Volume 194, Issue 2, February 2024

Reduced the kinase activity of SALT INTOLERANCE 1 in a natural variant is better-suited to maintain the balance between growth and salt tolerance in rice.

In contrast to its close homolog PLANT UNCOUPLING MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN 1 (UCP1), which is an abundant carrier protein in the mitochondria, UCP2 localizes to the Golgi.

Microtubule-associated proteins MAP65-1 and SUN18 function additively in fruit shape regulation by modulating cell division patterns but not changing cell morphology.

The cyanobacterial Gcn5-related N-acetyltransferase regulates the growth and photosynthesis of Synechococcus PCC 7002 through an acetylation-mediated mechanism.

Fluorescein stains chloroplast starch granules in living plant cells and refined starch in vitro by entering the amylose and amylopectin vacancy in a similar way as iodine.

Polarized secretion of a pair of leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinases is regulated by specific ADP-ribosylation factor-GTP exchange factors, which act independently of polar domain and cell type.

Analysis of 2 suppressors uncovers the molecular and genetic mechanisms by which E3 ligases MAC3A and MAC3B affect the stability of UBIQUITIN-SPECIFIC PROTEASE14 to control plant organ size.

Knockout mutants and physiological studies demonstrate that vitamin B₁₂ uptake in both Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and the unrelated Phaeodactylum tricornutum requires cobalamin acquisition protein 1.

Sugarcane mosaic virus employs 6K2 protein to interact with sugarcane aquaporin ScPIP2;4 to impair ScPIP2;4 transport of H₂O₂, thereby facilitating virus infection.

Stomata in angiosperms are insensitive to an increase in vapor pressure deficit until leaf water potential drops sufficiently to trigger abscisic acid biosynthesis.

Hot drought reduce leaf-level carbon uptake and growth despite a longer growing season in beech and oak. However, mixture stands of these species limit their vulnerability to such extreme events.

Maize GOLDEN2-LIKE proteins confer drought tolerance in rice by promoting abscisic acid–mediated stomatal closure and preventing water loss.

Transcription factor IbMYB73, acting as a homodimer, activates the transcription of abscisic acid-responsive IbGER5 and inhibits adventitious root growth and abiotic stress tolerance in sweet potato.

PEP-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 3 regulates chloroplast biogenesis by modulating chloroplast gene transcription and its overexpression in rice improves tiller formation and grain yield.

Lateral root number, width and length affect water and nutrient uptake from the soil, and the stepwise development of these features is determined by auxin signaling in a time-dependent manner.

Disrupting p-coumaroyl-CoA:monolignol transferase genes eliminates p-coumarate decorations on lignin with alterations in the core lignin polymer structure in rice cell walls.

early maturity 7 controls photoperiodic flowering in barley by modifying the diurnal expression pattern of the major photoperiod response gene Ppd-H1.

The transcription factor CsMYB77 negatively regulates fruit ripening and fruit size in citrus by modulating abscisic acid and auxin-signaling pathways.

Ammonia borane, a hydrogen storage material used in the energy industry, supplies H₂, and stimulates LR branching, showing its potential in horticultural production.

Maize cryptochrome 1b integrates light pathway with gibberellin metabolic pathway to reduce plant height and to enhance lodging resistance.

Dynamic genetic and epigenetic changes in organelle-derived nuclear DNAs drive intricate genome evolution in the diverse Triticum/Aegilops complex species, shaping their genetic landscape over time.

In the alga C. reinhardtii, the presence of the pigment–protein complexes LHCSR3 and LHCBM1 is crucial for protecting against excess light, with LHCBM1 potentially enhancing the function of LHCSR3.

L-Aspartate oxidase is a regulatory enzyme in NADP⁺ biosynthesis in the unicellular cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.

CRISPR-Cas9 knock-out of a gene encoding an acyl-CoA binding protein in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum results in alterations to lipid turnover during recovery from nitrogen starvation.

NTRC balances the Calvin–Benson cycle in fluctuating light and along with thioredoxins m1/m2 supports the re-engineering of the proteome and metabolome during acclimation to light intensity.

Molecular biology, bioinformatics, and analytical chemistry techniques reveal how fragrant pelargoniums perfume the air with rose scent.

Allele-encoded phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase responds specifically to nitrate stress and promotes triacylglycerol accumulation in the model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum.

Arabidopsis mitochondrial protein VOLTAGE-DEPENDENT ANION CHANNEL 3 regulates abscisic acid–mediated stomatal closure by affecting cellular and mitochondrial accumulation of reactive oxygen species.

Changes in the redox state of crucial cysteines in PROTON GRADIENT REGULATION5-like protein 1A contribute to the control of cyclic electron flow under conditions of fluctuating light.

Transcription factor WRKY50 and jasmonic acid signaling establish a self-amplifying feedback loop to enhance cold tolerance in tomato.

Using a century-old method it is possible to introduce diverse molecules of non-plant origin into the vasculature in intact leaves.

The transcription factor DgMYB recruits the histone transferase DgATX to increase the histone level of the peroxidase DgPOD and enhance transcriptional activity, thereby improving cold resistance.

Long noncoding RNA suppresses β-glucosidase-encoding gene promoter activity, and β-glucosidase protein interacts with RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligase protein, coregulating salt tolerance in cotton.

Methyl-jasmonate promotes anthocyanin synthesis in eggplant fruit skin in a light-dependent manner.

CATION CALCIUM EXCHANGER4 is a Golgi-localized transporter involved in Ca²⁺ responses and plays important roles in osmotic tolerance, Ca²⁺ content in shoots, and Arabidopsis growth.

The ABA-responsive transcription factor MdbHLH160 enhances apple drought tolerance by promoting MdSOD1 and MdDREB2A-like expression and undergoes MdBT2-mediated ubiquitination and degradation.

Phosphate starvation changes root growth by increasing cellulose deposition through alterations in cellulose synthase complex activity and phosphorylation.

Cassava common mosaic virus coat protein competitively interacts with immunity transcription factors to inhibit transcriptional activation of downstream genes.