Transcriptome Dynamics and Gene Activities during Embryo and Grain Development in Wheat
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellXiang 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
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBoachon 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
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHuang 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!
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMorel 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…
Down the Rabbit Hole: The Hidden World of Gene Regulation Within the Nucleus
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLee and Bailey-Serres uncover multiple aspects of nuclear and whole-cell epigenetic and post-transcriptional gene regulation in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00463
By T. A. Lee and J. Bailey-Serres
Background: Plant cells require oxygen to generate ATP, similar to our own…
Tissue-specific Gene Elimination in Plants
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellDecaestecker and Buono et al. develop a system for tissue-specific gene knockout to enable phenotypic analysis of context-specific gene function.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00454
By Ward Decaestecker, Rafael Andrade Buono, Moritz Nowack and Thomas Jacobs
Background: As plant molecular…
Saffron Red Pigment Is Stored in Vacuoles through Active Transport
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellDemurtas et al. developed a high-throughput approach to identifying vacuolar transporters and used it to explore transport of crocins in saffron. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00193
By Olivia C. Demurtas and Giovanni Giuliano
Background: The saffron spice is made of dried stigmas from…
The common symbiosis pathway: More common than we thought?
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellCope et al. show how lipochitooligosaccharides produced by the mycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor enhance colonization of Populus roots Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00676
By Kevin R. Cope, University of Wisconsin–Madison (currently at S. Dakota State Univ.) and Jean-Michel Ané,…
Different partners, different roles!
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYou et al. show that LEUNIG_HOMOLOG Facilitates Jaresponses via interactions with the histone acetyltransferase HAC1 and the Mediator complex coactivator MED25. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00115
By Yanrong You and Chuanyou Li, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese…