300 papers
This study identifies NRAMP2 as a critical trans-Golgi-localized manganese exporter that facilitates manganese transport from the seed coat to the embryo, thereby ensuring adequate manganese levels to support embryo development, reduce physiological dormancy, and maintain seed vigor.
This study reveals that the chloroplast division ring functions as a GTPase-powered molecular motor where the Dnm2 protein drives progressive, ratchet-like constriction through filament coiling and dimeric locking, a specialized mechanism distinct from vesicle fission systems that ensures faithful organelle inheritance.
This study demonstrates that salinity tolerance in spring wheat is driven by coordinated physiological resilience and the upregulation of the Nax1 transporter, which facilitates sodium exclusion and biomass maintenance under saline conditions.
This study identifies the receptor kinase ATHE/MEE39 as a key component of a dynamic cell wall integrity surveillance system that, often in complex with MIK2, detects *Fusarium oxysporum* infection and orchestrates early immune responses to protect root vascular tissues.
This study demonstrates that ethylene biosynthesis specifically within guard cells, rather than in mesophyll tissue, is the primary driver of stomatal conductance responses to changing CO2 levels in Arabidopsis thaliana.
This study identifies and characterizes the chloroplast-localized ABC peptide transporters TAP1, NAP8, and ATH12 in *Arabidopsis thaliana* as a redundant system essential for heat-induced peptide export, which is critical for maintaining redox homeostasis and ensuring thermotolerance.
This study reveals that phosphate deficiency triggers distinct photosynthetic responses in closely related *Flaveria* species, causing C3 plants to downregulate electron transport and increase energy dissipation, whereas C4 plants maintain light reaction functionality despite exhibiting greater overall stress and biomass reduction.
This study utilizes a strategic B73 x Mo17 maize population to map and genetically dissect a novel, consistent major QTL cluster on chromosome 1, identifying 74 candidate genes including defense-related transcription factors and kinases that underlie resistance to tar spot disease.
This study identifies AATRhg1 as a tonoplast-localized amino acid transporter encoded by the Rhg1 locus that is essential for soybean cyst nematode resistance, as its silencing disrupts specific amino acid levels, defense signaling pathways, and metabolite profiles while compromising resistance to both standard and virulent nematode populations.
This study reveals that the spatiotemporal reprogramming of ethylene biosynthesis in *Medicago truncatula*, driven by the distinct roles of MtACS3 and MtACS10 in shifting ethylene signaling from inner to outer root tissues, is essential for balancing rhizobial infection and nodule initiation while defining the spatial limits of nodulation.
Through high-resolution RNA-seq time-course analysis of tomato under varying photoperiods, this study reveals that morning-phased transcripts act as transcriptional sensors of day length to serve as zeitgeber references for evening transcripts, which measure photoperiod via coincidence with external cues to drive seasonal adaptation.
This study reveals that drought-induced suppression of plant immunity and iron uptake drives *Streptomyces* enrichment in roots across diverse soils and evolutionary lineages, yet the resulting plant benefits are uncoupled from this enrichment and instead depend on intra-genus antagonism among bacterial strains.
This study demonstrates that the nuclear-encoded PPR9 protein is essential for Arabidopsis early development and growth by mediating the splicing of specific mitochondrial *nad* transcripts, thereby enabling the biogenesis of respiratory complex I and maintaining cellular energy metabolism.
This study demonstrates that the EOBV protein functions as a component of the MBW complex to negatively regulate phenylpropene biosynthesis in petunia flowers while also mitigating heat-induced reductions in flower size, thereby revealing a molecular link between floral scent, pigmentation, and development.
This study reveals that the Arabidopsis nucleoporins NUP98A and NUP98B are essential for the nitrate-triggered nuclear accumulation of the master transcription factor NLP7, thereby enabling efficient plant acclimation to nitrogen availability and growth.
This study presents the first high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of the Mesoamerican black bean cultivar Negro Jamapa and introduces Phabase, an integrative data portal providing this genome alongside a comprehensive expression atlas and analytical tools to advance common bean functional genomics and breeding.
This review examines the genetic and molecular mechanisms regulating spikelet number per spike in wheat, highlighting how florigen transport and meristem identity genes determine yield potential, while discussing the challenges of breeding supernumerary spikelet traits and the accelerating role of modern omics technologies in discovering new genes for crop improvement.
This paper introduces Botanic0, a family of plant genomic foundation models pretrained on diverse plant genomes that achieve state-of-the-art performance across various genomic prediction tasks and establish a scalable framework for advancing crop improvement and genome editing research.
By integrating targeted metabolomics and transcriptome profiling across multiple tissues and developmental stages, this study elucidates the spatiotemporal regulatory mechanisms of ginsenoside biosynthesis in *Panax notoginseng* and identifies four key transcription factors (AT3G12130, SPL9, MYB33, and SPL1) that coordinate the expression of biosynthetic enzymes to drive tissue-specific accumulation.
This study identifies a conserved root-knot nematode effector, EFF17, which promotes parasitism by targeting host Kinesin Light Chain Related (KLCR) proteins to facilitate the formation of feeding sites.