Plant Molecular Biology Research

The paper identifies plant homeoprotein third alpha helices that can penetrate plant cells, similar to animal homeoproteins, and demonstrates their use for cytosolic delivery of proteins.

This study investigates the role of GERMIN3 in potato development, showing it enhances tuber yield and affects meristem activation through plasmodesmatal gating.

The paper identifies a wheat mutant with altered root and shoot architecture due to a mutation in an AUX/IAA gene, confirmed through genetic mapping and RNA-seq analysis.

This study shows that MCRS1 interacts with DRMY1 and is essential for embryogenesis in Arabidopsis, but not for gametophyte mitosis.

This study identifies HDC1 as a regulator of sepal size in Arabidopsis by integrating ethylene and ROS signaling during maturation.

This study investigates how mutations in the HEADING DATE 1 gene affect rice transcription and cell wall composition under different day length conditions.

The paper shows SGS3 recruits CHR11 to select nuclear RNAs for export to the cytosol, promoting siRNA production from protein-coding genes under stress.

This study shows that Ppd-H1 in barley improves stress resistance and energy metabolism, stabilizing reproductive development and grain set under high ambient temperatures.

The study identifies 20 cell types in Arabidopsis root secondary growth using single-cell RNA sequencing and lineage tracing, revealing dynamic parenchyma cell diversity and functional roles.

This study identifies Florigen and CLAVATA signaling as mechanisms that canalize flower production across thermal environments in Arabidopsis thaliana.

The paper identifies ancestral reproductive roles of LEAFY in the gametophyte of the fern Ceratopteris richardii, not in the sporophyte, through over-expression experiments.

This study examines gene expression patterns in Arabidopsis over diurnal and developmental timescales, finding greater developmental variation than diurnal oscillations, particularly in energy-related genes.

The paper investigates the regulatory network of stem cell maintenance in Arabidopsis roots by analyzing the interactions of key transcription factors and their complex formation.

The paper compares gene networks in reproductive development between the fern Ceratopteris richardii and the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana, finding conserved gene expression patterns and hormonal signals.

The paper identifies and characterizes BraGRF5, an ortholog of AtGRF5 in Brassica campestris, and analyzes its promoter region to identify cis-acting elements for potential use in improving transformation efficiency and molecular breeding.

The paper investigates how cell size influences division potential in Arabidopsis stomatal lineage ground cells through multi-scale mechanisms.

This study reconstructs hormone-bHLH regulatory networks in Solanaceae, showing evolutionary changes in bHLH genes and regulatory rewiring under PSTVd infection in tomato.

This study identifies lipocalins in mosses as regulators of development and stress response, revealing their conserved function across land plants.

This study characterizes the function of the brassinosteroid receptor BRI1 in sorghum by analyzing mutants and comparing them to Arabidopsis, revealing conserved roles in growth and development.

The paper generates a high-resolution spatiotemporal transcriptome dataset of maize shoot organs under well-watered and drought conditions, revealing conserved and organ-specific gene regulation patterns.

This study identifies SPL/NZZ's interaction with MADS-domain transcription factors to regulate an auxin-dependent network controlling Megaspore Mother Cell development.

This study investigates the role of cytosine methylation in flowering time regulation under water deficit in Arabidopsis, finding a trans-acting mechanism involving BBX16/COL7, BBX17/COL8, and NF-YA2.

This study shows Arabidopsis ING2 regulates flowering by modulating histone H4 acetylation at FT and SOC1 loci through its association with the NuA4 complex.

This study investigates IAA's role in morphogenesis and auxin transport in Chara braunii, showing IAA promotes growth and identifies PIN homologs with distinct subcellular localization and function.

The paper identifies ethylene and ROS-driven PCD, senescence, and autophagy as mechanisms for hollow stem formation in water spinach and suggests similar processes in bamboo.

This study identifies key transcription factors regulating T-shaped non-glandular trichome development in Artemisia argyi and shows their functional differentiation from A. annua.

The paper uses snRNA-seq to analyze moss stem cells, identifying a cytokinin-ESR module that promotes pluripotent stem cell identity in the gametophore apical cell.

This study identifies four novel PAA metabolites in land plants and shows PAA and IAA share metabolic pathways, suggesting complex auxin regulation.

The paper identifies miR394-regulated ZmLCR genes in maize that enhance drought tolerance through improved water use efficiency, root architecture, and epicuticular wax content.

GOLEM visualizes the distribution of cis-regulatory elements in plant promoters, focusing on male gametophyte-related motifs across multiple plant species.