When posttranslational modifications meet splicing to regulate stress responses
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellAgrofoglio et al. explore how the methylation of arginine residues on a key splicing factor affects alternative splicing.
Julieta Mateos, María José Iglesias, Yamila Agrofoglio. IFIBYNE-UBA-CONICET
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae051
Background: Plants are constantly subjected to a variety…
The Cold Survival Game: RHOMBOID-LIKE PROTEASE11 and Arabidopsis' FATTY ACID EXPORT PROTEIN1
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellJohn et al. reveal how degradation of the chloroplast protein FATTY ACID EXPORT PROTEIN1 by RHOMBOID-LIKE PROTEASE11 affects cold tolerance in Arabidopsis.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae011
By Annalisa John (AJ) and Ekkehard Neuhaus (HEN) (RPTU Kaiserslautern, Germany)
Background: Plants…
Things to do before you die: The bucket list of a plant cell
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWang, Bollier, Buono, et al. catalog the cellular processes that occur during programmed cell death in plants.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad308
Jie Wang, Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, China
Moritz K. Nowack, VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems…
Nuclear pore Y-complex and regulation of FLOWERING LOCUS C in Arabidopsis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHuang et al. explore the functions of the nuclear pore complex in regulating the expression of FLOWERING LOCUS C in plants.
Penghui Huang1,2†, Xiaomei Zhang2†, Zhiyuan Cheng3†
1 Research Institute of Intelligent Computing, Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou 310012, China
2 MARA Key Laboratory of…
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,…
A single phosphorylation event alters root behavior
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellSiao et al. demonstrate that single phosphorylation on a protein alters root behavior in Arabidopsis.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad141
By Wei Siao and Eugenia Russinova, VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology
Background: Plant roots react to their environment by using hormone signaling…
The importance of being in the right place to respond to light cues
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLopez Vazquez et al explore the importance of protein sub-cellular localization by determining how a protein modulating light responses gets to the right place within the cell.
Christian Fankhauser, Centre for Integrative Genomics, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, Génopode Building, University of…
Interdependence of subunits of the m6A methyltransferase complex
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLisha Shen uncovers unique functional interdependence at the post-translational level among individual components of the Arabidopsis m6A methyltransferase complex.
By Lisha Shen, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory and Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Background:…
How plants fine tune wax biosynthesis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellHuang et al. find that a 3-KETOACYL-COA SYNTHASE negatively regulates wax biosynthesis, revealing a mechanism for fine-tuning lipid metabolism.
Haodong Huang, Xianpeng Yang, Shiyou Lü and Huayan Zhao
State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University,…