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The Plant Cell publishes novel research of special significance in plant biology, especially in the areas of cellular biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, development, and evolution. The primary criteria for publication are that the article provides new insight that is of broad interest to plant biologists, not only to specialists, and that the presentation of results is appropriate for a wide audience of plant biologists. Read more on The Plant Cell website.
If you’ve ever grown cucumbers (Cucumis sativus) at home, you know that at some point over the summer, those cucumbers will probably produce a bounty of fruit and only your trusted pickle recipe will…
F1 plants resulting from crosses between parents of different strains often exhibit improved fitness, known as heterosis, or also hybrid vigor. Hybrids are heavily used in modern agriculture and could…
Development involves a delicate patterning of cell division and differentiation in three dimensions. This is beautifully illustrated in leaves, where three axes are visible: proximo-distal (from base to…
Cereal grains accumulate large amounts of proteins and starch and are a major source of dietary calories for humans and animals. In maize (Zea mays), most of the storage compounds are synthesized during…
It’s not just human relationships that may require a chaperone to prevent inappropriate interactions. Numerous proteins in organisms from Escherichia coli to us, especially hydrophobic membrane proteins,…
In plants, small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) serve as key regulators of gene expression. While 24-nucleotide (nt) siRNAs are produced by DCL3 and mediate transcriptional silencing of transposons and pericentromeric…
“Deep learning” is a buzz term that seems to be cropping up in plant biology research these days. Originally reserved, perhaps, for computer nerds rather than us biology ones, deep learning is a type…
The Plant Cell publishes novel research of special significance in plant biology, especially in the areas of cellular biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, development, and evolution. The primary criteria for publication are that the article provides new insight that is of broad interest to plant biologists, not only to specialists, and that the presentation of results is appropriate for a wide audience of plant biologists. Read more on The Plant Cell website.
Wang et al. investigate how disruption of maternal nitric oxide affects female gametophyte development and fertility under both optimal and stress conditions.
By Junzhe Wang1,3, Xiaolong Guo1, Shengbao…
Agrofoglio et al. explore how the methylation of arginine residues on a key splicing factor affects alternative splicing.
Julieta Mateos, María José Iglesias, Yamila Agrofoglio. IFIBYNE-UBA-CONICET
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae051
Background:…
Zhihe Cai (Synthetic and Functional Biomolecules Center, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College…
Lu, Zhang et al. investigate the mechanisms of phytohormone cross-talk underlying rose petal senescence
By Jingyun Lu, Guifang Zhang, Yunhe Jiang, and Junping Gao
China Agricultural University
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae035
Background:…
Fan et al. investigate the proteins involved in DNA base excision repair
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae052
By Tianyi Fan and Yan Zhu
Background: DNA bases are susceptible to damage from environmental…
He et al. explore how histone H1 drives the formation of heterochromatin foci.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koae034
Xiaoqi Feng, Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Background: To fit…
OsLESV cooperates with FLO6 to modulate starch biosynthesis and endosperm development
Yan, Zhang, Wang et al. identify OsLESV–FLO6 as a non-enzymatic molecular module responsible for starch biosynthesis…
The Plant Cell publishes novel research of special significance in plant biology, especially in the areas of cellular biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, development, and evolution. The primary criteria for publication are that the article provides new insight that is of broad interest to plant biologists, not only to specialists, and that the presentation of results is appropriate for a wide audience of plant biologists. Read more on The Plant Cell website.
Behind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more…
Behind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more…
Behind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more…
Behind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more…
Behind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more…
Behind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more…
Behind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Twitter and Facebook— now, read more…
The Plant Cell publishes novel research of special significance in plant biology, especially in the areas of cellular biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, development, and evolution. The primary criteria for publication are that the article provides new insight that is of broad interest to plant biologists, not only to specialists, and that the presentation of results is appropriate for a wide audience of plant biologists. Read more on The Plant Cell website.
How many genes control a phenotype? Dozens? Hundreds? Thousands? The whole genome? And what about the epigenome? Such fascinating questions on biological complexity and the interaction between genes…
(Reprinted from The Plant Cell 10.1105/tpc.18.00110)
At the crux of understanding plant biology lies the intricate hormone circuitry coordinating morphological and physiological changes as plants…
By Alex Harkess and Margaret Frank
While working on very small RNA molecules, Blake Meyers tackles some of the biggest problems in plant biology. Blake has spent much of his academic career generating…
Areas of expertise
Chlamydomonas, chloroplast biology, metabolic regulation, transcriptomics, proteomics, micronutrients.
Sabeeha Merchant is a Professor of Biochemistry and a member of the Molecular…
Areas of expertise
Genomics, microRNAs, bioinformatics, epigenetics.
Blake Meyers is a member at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, and a Professor at the University of Missouri,…
Areas of expertise
Metabolic regulation, secondary metabolism/natural products, statistical genetics, transcriptome and metabolome analysis, plant–biotic interactions.
Dan Kliebenstein is a Professor…
Areas of expertise
Phyothormones, cytokinin, ethylene, auxin, cell wall, receptor-like kinases, genetics.
Joseph Kieber holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a Professor…
The Plant Cell publishes novel research of special significance in plant biology, especially in the areas of cellular biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, development, and evolution. The primary criteria for publication are that the article provides new insight that is of broad interest to plant biologists, not only to specialists, and that the presentation of results is appropriate for a wide audience of plant biologists. Read more on The Plant Cell website.
Are you an early career researcher passionate about plants, writing, and science communication? The Plant Cell is accepting applications for new Assistant Features Editors (AFEs) for 2024. AFEs provide…
Plant Cell Webinar: Crop Breeding for Climate Resilience
Celebrating the January 2023 Focus Issue on Climate Change and Plant Abiotic Stress
Recorded Wednesday, February 22, 2023
About This Webinar
In…
Plant Cell Webinar: Plant Responses to Abiotic Stress
Celebrating the January 2023 Focus Issue on Climate Change and Plant Abiotic Stress
Recorded Tuesday, February 7, 2023,
About This Webinar
In…
Meet the newest member of the Teaching Tools in Plant Biology family, The Floral Transition and Adaptation to a Changing Environment: from Model Species to Cereal Crops, by Michela Osnato. Freely available…
We’re excited to announce the publication of The Plant Cell’s latest Teaching Tool, “Plants and Python,” by Robert VanBuren, Alejandra Rougon-Cardoso, Erik J. Amézquita, Evelia L. Coss-Navarrete,…
Plant Cell Webinar: Celebrating the May 2022 Focus Issue on Plant Biotic Interactions
Plant Biotic Interactions (Part 2)
Recorded May 24, 2022.
About This Webinar
As much as half of all the…
Plant Cell Webinar: Celebrating the May 2022 Focus Issue on Plant Biotic Interactions
Plant Biotic Interactions (Part 1)
Recorded Tuesday, May 17, 2022
About This Webinar
As much as half…
The Plant Cell publishes novel research of special significance in plant biology, especially in the areas of cellular biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, development, and evolution. The primary criteria for publication are that the article provides new insight that is of broad interest to plant biologists, not only to specialists, and that the presentation of results is appropriate for a wide audience of plant biologists. Read more on The Plant Cell website.