Getting to Know Each Cell in an Arabidopsis Root
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellJean-Baptiste et al. use single-cell transcriptomic profiling to map developmental trajectories and assess cell-type specific changes during heat shock, demonstrating that single-cell transcriptomics holds promise for studying plant development and plant physiology at unprecedented resolution. Plant…
How Plants Activate Drought-Responsive Genes
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLi et al. study a complex that regulates gene expression during drought stress. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00437
By Shuang Li, Ying-Chung Jimmy Lin, Vincent L. Chiang, and Wei Li
Background: Plants may become drought tolerant by activating specific drought-responsive…
Metabolite to Gene: A High-Resolution Resource for Maize
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhou et al. provide a resource for structural and functional assignment of the many unknown maize metabolites. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00772
Background: Plants defend themselves against herbivores and pathogens by producing a myriad of specialized metabolites. This physiological…
OsSHI1 shapes plant architecture in rice
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellDuan et al. explore the mechanism underlying plant architecture establishment in rice. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00023
By Erchao Duan, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
Background: Rice is a major crop consumed by more than half of the world’s population. The…
How Does Light Cause Arabidopsis Cotyledons to Open?
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellDong et al. investigate cotyledon-specific light-regulated gene expression in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell (2019). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00803
By J. Dong, N. Sun, J. Yang, Z. Deng, J. Lan, G. Qin, H. He, X. W. Deng, V. F. Irish, H. Chen, and N. Wei
Background: When germinating in darkness…
To grow, or not to grow, that is the question
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellXin et al., identify a mechanistic model that governs cucumber fruit elongation through fine-tuning of ethylene homeostasis. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00957
By Xueyong Yang and Tongxu Xin
Background: Plant organ growth and development are determined by the subtle balance between…
Acetylation in the Assembly of Cell-Wall Architecture
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhang et al. discover a deacetylase from rice that highlights the importance regulating acetylation in the cell wall. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00894
By Baocai Zhang and Yihua Zhou, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Background: Plant cells…
Adaptive Loss-of-Function Mutations
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellXu et al. study the effects of loss-of-function mutations in over 1000 Arabidopsis accessions. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00321
By Yong-Chao Xu and Ya-Long Guo
Background: The gain of genes is thought to play important roles in the adaptation and diversification of plants. Loss-of-function…
How a Plant Plankton Copes with Stress
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYamaoka et al. report that the mRNA of a Chlamydomonas bZIP transcription factor is spliced by CrIRE1 under ER stress, and the resulting protein protects cells via modulating lipid remodeling. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00723
By Yasuyo Yamaoka and Youngsook Lee
Background: The endoplasmic…