Autophagy regulation by HLS1-mediated acetylation
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHuang et al. explore the molecular mechanism underlying the regulation of autophagy by HLS1.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad252
By Li Huang, Xing Wen, Lian Jin, Huihui Han, and Hongwei Guo
New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Institute of Plant and Food Science, Department of Biology,…
Establishment of regeneration capability of callus cells
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellXu et al. demonstrate the transcriptional regulatory steps responsible for establishing the regenerating capability of callus during Arabidopsis regeneration.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad255
By Chongyi Xu1, Pengjie Chang1,2, Shiqi Guo1,2, Xiaona Yang1,2, Xinchun Liu1,2, Baofeng Sui1,2,…
How do root hairs keep their tubular shape?
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHirano et al. uncover the secretion route for root hair shank hardening in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell (2023).
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad240
By T. Hirano, K. Ebine, T. Ueda, T. Higaki, T. W.-Nakayama, H. Konno, H. T.-Imamura, and M. H. Sato
Background: Root hairs are rapidly growing…
Microtubule-associated proteins regulate tomato fruit shape
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellBao et al. reveal how microtubule-associated proteins regulate tomato fruit shape formation from a cell biology perspective.
Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad231
Zhiru Bao and Pengwei Wang
National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation & Utilization of Horticultural Crops,…
Stepwise cell fate establishment in the rice stem
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellTsuda et al. investigate the temporal order of cell fate establishment during stem development in rice.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad241
By Katsutoshi Tsuda
Background: The stem, which consists of nodes and internodes, is an axis of the shoot that physically supports lateral organs such…
Key factors that interactively regulate maize endosperm development
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWu et al. explore how three key transcription factors co-regulate gene networks and the regulatory landscape associated with endosperm development and seed phenotype in maize.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad247
Hao Wu1,2 and Philip W. Becraft1,3
Iowa State University, Genetics, Development…
Variegated grape berries enlighten us about plant radiation responses
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhang et al. identify a regulatory hub in grapevine controlling divergent specialized metabolic pathways as part of the light/UV radiation response.
Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad228
By José Tomás Matus and Chen Zhang
Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio),…
Arabidopsis long non-coding RNAs: an orchestrated hubbub
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellKornienko et al. discover that Arabidopsis genome is full of long-non-coding RNAs that show their expression only in specific tissues and plants from different geographic origins because of differences in epigenetic silencing of these genes.
Plant Cell - https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad233
By Aleksandra…
Phenotypic and genomic changes during modern wheat breeding in China and the United States
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellJianqing Niu et al. explore how modern breeding reshaped wheat phenotype and genome in China and the United States, which will facilitate breeding higher performance wheat in the future.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad229
By Jianqing Niu and Hong-Qing Ling from Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory…