Plant Science
- The DREAM complex represses growth in response to DNA damage in Arabidopsis
This work presents composition, associated proteins, and topological aspects of the DREAM complex in plants and links to the DNA damage response by protein interaction data and mutant analysis.
- The structure and flexibility analysis of the Arabidopsis synaptotagmin 1 reveal the basis of its regulation at membrane contact sites
Plant SYT1 transports lipids between endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane in response to stress. The protein flexibility and lipid-binding specificity determine SYT1 function at molecular level.
- Polycomb mutant partially suppresses DNA hypomethylation–associated phenotypes in Arabidopsis
A mutation in Arabidopsis polycomb repressive complex 2 partially suppresses the transposon activity observed in a DNA methylation mutant, challenging expectations.
- The bacterial quorum sensing signal DSF hijacks Arabidopsis thaliana sterol biosynthesis to suppress plant innate immunity
This study highlights that DSF, the quorum sensing signal produced by bacterial phytopathogens, is able to directly modulate plant plasma membrane dynamics by interfering with host lipid profile and thereby, suppress plant immunity responses.
- CYP20-3 deglutathionylates 2-CysPRX A and suppresses peroxide detoxification during heat stress
Posttranslational modification by a reduced glutathione determines distinctive quaternary structures and functions between two 2-cysteine peroxiredoxin A and B in the chloroplasts.
- Genetic and molecular characterization of multicomponent resistance of Pseudomonas against allicin
A pseudomonad isolated from garlic has multiple copies of genes on three genomic islands that confer resistance to allicin, a secondary plant product and defense substance that causes disulfide stress.
- Metabolome-based prediction of yield heterosis contributes to the breeding of elite rice
Metabolite profiles obtained from parental seedlings can predict yield heterosis of rice hybrids with correctly dissected population structure across different growth conditions.
- Unfolded protein-independent IRE1 activation contributes to multifaceted developmental processes in Arabidopsis
The Arabidopsis unfolded protein response transducer IRE1 contributes to male gametophyte development using an alternative activation mechanism bypassing the unfolded protein-sensing domain.
- Molecular characterization of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii telomeres and telomerase mutants
This study characterizes the sequence, end structure, and length distribution of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii telomeres and shows that telomerase mutants are defective in telomere maintenance.
- The m6A pathway protects the transcriptome integrity by restricting RNA chimera formation in plants
This study reveals that an m6A-assisted polyadenylation pathway comprising conserved m6A writer proteins and a plant-specific m6A reader contributes to transcriptome integrity in Arabidopsis thaliana by restricting RNA chimera formation at rearranged loci.