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IN BRIEF
BREAKTHROUGH REPORTS
Cryo-EM Structure of Actin Filaments from Zea mays PollenOur cryo-EM structural data, together with the single-molecule magnetic tweezers analysis, reveal that the plant actin filament from Zea mays pollen is more structurally stable than the rabbit skeletal muscle actin filament.
CRISPR-TSKO: A Technique for Efficient Mutagenesis in Specific Cell Types, Tissues, or Organs in ArabidopsisCRISPR-TSKO (tissue-specific knockout) induces somatic mutations and enables the phenotypic analysis of context-specific gene function.
LARGE-SCALE BIOLOGY ARTICLES
The Transcriptional Landscape of Polyploid Wheats and Their Diploid Ancestors during Embryogenesis and Grain DevelopmentTranscriptomic analysis of polyploid wheats and ancestral diploid grasses sheds light on the programming of embryo and grain development, gene activities, and their evolutionary implications.
Depletion of the FtsH1/3 Proteolytic Complex Suppresses the Nutrient Stress Response in the Cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp strain PCC 6803The FtsH1/3 protease complex is critical for acclimation of the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis to nutrient stress, specifically iron, phosphate, carbon, and nitrogen starvation.
MicroRNA Dynamics and Functions During Arabidopsis EmbryogenesisGenome-wide analysis of microRNA dynamics and functions during Arabidopsis thaliana embryogenesis uncovers microRNA:target interactions with profound effects on embryonic gene expression and morphogenesis programs.
RESEARCH ARTICLES
A Promiscuous CYP706A3 Reduces Terpene Volatile Emission from Arabidopsis Flowers, Affecting Florivores and the Floral MicrobiomeA gene cluster encoding two promiscuous enzymes modulates volatile emissions from Arabidopsis thaliana flowers, formation of insect-deterring terpene oxides, and the composition of the floral microbiome.
Genetic Analyses of the Arabidopsis ATG1 Kinase Complex Reveal Both Kinase-Dependent and Independent Autophagic Routes during Fixed-Carbon StarvationCharacterization of quadruple mutants eliminating ATG1 reveals that prolonged fixed-carbon starvation induces an ATG1 kinase-independent autophagic route in Arabidopsis.
ORANGE Represses Chloroplast Biogenesis in Etiolated Arabidopsis Cotyledons via Interaction with TCP14Arabidopsis ORANGE, a DnaJ-like zinc finger domain protein, represses chloroplast biogenesis in dark-germinated cotyledons by interacting with the transcription factor TCP14 in the nucleus.
Secretion of Phospholipase Dδ Functions as a Regulatory Mechanism in Plant Innate ImmunityMembrane microdomains and PLDδ exocytosis regulate PLDδ accumulation during penetration resistance in plant innate immunity.
Divergent Functional Diversification Patterns in the SEP/AGL6/AP1 MADS-Box Transcription Factor SupercladeFunctional analysis of the petunia MADS-box gene SEP/AGL6/AP1 superclade compared to Arabidopsis and other species suggests major differences in the functional diversification of its members during evolution.
Photosystem Biogenesis Is Localized to the Translation Zone in the Chloroplast of ChlamydomonasPathways that converge for photosystem biogenesis occur in a specific region of the chloroplast called the T-zone in Chlamydomonas.
Dual Activities of Plant cGMP-Dependent Protein Kinase and Its Roles in Gibberellin Signaling and Salt StressPlant cGMP-dependent protein kinase has both kinase and phosphatase activities and regulates the nucleocytoplasmic distribution of the GAMYB transcription factor, modulating gibberellin signaling.
A GDSL Esterase/Lipase Catalyzes the Esterification of Lutein in Bread WheatThe discovery of an apoplastic enzyme responsible for esterifying carotenoids that is unexpectedly spatially separated from its plastidic substrate, lutein, affords new ways to biofortify crops.
