How a model C4 plant, Setaria viridis, copes with prolonged heat
Plant Science Research WeeklyDue to anthropomorphic global warming, 2024 was the first year during which the global mean temperature was more than 1.5° above pre-industrial levels. Clearly, understanding how high temperatures affect plant physiology is an urgent priority. In this new study, Zhang et al. did a multi-parameter study…
Hot and SUMOylated: Heat-induced SUMOylation controls effectors in plant cells
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLi et al. examine heat-induced SUMOylation of bacteria effectors in Arabidopsis. (Plant Cell. 2024)
By Wenliang Li and Jianbin Lai (South China Normal University)
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae049
Background: Bacterial pathogens deliver effectors into plant cells to interfere with host…
A new regulatory module controls chlorophyll catabolism in bananas under high temperature
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWei et al. discover a new transcriptional and post-translational regulatory module, MaBAH1-MaMYB60, that regulates chlorophyll catabolism and green ripening in bananas under high temperature.
By Wei Wei, Yingying Yang, Prakash Lakshmanan, Jianfei Kuang, Wangjin Lu, Xuequn Pang, Jianye Chen and Wei…