Transcription factors regulate wood formation
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellChen et al. construct a transcriptional regulatory network governing wood formation. Plant Cell http://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00620
By Hao Chen, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University
Jack Wang, Forest Biotechnology Group, Department of Forestry and Environmental…
Daily Rhythms of Leaf Hydraulics: a Matter of the Clock and Phosphorylation
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellPrado et al. uncover a mechanism that tunes the hydraulics of leaf tissues to synchronize water supply with day and night cycles, thereby optimizing plant growth. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00804
Background: Plants must cope with daily fluctuations in temperature, light, and humidity.…
Phloem Companion Cell-Specific Transcriptomics and Epigenomics
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBy conducting phloem companion cell-specific transcriptomic and epigenomic analyses, You et al. identify MRF1, a novel regulator of flowering. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00714
By Yuan You1,2 and Markus Schmid1,3
1 Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Department of Molecular…
The Epigenetics of Leaf Senescence
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLiu et al. explore the mechanism underlying the epigenetic reprograming of senescence-associated gene expression during leaf senescence. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00693
By Peng Liu, Jing Bo Jin, and Xiaofeng Cao, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Background: Leaf…
SME1 shapes plant development and freezing tolerance
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHuertas et al. show that SME1 modulates spliceosome activity to shape plant development and tolerance to freezing temperatures. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00689
By Raúl Huertas, Noble Research Institute, Admore, Oklahoma, USA. Rafael Catalá, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas-CSIC,…
Impact of Biolistic Transformation on the Genome
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLiu et al. show that biolistic transformation can cause extensive damage and rearrangements, including deletions, duplications, chromosome fusions, and copy number variations. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00613
By Jianing Liu and R. Kelly Dawe, Department of Genetics, University…
How Stress Experience Strengthens a Tree
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGeorgii et al. uncover transcriptomic memory in poplar trees after recovery from drought-heat stress, which changes with stress frequency and intensity and involves a complex interplay of common and tissue-specific factors. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00431
By Elisabeth Georgii…
ABA Balances Plant Growth and Metabolism
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYoshida et al. investigate how the phytohormone ABA balances normal growth and metabolism. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00766.
By Takuya Yoshida and Alisdair R. Fernie, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie.
Background: Abscisic acid (ABA) is a plant hormone that…
Ferroptotic Cell Death Occurs in Plants
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellDangol et al. demonstrate that Magnaporthe oryzae infection induces iron- and reactive oxygen species-dependent ferroptotic cell death in rice. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00535
By S. Dangol, Y. Chen, B. K. Hwang, and N. S. Jwa
Background: Cell death is the intracellular program…