Category: The Plant Cell: In a Nutshell

Jin et al. identify a mechanism for rice growth suppression during herbivore attack. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad191 Gaochen Jin1, Jinfeng Qi2, Hongyue Zu1, Shuting Liu1, Jonathan Gershenzon3, Yonggen Lou1, Ian T. Baldwin4, Ran Li1,* 1State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Ministry of…

Stutts et al. explore an evolutionary mystery in quinone biosynthesis. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad202 By Lauren Stutts1, Scott Latimer1, Zhaniya Batyrshina1, Gabriella Dickinson1, Hans Alborn2, Anna K. Block2, and Gilles J. Basset1 1Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of…

Zhao, Zhang, Liu et al. identify an essential kinase for foxtail millet dehydration tolerance. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad200 By Yuxue Zhang and Meicheng Zhao Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Hebei Key Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Center for Agricultural Resources Research,…

Wang et al. reveal the wide occurrence and biological function of N4-acetylcytidine in plant mRNA. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad189 Huijie Liu and Mingjia Chen College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China Background: Eukaryotic mRNA harbors more…

Bentham, De la Concepcion et al. fine-tuned a plant immune receptor pair to allow for engineering new specificities while avoiding autoactivation. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad204 Adam R Bentham, Mark J Banfield Department of Biochemistry and Metabolism, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research…

Liu et al. identify two proteins that repress flowering by acting on the florigen activation complex. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad190 Background: Timely flowering is critical for plant reproductive success. FLOWERING PROMOTING FACTOR1 (FPF1), a small protein without any known domains, has…

Safi & Smagghe et al. explore liquid–liquid phase separation for developing fluorescent sensors of protein interaction and kinase activity in plants. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad188 By Wouter Smagghe1,2, Alaeddine Safi1,2 , Jelle van Leene1,2 and Steffen Vanneste3 1Department of…

Ruiz-Solaní et al. examine how a cysteine protease interacts with stress granules, a type of membrane-less condensate, under heat stress and aging By Nerea Ruiz-Solaní1,2, Laia Armengot1,2 and Núria S. Coll1,3 1 Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Bellaterra…