Frequent Centromere Shifts in a Crucifer Clade
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMandáková et al. investigate genome evolution and frequent centromere repositioning in the tribe Arabideae The Plant Cell (2020). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00557
By Martin A. Lysak, CEITEC, Masaryk University, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic.
Background: The centromere is a chromosomal structure…
Microtubule regulation in the moss Physcomitrella patens
Research, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLeong et al. examine the roles of Kinesin-13 and -8 in moss mitosis.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00521
By Shu Yao Leong (Nagoya University, currently Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen) & Moé Yamada (Nagoya University)
Background: Microtubules (MTs) are dynamic macromolecular…
Multilayered Regulation in Senescence
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSakuraba et al. show the existence of multilayered regulation systems for the rice ONAC054 transcription factor, which is involved in abscisic acid-induced leaf senescence in rice. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00569
By Nam-Chon Paek, Department of Plant Science, Seoul National University,…
MED25 regulates the alternative splicing of JAZ genes through recruitment of splicing factors PRP39 and PRP40
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWu et al. investigated MED25 recruits splicing factors to regulate the alternative splicing of JAZ genes in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell (2019). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00583
Background: The jasmonate (JA) signaling pathway controls resource allocation between growth- and defense-related…
A Novel Regulatory Mechanism in Plant Innate Immunity
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellXing 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,…
Roots Calling Leaves: Oxylipins in Induced Systemic Resistance
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWang 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…
Endosymbiotic Pseudomonas stutzeri within Rhodotorula mucilaginosa JGTA-S1
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellPaul, 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…
A Feedforward Transcriptional Loop in Leaf Senescence
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhuo 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:…
The photosystem factory in chloroplasts
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSun 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…