New player in plant DNA damage repair and seed development
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellDiaz et al. characterize NSE4A subunit of SMC5/6 complex and demonstrate that it is important for maintaining genome stability and normal seed development. The Plant Cell (2019). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00043
By M. Díaz, P. Pecinkova, A. Nowicka, C. Baroux, T. Sakamoto, P.Y. Gandha, H. Jeřábková,…
The unknown unknowns of plant cell biology: identifying the functions of conserved, single-copy genes
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWang et al. examine single-copy, conserved genes of unknown function, with OPENER as proof of concept. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00033
By Wei Wang and Totte Niittylä, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Sweden
Background: Thale cress or Arabidopsis thaliana was the first sequenced…
White clover - out of the freezer and into the world
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGriffiths et al. examine how allopolyploidy facilitated the expansion of white clover. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00606
By Andrew Griffiths; Forage Genetics, AgResearch, Grasslands Research Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand and Stig Uggerhøj Andersen; Department of Molecular…
A Reversible Switch for Algal Photosynthesis
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellRoth et al. investigate how a green alga turns photosynthesis off and on when glucose is added and then removed from the culture medium. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00742
By Melissa Roth and Krishna Niyogi, University of California-Berkeley
Background: Photosynthesis is the life-sustaining…
HvCMF7 – a Key Switch of Chloroplast Differentiation in Barley
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLi et al. identify the gene underlying the long-studied variegated albostrians mutant of barley. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00132
By Mingjiu Li, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Germany
Background: Chloroplasts are the site of photosynthesis, which…
Autophagy regulates lipid biosynthesis and turnover
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellFan et al. explore the roles of autophagy in Arabidopsis lipid metabolism. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00170
By Jilian Fan, Linhui Yu and Changcheng Xu
Biology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Background: Autophagy is a self-eating process during which cytoplasmic materials…
How Plants Adapt to Different Temperatures
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellMéndez-Vigo et al. explore how plants from different world regions adapt to different temperature conditions. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00938.
By Belen Méndez-Vigo and Carlos Alonso-Blanco
Background: Plants adapt to seasonal and yearly fluctuations in ambient temperature…
A Glucose Transporter Promotes Stomatal Conductance and Photosynthesis
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHai Wang et al. identify a regulator of stomatal movement and photosynthesis. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00736
By Hai Wang, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Background: Fixation of atmospheric CO2 through photosynthesis is crucial for the…
An RNA-chaperone-like Protein in Chloroplasts
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellJiang et al. isolated a plastid-localized RNA-chaperone-like protein and investigated its function. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00946.
By Jingjing Jiang, Xin Chai, Nikolay Manavski, and Wei Chi
Background: RNA folding, which underlies the formation of RNA structure, is important…