Lei Hua

The paper shows that altering the cell cycle of rice bundle sheath cells affects chloroplast occupancy and leaf growth, but does not fully replicate C4 bundle sheath traits.

The paper identifies a window of active chloroplast proliferation in rice and shows functional divergence of chloroplast division regulators compared to Arabidopsis.

This study shows that editing the plasma membrane proton ATPase OSA3 in C3 rice alters bundle sheath cell length and number, mimicking C4 characteristics through acid growth mechanisms.

The paper identifies a conserved transcription factor quintet that drives bundle sheath-specific gene expression in rice and shows its functionality in Arabidopsis.

This study manipulates brassinosteroid signalling in rice to increase chloroplast area in bundle sheath cells, showing cell-specific control can enhance chloroplast compartment size without severe growth effects.

The paper uses single nuclei sequencing to show C4 photosynthesis evolves through rewiring of cell identity networks from C3 plants.

This study identifies a novel ilarvirus protein, CP-RT, produced via stop codon readthrough, which suppresses RNA silencing and is essential for persistent infection.

The paper shows that rice bundle sheath cells produce ROS under high light via NADPH oxidase, independent of photosynthesis.