SMXL proteins repress moss growth through a conserved ancestral signaling pathway
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellGuillory et al. explore the role of SMXL proteins in Physcomitrium patens growth.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae009
By Ambre Guillory, Sandrine Bonhomme and Catherine Rameau
Background: In flowering plants, several proteins of the SUPPRESSOR OF MAX2 1-LIKE (SMXL) family influence the…
Co-evolution of the RNA editing factor PPR78 and its targets
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellLesch et al. reveal that the mitochondrial RNA editing factor PPR78 of Physcomitrium patens is conserved among mosses despite the loss of its two known C-to-U editing sites due to the additional editing target ccmFNeU1465RC.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad292
By Elena Lesch, Volker Knoop…
Isoform specificity in plant COPII gene families
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellChang et al. discover the phenotypic consequences of different isoforms of Coat Protein Complex II genes in the moss Physcomitrium patens.
Background: Vesicles that form on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and are bound for the Golgi apparatus are coated in a complex of proteins known as Coat Protein…