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Table of Contents

The Plant Cell: 31 (2)
Feb 2019

IN BRIEF

  • Smashing Barriers in Biolistic Plant Transformation
    Open Access
    Smashing Barriers in Biolistic Plant Transformation
    Alex Harkess
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 273-274; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00051
  • The Shade of Things to Come: Plastid Retrograde Signaling and Shade Avoidance
    Open Access
    The Shade of Things to Come: Plastid Retrograde Signaling and Shade Avoidance
    Patrice A. Salomé
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 275; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00049
  • Meiocyte-specific Small RNAs and Meiotic Recombination: Questions and Anthers
    Open Access
    Meiocyte-specific Small RNAs and Meiotic Recombination: Questions and Anthers
    Jennifer Mach
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 276-277; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00112
  • The Protein Phosphatase 4 Complex Functions in miRNA Biogenesis in Arabidopsis
    Open Access
    The Protein Phosphatase 4 Complex Functions in miRNA Biogenesis in Arabidopsis
    Reza K. Hammond
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 278-279; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00064
  • 97 Shades of Gray: Genetic Interactions of the Gray Mold, <em>Botrytis cinerea</em>, with Wild and Domesticated Tomato
    Open Access
    97 Shades of Gray: Genetic Interactions of the Gray Mold, Botrytis cinerea, with Wild and Domesticated Tomato
    Emily Breeze
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 280-281; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00030

REVIEW

  • The Regulation of Cellulose Biosynthesis in Plants
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    The Regulation of Cellulose Biosynthesis in Plants
    Joanna K. Polko, Joseph J. Kieber
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 282-296; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00760

    Recent findings reveal how plants regulate cellulose biosynthesis.

PERSPECTIVE

  • Engineering Strategies to Boost Crop Productivity by Cutting Respiratory Carbon Loss
    Open Access
    Engineering Strategies to Boost Crop Productivity by Cutting Respiratory Carbon Loss
    Jeffrey S. Amthor, Arren Bar-Even, Andrew D. Hanson, A. Harvey Millar, Mark Stitt, Lee J. Sweetlove, Stephen D. Tyerman
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 297-314; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00743

BREAKTHROUGH REPORT

  • Plant Extracellular Vesicles Contain Diverse Small RNA Species and Are Enriched in 10- to 17-Nucleotide “Tiny” RNAs
    Open Access
    Plant Extracellular Vesicles Contain Diverse Small RNA Species and Are Enriched in 10- to 17-Nucleotide “Tiny” RNAs
    Patricia Baldrich, Brian D. Rutter, Hana Zand Karimi, Ram Podicheti, Blake C. Meyers, Roger W. Innes
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 315-324; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00872

    The extracellular space of Arabidopsis leaves contains diverse small RNAs, both inside and outside of extracellular vesicles, with the former being enriched in 10- to 17-nucleotide–long “tiny” RNAs.

LARGE-SCALE BIOLOGY ARTICLES

  • Phloem Companion Cell-Specific Transcriptomic and Epigenomic Analyses Identify MRF1, a Regulator of Flowering
    Open Access
    Phloem Companion Cell-Specific Transcriptomic and Epigenomic Analyses Identify MRF1, a Regulator of Flowering
    Yuan You, Aneta Sawikowska, Joanne E. Lee, Ruben M. Benstein, Manuela Neumann, Paweł Krajewski, Markus Schmid
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 325-345; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.17.00714

    Analysis of the responses in the epigenome and transcriptome in the phloem companion cells of Arabidopsis following a change in daylength identifies the flowering-time regulator MRF1.

  • The Systems Architecture of Molecular Memory in Poplar after Abiotic Stress
    Open Access
    The Systems Architecture of Molecular Memory in Poplar after Abiotic Stress
    Elisabeth Georgii, Karl Kugler, Matthias Pfeifer, Elisa Vanzo, Katja Block, Malgorzata A. Domagalska, Werner Jud, Hamada AbdElgawad, Han Asard, Richard Reinhardt, Armin Hansel, Manuel Spannagl, Anton R. Schäffner, Klaus Palme, Klaus F.X. Mayer, Jörg-Peter Schnitzler
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 346-367; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00431

    The transcriptomic memory in poplar trees after recovery from drought-heat stress changes with stress frequency and intensity and involves a complex interplay of common and tissue-specific factors.

RESEARCH ARTICLES

  • Genome-Scale Sequence Disruption Following Biolistic Transformation in Rice and Maize
    Open Access
    Genome-Scale Sequence Disruption Following Biolistic Transformation in Rice and Maize
    Jianing Liu, Natalie J. Nannas, Fang-fang Fu, Jinghua Shi, Brooke Aspinwall, Wayne A. Parrott, R. Kelly Dawe
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 368-383; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00613

    Biolistic transformation is a disruptive process that can cause extensive damage and rearrangements, including deletions, duplications, chromosome fusions, and copy number variations.

  • Chloroplasts Modulate Elongation Responses to Canopy Shade by Retrograde Pathways Involving HY5 and Abscisic Acid
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    Chloroplasts Modulate Elongation Responses to Canopy Shade by Retrograde Pathways Involving HY5 and Abscisic Acid
    Miriam Ortiz-Alcaide, Ernesto Llamas, Aurelio Gomez-Cadenas, Akira Nagatani, Jaime F. Martínez-García, Manuel Rodríguez-Concepción
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 384-398; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00617

    Light and retrograde pathways interact to regulate the hypocotyl elongation response to shade.

  • Interaction and Regulation Between Lipid Mediator Phosphatidic Acid and Circadian Clock Regulators
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    Interaction and Regulation Between Lipid Mediator Phosphatidic Acid and Circadian Clock Regulators
    Sang-Chul Kim, Dmitri A. Nusinow, Maria L. Sorkin, Jose Pruneda-Paz, Xuemin Wang
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 399-416; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00675

    The lipid mediator phosphatidic acid interacts with and modulates the function of the core clock regulators and may act as a cellular conduit to integrate the circadian clock with lipid metabolism.

  • Oscillating Aquaporin Phosphorylation and 14-3-3 Proteins Mediate the Circadian Regulation of Leaf Hydraulics
    Open Access
    Oscillating Aquaporin Phosphorylation and 14-3-3 Proteins Mediate the Circadian Regulation of Leaf Hydraulics
    Karine Prado, Valérie Cotelle, Guowei Li, Jorge Bellati, Ning Tang, Colette Tournaire-Roux, Alexandre Martinière, Véronique Santoni, Christophe Maurel
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 417-429; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00804

    A mechanism is established that tunes the hydraulics of leaf tissues to synchronize water supply with day and night cycles, thereby optimizing plant growth.

  • The Histone H3K4 Demethylase JMJ16 Represses Leaf Senescence in Arabidopsis
    Open Access
    The Histone H3K4 Demethylase JMJ16 Represses Leaf Senescence in Arabidopsis
    Peng Liu, Shuaibin Zhang, Bing Zhou, Xi Luo, Xiao Feng Zhou, Bin Cai, Yin Hua Jin, De Niu, Jinxing Lin, Xiaofeng Cao, Jing Bo Jin
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 430-443; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00693

    Age-dependent downregulation of JMJ16, a specific H3K4 demethylase, is required for epigenetic reprograming of senescence-associated gene expression during leaf senescence.

  • Meiocyte-Specific and AtSPO11-1–Dependent Small RNAs and Their Association with Meiotic Gene Expression and Recombination
    Open Access
    Meiocyte-Specific and AtSPO11-1–Dependent Small RNAs and Their Association with Meiotic Gene Expression and Recombination
    Jiyue Huang, Cong Wang, Haifeng Wang, Pingli Lu, Binglian Zheng, Hong Ma, Gregory P. Copenhaver, Yingxiang Wang
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 444-464; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00511

    Meiocyte small RNAs have a distinct distribution, a positive correlation with meiocyte gene expression, and SPO11-1–dependent sRNAs are associated with meiotic crossover motifs.

  • Maize <em>Dek15</em> Encodes the Cohesin-Loading Complex Subunit SCC4 and Is Essential for Chromosome Segregation and Kernel Development
    Open Access
    Maize Dek15 Encodes the Cohesin-Loading Complex Subunit SCC4 and Is Essential for Chromosome Segregation and Kernel Development
    Yonghui He, Jinguang Wang, Weiwei Qi, Rentao Song
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 465-485; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00921

    The classic maize mutant dek15 is mutated in a cohesin loader subunit SISTER CHROMATID COHESION PROTEIN 4 that is essential for mitotic chromosome segregation and maize kernel development.

  • The PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE4 Complex Promotes Transcription and Processing of Primary microRNAs in Arabidopsis
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    The PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE4 Complex Promotes Transcription and Processing of Primary microRNAs in Arabidopsis
    Suikang Wang, Li Quan, Shaofang Li, Chenjiang You, Yong Zhang, Lei Gao, Liping Zeng, Lin Liu, Yanhua Qi, Beixin Mo, Xuemei Chen
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 486-501; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00556

    The highly conserved PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE4 complex coordinates the transcription and processing steps of microRNA biogenesis and plays broader roles in nuclear RNA metabolism in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana).

  • Interactions of Tomato and <em>Botrytis cinerea</em> Genetic Diversity: Parsing the Contributions of Host Differentiation, Domestication, and Pathogen Variation
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    Interactions of Tomato and Botrytis cinerea Genetic Diversity: Parsing the Contributions of Host Differentiation, Domestication, and Pathogen Variation
    Nicole E. Soltis, Susanna Atwell, Gongjun Shi, Rachel Fordyce, Raoni Gwinner, Dihan Gao, Aysha Shafi, Daniel J. Kliebenstein
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 502-519; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00857

    The necrotrophic pathogen Botrytis cinerea has a highly polygenic basis of virulence across genetically variable tomato, which should be considered when breeding for pathogen resistance.

  • The Cotton Apoplastic Protein CRR1 Stabilizes Chitinase 28 to Facilitate Defense against the Fungal Pathogen <em>Verticillium dahliae</em>
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    The Cotton Apoplastic Protein CRR1 Stabilizes Chitinase 28 to Facilitate Defense against the Fungal Pathogen Verticillium dahliae
    Li-Bo Han, Yuan-Bao Li, Fu-Xin Wang, Wen-Yan Wang, Jun Liu, Jia-He Wu, Nai-Qin Zhong, Shen-Jie Wu, Gai-Li Jiao, Hai-Yun Wang, Gui-Xian Xia
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 520-536; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00390

    Cotton Cys-rich repeat protein 1 participates in defense responses by protecting chitinase 28 from cleavage by a Ser protease of Verticillium dahliae.

  • Arabidopsis SME1 Regulates Plant Development and Response to Abiotic Stress by Determining Spliceosome Activity Specificity
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    Arabidopsis SME1 Regulates Plant Development and Response to Abiotic Stress by Determining Spliceosome Activity Specificity
    Raul Huertas, Rafael Catalá, José M. Jiménez-Gómez, M. Mar Castellano, Pedro Crevillén, Manuel Piñeiro, José A. Jarillo, Julio Salinas
    Plant Cell Feb 2019, 31 (2) 537-554; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.18.00689

    SME1 has a critical role in plant development and interaction with the environment by ensuring adequate splicing of specific precursor-messenger RNAs.

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