic biology to improve photosynthesis in tobacco by swapping out the endogenous small subunits of Rubisco for one coming from potato, among other things. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00288
By Spencer Whitney, Elena Martin-Avila, Sally Buck, Timothy Rhodes,…