Apurinic/apyrimidinic endonucleases Safeguard Meiosis
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLi and Wang et al. found that apurinic/apyrimidinic endonucleases play essential roles in somatic and meiotic DNA repair.
By Jinchao Li1 and Cong Wang2
1State Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
2College…
A plant-specific module for homologous recombination repair (PNAS)
Plant Science Research WeeklyDamage to DNA occurs through exposure to environmental stresses in animal and plant kingdoms alike. While the former groups are relatively well explored when it comes to DNA damage response (DDR) mechanisms, plant-related knowledge lags behind. A recent study by Wang et al. revealed a unique plant DDR…
The Importance of the DNA Damage Response during Maize Kernel Development
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellPedroza-Garcia report that the necessity for DNA damage response kinases under non-stress conditions is higher in maize than in Arabidopsis, indicating that the mechanisms maintaining genome integrity may be more important for vegetative and reproductive development than previously thought. Plant Cell…