299 papers
This study utilizes laser ablation on *Marchantia polymorpha* gemmae to demonstrate that apical notch stem cells function as a communicating population essential for meristem maintenance and regeneration, while also identifying a central tissue-mediated auxin signal responsible for apical dominance.
This study presents a single-nucleus RNA-sequencing transcriptional atlas of early *Arabidopsis* seed development that characterizes major cell types, refines endosperm states, and reveals mechanisms for inter-tissue coordination through the compartmentalization of brassinosteroid signaling, abundant secreted peptide expression, and the enrichment of rapidly evolving genes in specific seed tissues.
This study reveals that the amphibious plant *Callitriche palustris* exhibits a previously underappreciated root morphological plasticity termed "heterorhizy," characterized by distinct structural adaptations to terrestrial versus submerged conditions regulated by abscisic acid and gibberellin, a phenomenon likely conserved across diverse aquatic species.
This study reveals that brassinosteroid-regulated transcription factors (CES and BEEs) repress plant immunity to prioritize growth by inducing DNA methylation changes at NLR gene loci, which alters pre-mRNA splicing through interactions with chromatin remodeling and splicing machinery.
This study demonstrates that while adventitious roots in tomato facilitate surface water uptake and offer limited hydraulic compensation during waterlogging, they cannot fully sustain transpiration, and the physiological impacts of waterlogging extend beyond simple root-zone hypoxia.
This study demonstrates that the calreticulin gene PvCRT08 acts as a critical negative regulator in common bean symbiosis, where its down-regulation enhances infection thread formation and nitrogen fixation efficiency, while its overexpression impairs these processes.
This study identifies the *Medicago truncatula* subtilase SBT12a as a crucial regulator of legume-rhizobia symbiosis that stabilizes symbiosomes by proteolytically processing specific target proteins to suppress defense responses and prevent senescence.
This study demonstrates that the cap-binding protein 4EHP negatively regulates thermotolerance in *Arabidopsis thaliana* by re-localizing to stress granules under heat stress to limit the accumulation of specific heat-responsive mRNAs, thereby fine-tuning the production of heat shock proteins.
This study establishes an optimized tissue culture-based regeneration and genetic transformation platform for apple x pear intergeneric hybrids, successfully utilizing the MdFT1 gene to induce early flowering within six months and thereby overcoming the long juvenile period that typically hinders their use in breeding programs.
This study demonstrates that 3D-printed hydrogel substrates featuring specific triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) patterns, particularly the Lidinoid geometry with a high surface-to-volume ratio, significantly enhance plant growth and flowering by enabling passive oxygen delivery, thereby overcoming the limitations of traditional hydroponic systems.
By analyzing low-coverage whole genome sequencing from 513 herbarium specimens spanning 1838–2018, this study reconstructs the complex invasion history of North American white clover, revealing that its success was driven by multiple introductions, lineage turnover, and admixture that increased genetic diversity and facilitated adaptation.
This study reveals that fruit trichome density is a dominant, previously underestimated barrier to postharvest water loss in tomatoes, as reducing trichome density can extend shelf life even when cuticle thickness and cutin levels are diminished.
This study reveals that an Arabidopsis NLR gene pair, STM2 and STM1, antagonistically regulates transition metal-triggered immunity in roots, where STM2 activates defense against bacterial wilt upon binding metal ions while STM1 suppresses this response to prevent growth inhibition under excess metal conditions.
This study demonstrates that in spinach, cultivation system (hydroponic vs. substrate) exerts a stronger influence on root morphological plasticity and fine-root proliferation than cultivar identity, while causing only minor anatomical changes.
This paper refutes a recent claim that anthocyanins cause red pigmentation in *Chenopodium quinoa* leaves by demonstrating through reanalysis of RNA-seq data that the observed coloration is instead driven by betalain and carotenoid biosynthesis, consistent with the known absence of key anthocyanin genes in this betalain-producing lineage.
Through a series of lab, greenhouse, and field experiments demonstrating limited pollen viability under environmental stress and negligible pollen movement, this study confirms that domesticated field pennycress (CoverCress) is effectively a self-pollinated crop.
This study demonstrates that the chitin receptor-interacting protein kinase LIK1 also functions as a key regulator of extracellular ATP signaling in *Arabidopsis thaliana* by physically interacting with and being phosphorylated by the eATP receptor P2K1 to modulate the expression of eATP-responsive genes.
This study reveals that *Arabidopsis* employs distinct root system adaptations, specifically secondary root formation or local tissue swelling, to tolerate different biotic stresses imposed by root-feeding nematodes based on their specific feeding behaviors and tissue migration patterns.
Using a global dataset of over 1,450 plant species, this study projects that climate change will significantly reduce the overall nutritional quality of plants by 2050, particularly in arid and tropical regions, with major implications for food chains and ecosystem management.
This study refines the genetic architecture of apple scab resistance by precisely mapping and functionally characterizing five quantitative trait loci in a large biparental population, identifying novel candidate genes and providing robust markers for breeding durable resistance.