How Blue and Red Light Synergistically Drive Stomatal Opening
Hosotani et al. explore the molecular mechanisms that modulate stomatal opening under different light conditions.
by Sakurako Hosotani and Atsushi Takemiya (Yamaguchi University)
Background: Opening of stomatal pores is essential for photosynthetic CO2 fixation and transpiration in terrestrial…
TaBCAT1 regulates wheat rust infection
Corredor-Moreno et al. identify a branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase that is critical for progression of economically damaging diseases of wheat.
Pilar Corredor-Moreno and Diane G.O. Saunders
John Innes Centre
Background: Wheat yellow and stem rust are major diseases of wheat worldwide.…
DRW1 interacts with Polycomb complexes but exerts divergent regulatory functions in rice
Zhang et al. explore the mechanisms of epigenetic information transfer in plants.
The Plant Cell
By Pingxian Zhang and Xiaofeng Gu
Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Background: Both genetic and epigenetic information must be…
Key role of RNA structure in a sense-antisense RNA interaction and enhancement of translation
Reis et al. explore how an interaction between PHO1.2 mRNA and its cis-natural antisense transcript enhances translation.
The Plant Cell
Rodrigo S. Reis1 and Yves Poirier1
1 Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Background: A large proportion…
Lipid remodeling during phosphate starvation
Yang et al. show that nonspecific phospholipase C4-mediated sphingolipid remodeling regulates root growth in Arabidopsis in response to phosphate deficiency. The Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaa054.
By: Xuemin Wang, Department of Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis/Donald Danforth…
Labeling the Arabidopsis soluble “Phenylalanome”
Simpson et al. describe and use PODIUM, a tool for global annotation of metabolites. Plant Cell (https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaa046)
By Jeffrey Simpson, Brian Dilkes, Clint Chapple
Background: Plants synthesize hundreds to thousands of different chemicals. These chemicals help plants adapt…
Sweeter than SWEET: A Single-Cell Leaf Vasculature Transcriptome Atlas
Kim et al. provide insight into leaf vascular cell types and new resources to build hypotheses and strategies regarding transport of ions, metabolites, and signals.
Plant Cell http://bit.ly/2MKOR8M
Ji-yun Kim and Wolf Frommer
Background: Transport processes are critical for all multicellular…
Interactive glucose attachment to multiple signaling molecules as an immune-suppressive platform to contain plant pathogen defense
Bauer et al. characterize UGT76B1 as a metabolic suppressor of the Arabidopsis immune response. The Plant Cell (2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaa044
By Dereje W. Mekonnen1, Jürgen Zeier2, Anton R. Schäffner1
1Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Department of Environmental Sciences,…
Membrane pointillism: Lipid nano-patterning controls distinct molecular pathways at the plasma membrane of pollen tubes
Fratini et al. explore lipid patterns in the plasma membrane of the pollen tube. http://bit.ly/3uwYqsM
Ingo Heilmann and Marta Fratini
Department of Plant Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
Background:…