An Improved Recombineering Toolset for Plants
Brumos and Zhao et al. developed an improved set of genetic tools to make precise sequence modifications in large DNA fragments and used them to tag hundreds of plant genes, including those involved in auxin production. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00431
By Javier Brumos, Anna Stepanova,…
Proteases Help Cyanobacteria Survive Nutrient Starvation
Krynická et al. uncover the critical role of the FtsH1/3 protease complex in the acclimation of a model cyanobacterium to nutrient stress. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00411
By Vendula Krynická1,2 and Philip J. Jackson3,4
1Centre Algatech, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech…
Arabidopsis OR Represses the Greening of Cotyledons while It Is in the Nucleus
Sun et al. showed that OR interacts with TCP14 in the nucleus of dark-germinated seedlings and reduces chlorophyll biosynthesis, thylakoid membrane development and expression of EARLY LIGHT-INDUCIBLE PROTEINS, and that subsequent illumination relieves this repression. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.…
The first structure of plant actin filaments
Ren et al. examine the structure of maize pollen actin.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00973
Zhanhong Ren (Ph.D. candidate), Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Regulation Biology of Ministry of Education, Center for Biological Science and Technology, College of Life Sciences, Beijing…
Acylsugar Metabolic Gene Network
By Sabyasachi Mandal
Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA
Background: Acylsugars are specialized metabolites secreted through the trichomes (plant hairs) of many plants in the nightshade family (Solanaceae). These compounds provide protection against herbivores…
Transcriptome Dynamics and Gene Activities during Embryo and Grain Development in Wheat
Xiang et al. elucidate transcriptome dynamics and gene activities during embryogenesis and grain development in modern wheat and its progenitors. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00397.
By Daoquan Xiang, Teagen D. Quilichini, Peng Gao, and Raju Datla
Aquatic and Crop Resource Development,…
Attractive flower smell turned into defense barrier
Boachon et al. explore metabolic processes associated with floral defense.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00320
By Benoît Boachon, University of Lyon, UJM-Saint-Etienne, CNRS, BVpam FRE 3727, Saint-Etienne, France.
Danièle Werck-Reichhart, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology of…
How Autophagy Is Activated under Extended Dark Conditions
Huang et al. uncover how SnRK1 kinase complex promotes the autophagy activity by phosphorylating ATG6 under prolonged dark conditions. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00066
By Huang Xiao and Faqiang Li, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
Background:…
Comparing genes that govern flower development in Petunia and Arabidopsis: Evolution made a mess!
Morel et al. investigate AP1/SEP/AGL6 MADS-box transcription factor functions in Petunia. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00162
By Michiel Vandenbussche
Background: The ABCE model is a simple genetic model that explains how the different floral organs in the flower (sepals, petals, stamens…