Plant Molecular Biology Research

This study identifies a moss protein with dual acetylation and phosphorylation domains that regulates the 2D-to-3D developmental transition through PTM-mediated metabolic reprogramming.

This study investigates neoteny in Acacia plants and finds that prolonged juvenile traits are linked to changes in miR156 expression timing, not loss of adult trait capacity.

The paper uses CRISPR/Cas9 to create a septuple ARF mutant in Physcomitrium patens, showing reduced auxin-mediated gene induction but maintained basal expression, leading to less severe developmental defects than constitutive repression lines.

The paper identifies the C-terminal region of miPEP858a as essential for its interaction with the MIR858 promoter and its regulatory role in miR858a expression and plant development.

The paper identifies DLM1, a PP2C phosphatase in Medicago truncatula, as a regulator of rhythmic leaflet movement, showing its conserved role across species.

This study shows that SPINDLY-mediated O-fucosylation of ARF6 and ARF8 inhibits their interaction with the coactivator Mediator complex, reducing fruit growth in Arabidopsis.

This study identifies NtAGL66 as a key regulator of secretory gland development in Nicotiana tabacum, showing its role in trichome differentiation and secondary metabolism.

This study identifies HvFCP1 and HvCLV1 as key regulators of barley inflorescence architecture by coordinating meristem activity and determinacy.

This study identifies TOW as a molecular link connecting intracellular auxin signaling to cell surface auxin perception, essential for auxin canalization and vascular development.

The SAS chromatin-remodeling complex establishes inflorescence-specific chromatin accessibility at distal promoter and upstream intergenic regions, enabling transcription factor binding during flower development.

This study identifies PIN-FORMED auxin transporters as mediators of phenoxyacetic acid herbicide transport and characterizes their molecular mechanism using Cryo-EM structures.

This study shows BPM genes regulate Arabidopsis seedling development by promoting auxin-independent degradation of IAA10, affecting hypocotyl elongation and apical hook formation.

This study identifies that floral handedness in Cyanella alba is determined by phyllotactic spiral direction and auxin-induced differential cell elongation, not genetics.

This study identifies HAF2 as a histone acetyltransferase that interacts with EIN2-C and PDC to regulate H3K14ac and H3K23ac in response to ethylene.

This study shows that the SERK-BIR module regulates development and immunity in liverworts, suggesting its conservation from the last common ancestor of land plants.

The paper identifies AGO3-RNA interactions in Chlamydomonas using HITS-CLIP, revealing small RNA-mediated repression of nuclear and chloroplast gene expression.

This study silences LAZY1 in plums to alter branch orientation, resulting in open canopies and easier orchard management with commercial and ornamental benefits.

This study identifies SlHSFB3a's role in regulating lateral root formation in tomato by modulating auxin signaling and root architecture.

The paper uses genome editing to modify a conserved noncoding sequence downstream of TAWAWA1 in rice, leading to increased panicle branching phenotypes through transcriptional upregulation of TAW1.

The paper identifies a conserved mechanism regulating class-B ARF protein levels in land plants through comparative mutant analysis in maize and moss.

The paper identifies a minimal region responsible for ARF degradation in Marchantia polymorpha, showing it is critical for development and auxin response, and suggests ARF instability predates the auxin response system.

The paper analyzes gene expression during the juvenile-to-adult phase transition in grapevine plantlets, identifying conserved and species-specific regulatory patterns.

The paper investigates auxin and tryptophan responses in the alga Penium margaritaceum, finding shared physiological and transcriptomic responses between auxin and tryptophan.

This study identifies NTT/WIP2 as a transcription factor regulating cytokinin homeostasis in Arabidopsis by modulating gene expression and interacting with cytokinin-related regulatory regions.

This study shows MpmiR319 suppresses MpRKD to regulate gemma and gemma cup formation in Marchantia polymorpha.

The paper shows that the ARF-DNA interface is ultra-conserved across plant lineages, explaining the evolutionary stability of auxin signaling.

This study identifies KIPK and KIPKL1 as regulators that suppress overbending during hypocotyl gravitropic growth by modulating ARK kinesins and cortical microtubules.

The paper identifies MDF as a regulator that coordinates auxin-dependent and -independent pathways in adventitious root regeneration in Arabidopsis.

The paper identifies a component of the augmin complex as a potential target for CIPC using transcriptomic and genetic approaches in Arabidopsis.