Lipids and Auxin Signaling in Plant Salt Responses
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWang et al. highlight the importance of lipid protein interactions in spatiotemporal regulation of auxin signalling. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00528
By Peipei Wang and Qun Zhang
Background: Salt stress inhibits plant growth and development, leading to many physiological reactions.…
A Transcriptional Module Regulates Embryo and Suspensor Development
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellRadoeva et al. investigate a transcription module that controls aspects of embryogenesis in plants. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00518.
Background: After the start of embryo development in plants, which is marked by fertilization of the egg cell, the resulting zygote divides asymmetrically…
How does ABA activate a calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase in rice?
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellNi et al. reveal a pathway for ABA-activated OsDMI3 in rice. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00506
By Lan Ni and Mingyi Jiang
Background: Abscisic acid (ABA) is a phytohormone that plays important roles both in plant growth and development and in plant responses to environmental stresses.…
Regulation of JA-Signaled Transcription: Repression, Activation and Termination
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLiu et al. elucidate the mechanism of the termination of JA signaling by a MYC2-MTB feedback loop. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00405
By Yuanyuan Liu, Qingzhe Zhai and Chuanyou Li
Background: Plants are often surrounded by hostile environment including abiotic and biotic stresses.…
Tomato vs. the generalist pathogen Botrytis cinerea
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSoltis et al. explore the genetic interactions of the gray mold, Botrytis cinerea, with wild and domesticated tomato. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00857
By Nicole E. Soltis and Daniel J. Kliebenstein, Plant Biology Graduate Group and Department of Plant Sciences, University of California,…
Chloroplasts working in the shade
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellOrtiz-Alcaide et al. report that light and retrograde pathways interact to regulate hypocotyl elongation response to shade. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00617
By Jaime F. Martinez-Garcia and Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion
Background: Plant development is strongly influenced by the incoming…
How Cotton Protects its Chitinase from a Fungal Protease
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHan et al. demonstrate that a cotton secretory protein CRR1 protects cotton Chitinase 28 from cleavage by a pathogen serine protease, VdSSEP1. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00390. By Li-Bo Han, Jun Liu and Gui-Xian Xia
Background: The apoplast is an extracellular space in plant tissues.…
The Battlefield in the Rice Apoplast
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellYang et al. show how rice recognizes a Magnaporthe oryzae chitinase to trigger immune responses to this fungal pathogen. Plant Cell https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00382
By Chao Yang and Jun Liu
Background: Plants, like us, have an immune system that protects them from the majority of pathogen…
Seed Shattering in Rice
Research, The Plant Cell, The Plant Cell: In a NutshellJiang et al. identified a genetic factor regulating seed shattering in rice. The Plant Cell (2019). https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00304
By Liyun Jiang and Lubin Tan
Background: ‘Seed shatter’ refers to the release of mature seeds from their mother plants, which allows offspring dispersal in…