Alternative splicing orchestrates phosphate signaling and plant growth
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGuo et al. demonstrate that alternative splicing of REGULATOR OF LEAF INCLINATION 1 modulates phosphate signaling and plant growth in the face of phosphate deficiency.
By Meina Guo, Wenyuan Ruan, and Keke Yi
Background: Phosphate (Pi) limitation represents a primary constraint on crop production.…
WHITE-CORE RATE 1 regulates grain chalkiness in rice
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellWu et al. uncover a mechanism underlying chalkiness, an important grain quality trait in rice.
Background: With improved living standards, the demand for better grain quality has become a challenge in rice production areas. Rice chalkiness, i.e., endosperm containing opaque regions, seriously reduces…
Proteomics-based protein complex discovery in the developing rice aleurone-subaleurone
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLee et al. use a co-fractionation mass spectrometry pipeline to predict the compositions of cytosolic protein complexes present during early rice seed development. The Plant Cell (2021) https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab182
Background: Many proteins act as components of multiprotein complexes that…