Category: The Plant Cell: In a Nutshell

Xing et al. use advance microscopy to show that phospholipase D functions in the response to powdery mildew. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00534  by Jingjing Xing, Xiaojuan Li, Xiaohua Wang, Xueqin Lv, Li Wang, Liang Zhang, Yingfang Zhu, Qianhua Shen, František Baluška, Jozef Šamaj,…

Wang et al. identify signals related to induced systemic resistance produced by a root-colonizing fungus. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00487 Background: Trichoderma virens is an agriculturally-relevant root-colonizing fungus that provides its plant hosts many benefits, such as increased…

Paul, Saha, et.al investigated the Improvement of nitrogen nutrition in rice by interaction with the basidiomycete Rhodotorula mucilaginosa and its N2-fixing endobacteria. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00385 By Karnelia Paul1, Chinmay Saha1,2,3 and Anindita Seal1 1Department of Biotechnology…

Zhuo et al. show the existence of jasmonate-activated MYC2-Dof2.1-MYC2 transcriptional loop that is involved in the promotion of leaf senescence in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00297  By M. Zhuo, Y. Sakuraba, and S. Yanagisawa, The University of Tokyo, Japan Background:…

Sun et al. reveal the subcellular organization of photosystem biogenesis in Chlamydomonas. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00263 by Melissa Valente-Paterno, Yi Sun and William Zerges. Department of Biology, Concordia University.  Background: Cells localize intracellular processes to…

Baetsen-Young  et al. identified key transcriptomic differences in coexpression networks following Fusarium virguliforme infection of symptomatic (soybean) vs. asymptomatic (corn) hosts    Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00697 By Amy Baetsen-Young and Brad Day, Michigan State University Background:…

Huang  et al. found that SA inhibits hook formation and is dependent on the ET pathway in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc. 19.00658 By Peixin Huang, Yichuan Wang, and Hongwei Guo Background: For germnating seedlings to survive and become a mature plant, they must push through…

O’Leary et al. show that the TOR signalling pathway in plants responds to amino acid levels by eliciting regulatory effects on respiratory energy metabolism at night, uniting a hallmark mechanism of TOR regulation across eukaryotes. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00157 By Brendan O’Leary…