Plant Science Research Weekly

A weekly plant science research roundup curated and summarized by our Plantae Editors and Fellows

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February 15, 2019/by Jin Liao

Seed size is regulated by siRNAs from Arabidopsis maternal tissue in a spatial-temporal manner ($)(PNAS)

Studying seed development is important for understanding plant evolution and engineering food production. Previous discoveries have shown that maternal small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), which induce RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) through NRPD1-mediated pathway, regulate seed development in Arabidopsis.…

February 15, 2019/by Muthamilarasan Mehanathan

The Arabidopsis thaliana pan-NLRome; towards exploring NLR diversity in plants (bioRxiv)

Nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLRs) receptors are involved in the intracellular recognition…

February 15, 2019/by Ana Valladares

KAI2 regulates root and root hair development by modulating auxin distribution (bioRxiv)

To optimize growth, plant development is regulated by environmental information. Root morphology is adaptable…

February 15, 2019/by Isabel Mendoza

EU regulatory approach to directed mutagenesis: consequences for international trade and potential steps forward (New Phytol)

The seed sector, and particularly plant breeders, are responsible for providing farmers with new plant…

February 15, 2019/by Alexander Bowles

Single-cell RNA sequencing resolves molecular relationships among individual plant cells (Plant Physiol)

Single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has transformed our understanding of gene expression within and…

February 15, 2019/by Muthamilarasan Mehanathan

The genome of broomcorn millet: The fourth millet to be sequenced (Nature Comms)

Whole genome sequencing (WGS) unlocks the repertoire of genes encoded within the genome. From a structural…

February 15, 2019/by Saima Shahid

Tapping into the genetic diversity of wild crops for engineering disease resistance (Nature Biotech)

Lack of sequence information makes harnessing the diversity of disease resistance (R) genes in wild crops…

February 15, 2019/by Suresh Damodaran

SOL1 and SOL2 regulate fate transition and cell division in stomatal lineage ($) (Development)

Stomata and pavement cell development in the leaves occur through programmed asymmetric cell division.…

February 15, 2019/by Facundo Romani

Light regulates plant alternative splicing through the control of transcriptional elongation (Mol Plant)

Light perception in plants generates a plethora of gene expression changes. Among them, it has been shown…

February 15, 2019/by Nanxunq Qin

Chloroplast status can affect shade avoidance in plants ($) (Plant Cell)

For optimal photosynthetic performance, plants utilize multiple strategies to compete with their neighbors.…

February 15, 2019/by Francesca Resentini

Lateral inhibition by a peptide hormone-receptor cascade during Arabidopsis lateral root founder cell formation (Devel. Cell)

The plant hormone auxin acts as a general coordinator of growth and development, transferring information…

February 15, 2019/by Nathan Scinto-Madonich

Natural Herbicide: Cyanobacterial antimetabolite inhibits the growth of prototrophic organisms (Nature Comms)

The shikimate pathway synthesizes aromatic amino acids in microorganisms and plants, and its absence…

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