Volume 194, Issue 3, March 2024

Mutation of DOMAIN OF UNKNOWN FUNCTION 679 MEMBRANE PROTEIN in cucumber induces in vivo maternal haploids and suggests prospects for cucurbit breeding.

The ghdmp mutant of cotton, generated through the CRISPR system, exhibits a haploid induction rate of 1.06% in F₁ progeny as the haploid inducer line.

The 5′-open reading frame (ORF) acts as an upstream ORF to restrict overaccumulation of the 3′-ORF encoding protein of the Reduced height-B1b gene to moderately reduce plant height in wheat.

Depleting m-type thioredoxin disrupts plant cell redox, impacting cytochrome b₆f in photosynthesis, hindering photosynthesis, and stunting growth.

Fundamental differences in metabolic control of fatty acids chain extension are reflected in the contrasting carbon isotopic composition profiles of C₃ and C₄ grasses.

The genetically enhanced expression of certain apyrases in yeast and in multiple different plants promotes the growth of these organisms.

Plants employ signaling peptides and their cognate receptors to dynamically respond to diverse environmental cues.

Newly discovered hydroxycinnamaldehyde-derived benzofuran components, structurally validated in various lignins, have mechanistic ramifications for lignification.

The phycobilisome protein ApcG interacts specifically with PSII regulating energy transfer to PSI by the phosphorylation of ApcG in its positively charged domain.

The abundance of iron-stress-induced protein A and its light-harvesting capability in vivo depends on the oligomeric state of photosystem I in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.

Large-scale analysis of millions of publicly available raw MS data in PeptideAtlas determines the editing status of the updated Arabidopsis plastid- and mitochondrial-encoded proteomes.

In Arabidopsis, reticulon proteins negatively regulate the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) fusion activity of ROOT HAIR DEFECTIVE3 to ensure the formation of a stable tubular ER network.

The 6K1 protein counters the antiviral role of 14-3-3h to promote potato virus Y infection.

Arabidopsis atypical R-SNARE protein YKT61 plays a key role in brassinosteroid (BR)–mediated root development by modulating the dynamic targeting of the BR receptor BRASSINOSTEROID-INSENSITIVE1.

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) isolated from sorghum have a heterogeneous morphology and contain proteins also found in isolated Arabidopsis EVs, including the commonly used marker PENETRATION1.

Compound stresses of drought and heat inhibit photosynthesis through restricting mesophyll conductance.

Multiple affordable aerial-based sensors can be used to estimate the harvest index of faba bean and pea with an ensemble Bayesian model averaging algorithm.

A soybean type-B response regulator adjusts root structure to enhance plant phosphorus uptake efficiency and yield.

INCREASED LEAF INCLINATION atypical bHLH transcription factors play indispensable roles in maintaining rice architecture through brassinosteroid signaling by counteracting OsbHLH157 and OsbHLH158.

Arabidopsis proteins REPRESSOR OF UV-B PHOTOMORPHOGENESIS 1 and 2 have distinct functions in repressing flowering under short days due to differences in coding and regulatory sequences.

Transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of a sucrose transporter gene underlies sucrose accumulation in pear fruit.

An E subgroup pentatricopeptide repeat protein recruits a trans deaminase during mitochondrial RNA editing and plays an essential role in maize kernel development.

OROSOMUCOID PROTEIN 1, a key regulator of sphingolipid biosynthesis, is essential for the establishment of the nitrogen-fixing symbiosis in the legume Aeschynomene evenia.

FKB20-2 interacts with PSI small subunit PsaG in thylakoid lumen, ensuring the accumulation of PSI complexes and influencing the high light tolerance of Chlamydomonas.

A Chlamydomonas reinhardtii phosphate transporter localizes in the chloroplast envelope membrane and contributes to maintaining phosphate homeostasis and photosynthesis.

Binding of FIBRILLIN6 to the carotenoid biosynthetic enzyme phytoene synthase promotes carotenogenesis in bacteria and chloroplasts.

Lauraceae plants are abundant in citral due to the formation of lineage-specific clusters of terpenoid synthesis genes, which include transcription factor and modifying enzymes.

Negatively charged phospholipid and sulfur-containing glycolipids facilitate internal membrane formation and synthesis of chlorophyll intermediates in chloroplast precursors of dark-grown seedlings.

Genome-wide association studies reveal loci controlling specialized seed metabolites in Arabidopsis, including glucosinolates, flavonoids, and unknown sulfur-containing compounds, providing a rich data set for future studies.

PSEUDO-ETIOLATION IN LIGHT proteins influence chlorophyll and anthocyanin content, chloroplast size, growth, abscisic acid responses, and the expression of diverse genes in Arabidopsis.

Three Group VII ethylene response factors form a refined regulatory loop involving transcriptional and protein stability controls in the submergence stress response in Brachypodium.

The protist-secreted E3 ubiquitin ligases PbE3-2, PbE3-3, and PbE3-4 interacted with and ubiquitinated host immune-associated cysteine protease RD21A to impede host immunity.

The Peronophythora litchii pectin acetylesterase PAE5 suppresses the plant salicylic acid–related immune signaling by interacting with litchi lipid transfer protein and promoting its destabilization.

Brassinosteroids and jasmonic acid promote pear dormancy release by the gibberellin biosynthesis pathway to neutralize partial chilling requirements.

Low temperature increases the abundance of a transcription factor, which activates the biosynthesis of trehalose and consequently inhibits seed germination by impeding α-amylase activity in rice.

Calcium optimizes K⁺ levels in germinating seedlings under salt stress by promoting radicle-focused expression of the Na⁺/K⁺ transporter HKT1;1.

DOMAIN OF UNKNOWN FUNCTION581-9 binds to the catalytic SUCROSE NONFERMENTING RELATED KINASE1 α subunit to prevent its activation by upstream phosphorylation.

Lily HD–Zip I protein LlHOX6 interacts with LlHB16 to limit its transactivation ability for LlHSFA2 and LlMBF1c and its autoactivation, thereby antagonizing the establishment of thermotolerance.

Long small RNA76113 inhibits immune responses in rice (Oryza sativa) by suppressing the calcium signaling regulator CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE-GATED ION CHANNEL 5.

The MdGRF8–MdWRKY18 module regulates salt tolerance in apple by activating MdSOS2 and MdSOS3.