A MATE transporter regulates grain size in rice
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhou et al. discover a molecular mechanism of rice grain size regulation.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad239
By Chunlei Zhou from Nanjing Agricultural University
Background: Grain size is a key factor for determining grain yield. Many genes or quantitative trait loci (QTLs) that regulate…
A calcium-dependent protein kinase and an E3 ubiquitin ligase fine-tune rice immunity
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellA calcium-dependent protein kinase and an E3 ubiquitin ligase fine-tune rice immunity
Mou et al. explore the growth–defense trade-off in rice.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad265
Baohui Mou, Jiyang Wang, and Wenxian Sun
China Agricultural University
Background: Plants need to keep…
Cytokinin signaling determines rice panicle size
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellChun, Fang, Savelieva, Lomin et al. explore the mechanism by which cytokinin signaling influences the size of rice panicle.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad257
By Yan Chun (淳雁), and Xueyong Li (李学勇)
National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute…
Examining apical floral decline in the indeterminate inflorescence apex of barley
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellShanmugaraj et al. used spatiotemporal multi-omics studies to elucidate the mechanism of apical degeneration of barley inflorescence meristem and proposes a molecular framework behind this process, the manipulation of which may increase yield in barley and other related cereals.
Nandhakumar Shanmugaraj1,…
DRIF1 and SORTING NEXIN 1 regulate membrane protein homeostasis in Arabidopsis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhu et al. explored the function of DRIF1 as a FREE1 suppressor in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell (2023).
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad227
By Ying Zhu1, Jinbo Shen4 and Liwen Jiang1,2,3
1School of Life Sciences, Centre for Cell & Developmental Biology and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology,…
A prolyl 4-hydroxylase gene contributes to stem growth in poplar
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellXiao, Fang, Zhang, et al. identify a gene affecting stem growth in poplar.
Liang Xiao (Beijing University of Agriculture and Beijing Forestry University), Yuanyuan Fang (Beijing Forestry University), He Zhang (Peking University), and Deqiang Zhang (Beijing University of Agriculture and Beijing Forestry…
Phosphorylase enzyme required for small starch granules in wheat
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellNitin Uttam Kamble shows that the enzyme α-glucan phosphorylase interacts with a carbohydrate-binding protein to initiate the formation of small B-type starch granules in wheat.
Nitin Uttam Kamble, Farrukh Makhamadnojov, Brendan Fahy, David Seung
John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, NR4 7UH,…
What happens when DNA breaks are repaired and when repair fails?
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSamach et al. use a pigment-based visual assay to explore the repair of double-stranded DNA breakd in plants.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad209
Avraham Levy and Aviva Samach, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
Background: Plant breeding is the art of combining desirable traits…
A liverwort view of gibberellin biosynthesis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSun et al. investigated genes related to gibberellin biosynthesis in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha and found them to be critical for far-red light responses. The Plant Cell (2023).
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad216
By Rui Sun and Takayuki Kohchi (Kyoto University)
Background: The…