Volume 195, Issue 3, July 2024

Two H3K4me3 demethylases physically interact with the Polycomb repressive complex 2, thereby altering methylation of a key flowering locus and promoting rice flowering.

Mapping MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE KINASE KINASE interactions reveals the functional importance of heterodimerization.

Bacterial wilt-resistant mutant KCB-1 restricts colonization and growth of Ralstonia solanacearum by specifically inducing increased naringenin content.

Two AGC kinases increase extracellular secretion of camalexin by interacting with and phosphorylating a transporter at specific sites, leading to enhanced resistance to pathogens.

Biophysical and biochemical study of EARLY STARVATION 1 and LIKE EARLY STARVATION 1 (LESV) interaction with starch glucans reveals unique interactions of LESV during starch biosynthesis.

A modular and low-cost phenotyping setup with an open-source image analysis pipeline shows the importance of spatial and temporal resolution in understanding differential leaf elongation.

Fusing nuclease-dead Cas9 with the N-terminal domain of a cucumber (Cucumis sativus) histone acetyltransferase provides a clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeat-derived transcriptional repressor for plants.

A 3D reaction–diffusion model elucidates the biophysical causes of the internal hypoxia in tomato fruit during ripening.

GLABRA 2 regulates the accumulation of ETHYLENE OVERPRODUCER 1 to mediate ethylene production in root hair growth response to three major nutrient deficiencies.

A NAC transcription factor regulates leaf senescence by activating the expression of a key 27 jasmonic acid biosynthesis gene, leading to premature leaf aging.

An atlas of cell-type-specific changes in gene expression over time enables the extraction of gene networks associated with certain cell types at specific times.

MicroRNA1432-mediated suppression of a gene encoding a calcium-sensing calmodulin-like protein confers drought resistance in rice.

Ethylene regulates root angle in rice and maize by modulating auxin biosynthesis.

Male fertility in both diploid and polyploid rice requires spatiotemporal control of a MYB transcription factor that can be manipulated to create polyploid male sterile lines.

ENHANCED DISEASE RESISTANCE1 negatively regulates powdery mildew resistance in grapevine, and chimeric edited lines improve resistance without growth penalty.

KINASE-INDUCIBLE DOMAIN INTERACTING 8 coordinates growth along dorsal–ventral sutures, which leads to the helical shape of Medicago truncatula pods.

Two auxin/indole-3-acetic acid proteins interact with distinct auxin response factors and antagonistically control cotton fiber elongation and initiation.

Abscisic acid activates a TF module that regulates apple color by activating the major carotenoid biosynthesis genes.

Arabidopsis FRAGILE HISTIDINE TRIAD plays a role in reinitiating translation of constitutive triple response1-10 mRNA, shedding light on human Fhit tumor suppression.

Single-cell RNA sequencing of Limonium bicolor protoplasts reveals global dynamics of salt gland development and that cytokinin participates in salt gland development trajectory.

Moderate heat stress at the bicellular stage results in defective sperm cells carrying misregulated cytoskeletal, cell cycle, and replication-associated genes in maize.

Natural variation in Zea methyltransferase2 confers both global and locus-specific effects on DNA methylation, thereby contributing to phenotypic diversity in maize.

Two polyploidization events contributed to the origin and formation of major Lamiales plant families, and 11 proto-chromosomes likely formed extant chromosomes in the past 70 million years.

High expression of hormone-related genes during fiber development, introgressions from Gossypium hirsutum, and domesticated elite allelic variation contribute to the superior fiber quality of Gossypium barbadense.

A rice WRKY transcription factor negatively regulates the expression of a sugar importer gene, impairing glucose and galactose influx and resulting in sugar starvation-induced leaf senescence.

Under Cu deficiency, OsWRKY37 transcriptionally activates OsCOPT6 and OsYSL16, involved in Cu uptake and transport, and positively affects rice pollen development, flowering, fertility, and grain yield.

Rho of Plant GTPases with a geranylgeranylation motif affect monoterpene indole alkaloid biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus through their interaction with geranylgeranyl transferase.

Precursor chain length, plant genotype, and spatio-temporal dynamic gradients impact product–precursor relationships in the cuticular wax-producing network of maize silks.

Ripening-related transcription factors have distinct functions that control the contents of tomato fruit metabolites, especially carotenoids and sugars.

A jasmonic acid signaling component regulates Arabidopsis photo- and thermo-morphogenesis by repressing PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR4.

Exogenous glutamine promotes seedling growth, induces lateral root initiation, activates defense responses, and enhances disease resistance in Arabidopsis.

Abscisic acid (ABA) signaling regulates reproductive development under water-deficient conditions in Arabidopsis via ABA- and meristem-related transcription factors and a cyclin-dependent kinase.

Hydroxylated monoterpenes play an important role in both intra- and interplant immune signaling in tomato against bacterial infection.

Epigenetic modifications of cell wall-related genes contribute to iron deficiency responses in tomato roots and offer avenues for genetic improvement of crop mineral nutrition.

Acetylation of a stress-responsive transcription factor improves birch salt tolerance by reducing stomatal aperture, enhancing ROS scavenging, and reducing cell membrane damage.

Brassica napus abscisic acid (ABA)-responsive element–binding factor 3 and MYB44 modulate the tissue-specific transcription of zeaxanthin epoxidase homologs in carotenoid and ABA biosynthesis.

The regulatory factor BIL8 promotes brassinosteroid signaling and plant growth by inhibiting the phosphorylation activity of BIN2 kinase.

A module integrates cytokinin to control age-dependent changes in leaf size by regulating specific gene expression during the juvenile-to-adult phase transition in apple.

Multiple imaging techniques applied to the analysis of xylogenesis in silver fir reveal analogous deposition timeframes for cellulose and lignin at both cellular and tissue levels.

A B-Box transcription factor interacts with CONSTITUTIVE PHOTOMORPHOGENESIS1 and promotes hypocotyl growth by inducing the expression of transcription factors and auxin-related gene expression under prolonged shade.

Optimizing the push-and-pull strategy around tyrosine precursor boosts betalain production in Nicotiana benthamiana, opening avenues for efficient chemical production through plant synthetic biology.