
Thermoprotection by a metacaspase
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellZhou et al. examine the fundamental functions of metacaspases in the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad289
By Yong Zou, Adrian N. Dauphinee, Simon Stael and Peter V. Bozhkov
Department of Molecular Sciences, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University…

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…

Maintaining membrane integrity in the face of abiotic stress
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellRuiz-López & Pérez-Sancho et al describe a mechanism that control the homeostasis of diacylglycerol at the plasma membrane in plants after abiotic stress. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koab122
Miguel Ángel Botella Mesa – IHSM-UMA-CSIC, Málaga, Spain
Jessica Pérez Sancho…