Comparing genomes of diverse plants reveals new candidate genetic components for plant disease resistance
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBaggs et al. look for key immune genes bases on their presence/absence patterns in different plant species. The Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00903
by Erin Baggs, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Ruby O’Grady, The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK…
Cellular plasticity in protein re-balancing
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellRolletschek et al. examine the role of cellular plasticity in oil-protein balancing.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00879
By Hardy Rolletschek and Ljudmilla Borisjuk
Leibniz Inst Plant Genet & Crop Plant Res (IPK)
Gatersleben, Germany
Background: Seeds of some crops like…
Guard cell starch-derived glucose drives fast stomatal opening kinetics
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellFlütsch et al. examine how starch degradation and light-regulated membrane transport control stomatal opening kinetics.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00802
By Sabrina Flütsch and Diana Santelia
Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Background: Stomatal…
MYB30 Promotes PIF4 and PIF5 Accumulation in the Light
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYan et al. discovered that MYB30, an R2R3-MYB family transcription factor, is a negative regulator of Arabidopsis photomorphogenic development and promotes PIF4 and PIF5 accumulation under prolonged red light irradiation. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00645
By Yan Yan and Jigang Li, China…
Control of Arabidopsis Hypocotyl Growth by Strigolactone and Karrikin Signaling
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellDescriptive paragraph. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00140
By Bing Wang and Qian Xu, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Background: Strigolactones (SLs) are carotenoid-derived plant hormones that control many aspects of plant development, such…
XOAT1- At the heart of plant polysaccharide acetylation
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLunin et al. describe a structural and biochemical analysis of the enzyme XOAT1, responsible for the acetylation of the cell wall component xylan, with potential applications in cell wall modification for better biomass valorization. The Plant Cell (2020) https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00028
By Vivek…
A New Plant Component of the Conserved Machinery for Cellular Trafficking
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGarcia et al. discover a plant-specific component of TRAPP membrane trafficking complexes with important roles in plant development. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00044.
By Veder Garcia and Zhi-Yong Wang
Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA
Background:…
Formation of xylem vessels: Role of a WRKY transcription factor
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGe et al explore the function of a transcription factor that functions upstream of a master regulator of tracheary element differentiation. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00689
By Shating Ge1, Juan Xu2, and Shuqun Zhang3
1 College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University,…
A Catalytic Inhibitor of Cellulose Biosynthesis in the Toolbox
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHuang et al. identify a new cellulose synthase inhibitor. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.20.00202.
By Lei Huang and Chunhua Zhang
Background: Cellulose is a polymer of b-1,4-D-glucose that serves as an essential source of everyday objects such as cloth, paper, and biofuel. Plant cellulose…