Editorial Material
Plant Sciences
Katja Graumann
Summary: Researchers have used superresolution microscopy to reveal the composition of the plant nuclear lamina, confirming the presence of plant-specific nuclear proteins within it.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Anouchka Guyon-Debast, Alessandro Alboresi, Zoe Terret, Florence Charlot, Floriane Berthier, Pol Vendrell-Mir, Josep M. Casacuberta, Florian Veillet, Tomas Morosinotto, Jean-Luc Gallois, Fabien Nogue
Summary: CRISPR-Cas9 base editors can achieve efficient and precise single-base mutations in Physcomitrium patens, facilitating gene functional analysis and enabling the production of randomly mutagenized variants of a specific gene through multiple sgRNA base editing. The development of a co-editing selection system further enhances the efficiency of site-specific base editing in P. patens.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zhuo Yang, Liu Duan, Hongyu Li, Ting Tang, Liuzhu Chen, Keming Hu, Hong Yang, Li Liu
Summary: This study reveals the important roles of PpRNH1A in the development and heat stress response in bryophytes. PpRNH1A may participate in these processes by affecting the numbers and mobilization of lipid droplets and regulating the expression of heat-related genes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fei Xiao, Xiaochuan Li, Jiaxian He, Jinfeng Zhao, Guochun Wu, Qianyuan Gong, Huapeng Zhou, Honghui Lin
Summary: This study demonstrates the involvement of PpCIPK1 in regulating plant salt tolerance in the moss Physcomitrella patens and highlights its role in ion homeostasis, oxidative stress response, and regulation of photosynthetic activity. The phylogenetic analysis revealed the high similarity of PpCIPK1 with its homologs in higher plants, and functional conservation of PpCIPK1 with AtSOS2 in Arabidopsis was also observed.
PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yanhua Ge, Yi Gao, Yuling Jiao, Ying Wang
Summary: This study reveals the regulation of midrib formation in moss by the orthologs of Arabidopsis LATERAL SUPPRESSOR gene, which is a key regulator of axillary meristem initiation in seed plants. The PpLAS/AtLAS genes have conserved functions in promoting cell division in both lineages, highlighting the importance of the conserved regulatory module in different developmental programs.
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Plant Sciences
Eva Luptakova, Armelle Vigouroux, Radka Koncitikova, Martina Kopecna, David Zalabak, Ondrej Novak, Sara Salcedo Sarmiento, Sanja Cavar Zeljkovic, David Jaroslav Kopecny, Klaus von Schwartzenberg, Miroslav Strnad, Lukas Spichal, Nuria De Diego, David Kopecny, Solange Morera
Summary: Cells save energy during nitrogen starvation by selectively autophagocytosing ribosomes and degrading RNA. The preference of plant NRHs for nucleosides influences their breakdown and has consequences for plant growth and metabolism.
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Plant Sciences
Kim Nhung Ta, Mari W. Yoshida, Takumi Tezuka, Sae Shimizu-Sato, Misuzu Nosaka-Takahashi, Atsushi Toyoda, Takamasa Suzuki, Gohta Goshima, Yutaka Sato
Summary: The precise control of cell growth and proliferation is crucial for the development of plants and animals. This study identifies a rice mutant, osmo25a1, which exhibits defective embryogenesis and incomplete organ development. The causal gene of this mutation encodes MO25A, a conserved protein that controls cell proliferation and growth.
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Hanno Christoph Resemann, Kirstin Feussner, Ellen Hornung, Ivo Feussner
Summary: Plant oxylipins are lipid-derived signaling molecules involved in regulating stress responses. OPDA and its metabolite JA are common oxylipins, but the occurrence of JA in plants is still debated. We studied the metabolism of oxylipins in the non-vascular plant P. patens and identified several compounds, including isobaric molecules to JA, after wounding. These findings will contribute to further understanding of the oxylipin-receptor interactions in P. patens.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Peishan Yi, Gohta Goshima
Summary: Plants use common strategies to establish asymmetric cell division, and have evolved unique cytoskeletal structures to tackle this problem. Membrane proteins localized at the polar region play a critical role in asymmetric division. This review provides updates on polarity establishment and nuclear positioning during asymmetric cell division in plants.
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Plant Sciences
Katsuaki Takechi, Hiroaki Nagase, Tomoyuki Furuya, Koro Hattori, Yoshikatsu Sato, Kensuke Miyajima, Tomofumi Higuchi, Ryuya Matsuda, Susumu Takio, Hirokazu Tsukaya, Hiroyoshi Takano
Summary: This study found that the PpAN2 genes play a crucial role in cell elongation regulation in moss plants, showing partial redundancy with the PpAN1 genes. Additionally, transgenic experiments revealed that the activity of AN is dependent on the N-terminal regions.
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Plant Sciences
Hanno Christoph Resemann, Cornelia Herrfurth, Kirstin Feussner, Ellen Hornung, Anna K. Ostendorf, Jasmin Goemann, Jennifer Mittag, Nico van Gessel, Jan de Vries, Jutta Ludwig-Mueller, Jennifer Markham, Ralf Reski, Ivo Feussner
Summary: Sphingolipid desaturases can adjust membrane lipids to change plants' cold tolerance. Two enzymes with the same function in Arabidopsis and moss have different evolutionary origins.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mario Costa, Ana Marta Pereira, Silvia Coimbra
Summary: Plant development involves constant adjustments of cell wall composition and structure, with the use of fluorescent immunolocalization offering a high-resolution and specific technique to detect multiple glycan epitopes in the same sample, guiding research and linking glycans to specific functions in plants.
JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Zhenhua Zhang, Chenjie Xu, Shiyu Zhang, Chen Shi, Hong Cheng, Hongtao Liu, Bojian Zhong
Summary: The study elucidated the origin and evolutionary paths of key components in the UVR8-mediated signaling pathway, as well as the evolutionary features and mechanisms of green plants in adapting to UV-B radiation.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Lennard L. Bohlender, Juliana Parsons, Sebastian N. W. Hoernstein, Nina Bangert, Fernando Rodriguez-Jahnke, Ralf Reski, Eva L. Decker
Summary: Recombinant proteins are essential in medicine, and the development of production platforms is crucial to meet the increasing demand. Plant-based systems have demonstrated the potential to produce pharmaceutically relevant proteins, although differences exist in their N-glycan patterns compared to human glycoproteins. Through glyco-engineering, some plants have been modified to produce complex-type N-glycans more similar to human ones.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yanhua Li, Liangjie Niu, Xiaolin Wu, Claudia Faleri, Fuju Tai, Man Zhang, Hui Liu, Wei Wang, Giampiero Cai
Summary: The study identified 38 homologous genes of ZmCP03 in maize and analyzed the protein motifs, conserved domains, gene structures, and duplication patterns of 39 CPs, revealing their evolutionary relationship and potential functions. The results suggested that ZmCP03 was relatively conservative and stable during evolution. This study provides valuable insights into the role of ZmCP03 in pollen development and germination in maize.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Maria Moreno-del Alamo, Susana Moreno-Diaz de la Espina, M. Elena Fernandez-Tresguerres, Rafael Giraldo
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2015)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Rafael Giraldo, Cristina Fernandez, Maria Moreno-del Alamo, Laura Molina-Garcia, Aida Revilla-Garcia, Maria Cruz Sanchez-Martinez, Juan F. Gimenez-Abian, Susana Moreno-Diaz de la Espina
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Laura Molina-Garcia, Fatima Gasset-Rosa, Maria Moreno-del Alamo, M. Elena Fernandez-Tresguerres, Susana Moreno-Diaz de la Espina, Rudi Lurz, Rafael Giraldo
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2016)
Article
Plant Sciences
Malgorzata Ciska, Kiyoshi Masuda, Susana Moreno Diaz de la Espina
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2013)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fatima Gasset-Rosa, Anne-Sophie Coquel, Maria Moreno-del Alamo, Peipei Chen, Xiaohu Song, Ana M. Serrano, M. Elena Fernandez-Tresguerres, Susana Moreno-Diaz de la Espina, Ariel B. Lindner, Rafael Giraldo
MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
(2014)
Review
Plant Sciences
Malgorzata Ciska, Susana Moreno Diaz de la Espina
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2014)
Article
Plant Sciences
Joshua P. Vandenbrink, Raul Herranz, William L. Poehlman, F. Alex Feltus, Alicia Villacampa, Malgorzata Ciska, F. Javier Medina, John Z. Kiss
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Aerospace
Aranzazu Manzano, Eva Creus, Albert Tomas, Miguel A. Valbuena, Alicia Villacampa, Malgorzata Ciska, Richard E. Edelmann, John Z. Kiss, F. Javier Medina, Raul Herranz
MICROGRAVITY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2020)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alicia Villacampa, Malgorzata Ciska, Aranzazu Manzano, Joshua P. Vandenbrink, John Z. Kiss, Raul Herranz, F. Javier Medina
Summary: Research shows that microgravity and partial gravity trigger different growth responses in plants, and red-light photostimulation affects cell growth and proliferation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Alicia Villacampa, Ludovico Sora, Raul Herranz, Francisco-Javier Medina, Malgorzata Ciska
Summary: Clinorotation is a commonly used method to simulate microgravity on ground, but different settings can result in varied responses in seedlings. Horizontal slow clinorotation induces changes in statocyte ultrastructure, while fast clinorotation is suitable only within a limited radius, triggering directional root growth.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Malgorzata Ciska, Kiyoshi Masuda, Susana Moreno Diaz de la Espina