Plant Science
- Chromosome-specific barcode system with centromeric repeat in cultivated soybean and wild progenitor
A centromeric satellite DNA forms a higher order repeat structure for each chromosome in both cultivated and wild soybean genomes. This unique system provides a chromosome barcode and glimpses centromere conservation during domestication and breeding.
- DNA-binding site II is required for RAD51 recombinogenic activity in Arabidopsis thaliana
The activity promoted by RAD51 DNA-binding site II is not required for nucleofilament formation but is essential for subsequent invasion and strand exchange activity of RAD51 in Arabidopsis thaliana.
- Mapping parental DMRs predictive of local and distal methylome remodeling in epigenetic F1 hybrids
We show that parental DNA methylation divergence in pericentromeric regions predicts non-additivity in the methylomes, transcriptomes, and phenotypes of F1 hybrids, independently of DNA sequence divergence.
- Extreme trait GWAS (Et-GWAS): Unraveling rare variants in the 3,000 rice genome
Using extreme bulk pooling and allele frequency assessment, the graphical user interface (GUI)-enabled association technique successfully revealed relationships between genetic variations and grain yield under drought stress condition.
- The mRNA decapping machinery targets LBD3/ASL9 to mediate apical hook and lateral root development
This study identifies LBD3/ASL9 as targets of mRNA decay machinery, and ASL9 contributes to apical hook and lateral root development, possibly through interfering with cytokinin/auxin responses.
- Novel inhibitors of microtubule organization and phragmoplast formation in diverse plant species
Cell division is a crucial step in the development of plants, and the present study reports two novel inhibitors of plant cell division, which affect microtubule organization and cytokinesis.
- Plant mobile domain proteins ensure Microrchidia 1 expression to fulfill transposon silencing
The plant mobile domain proteins MAIN and MAIL1 control the expression of the epigenetic factor Microrchidia 1, which has been involved in transposable element silencing in Arabidopsis.
- MDF is a conserved splicing factor and modulates cell division and stress response in Arabidopsis
MDF acts like its human homolog SART1 as a splicing factor that is important for maintenance of genome stability and correct splicing and expression of genes involved in cell division and stress response.
- Synthetic evolution of herbicide resistance using a T7 RNAP–based random DNA base editor
A chimeric fusion of T7 RNAP and deaminase edits the DNA under the T7 promoter in plant cells. It directs the continuous synthetic evolution of OsALS to produce variants with herbicide resistance.
- GhRabA4c coordinates cell elongation via regulating actin filament–dependent vesicle transport
GhRabA4c is required for cotton fiber cell elongation via functioning in actin filament assembly and bundling, vesicle transport, and deposition of multiple cell wall components.