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EDITOR PROFILE
IN BRIEF
REVIEW
Celebrating 20 Years of Genetic Discoveries in Legume Nodulation and Symbiotic Nitrogen FixationA comprehensive review of all plant genes currently known to be required for symbiotic nitrogen fixation in two model legume species, Medicago truncatula and Lotus japonicus, and two crop species, soybean and common bean.
Gene Expression in Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiotic Nodule Cells in Medicago truncatula and Other Nodulating PlantsGene expression analyses of nodules of the nitrogen-fixing clade of plants have advanced our understanding of nodule organogenesis and functioning and the evolution of symbiosis.
BREAKTHROUGH REPORT
Phosphorus Availability Regulates TORC1 Signaling via LST8 in ChlamydomonasPhosphorus regulates TORC1 signaling in the model green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii through the TOR-interacting protein LST8 and the global transcriptional regulator of phosphorus deficiency PSR1.
LARGE-SCALE BIOLOGY ARTICLES
Candidate Gene Networks for Acylsugar Metabolism and Plant Defense in Wild Tomato Solanum pennelliiComparative transcriptomics of different accessions of Solanum pennellii reveals modules of coexpressed genes and allows identification of two genes that provide straight-chain fatty acids for acylsugar production.
An Improved Recombineering Toolset for PlantsA scalable recombineering procedure for whole-gene editing in plants via homologous recombination in bacteria was used to tag 62 auxin-related genes in 123 transgenic Arabidopsis lines.
Advanced Cataloging of Lysine-63 Polyubiquitin Networks by Genomic, Interactome, and Sensor-Based Proteomic AnalysesComprehensive analysis of Lys-63 polyubiquitination sheds light on its importance to plant growth and development and identifies the machinery driving this posttranslational modification.
RESEARCH ARTICLES
Transcriptome-Based Prediction of Complex Traits in MaizeTranscript level-based genomic prediction models can be used to predict trait values in maize with performance comparable to genetic marker-based models.
A Large Transposon Insertion in the stiff1 Promoter Increases Stalk Strength in MaizeDownregulation of the maize F-box gene stiff1 by a transposon results in thicker stalk cell walls with increased cellulose and lignin, and thus improved stalk strength.
Oxylipins Other Than Jasmonic Acid Are Xylem-Resident Signals Regulating Systemic Resistance Induced by Trichoderma virens in MaizeThe long-distance signals 12-OPDA and KODA activate induced systemic resistance (ISR) triggered by the root-colonizing beneficial fungal endophyte Trichoderma virens.
PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR8 Inhibits Phytochrome A-Mediated Far-Red Light Responses in ArabidopsisPIF8, a phytochrome-interacting bHLH transcription factor stabilized by phyA in far-red light, specifically inhibits phyA-mediated light responses.
Arabidopsis ZINC FINGER PROTEIN1 Acts Downstream of GL2 to Repress Root Hair Initiation and Elongation by Directly Suppressing bHLH GenesA C2H2-type zinc finger protein gene containing an EAR motif inhibits root hair initiation and elongation by suppressing the expression of genes known to play important roles in root hair initiation and elongation.
AP2/ERF Transcription Factors Integrate Age and Wound Signals for Root RegenerationRNA-sequencing and chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing identified a subset of APETALA2/ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR transcription factors as integrating age and wound signals during root regeneration.
A Jasmonate-Activated MYC2–Dof2.1–MYC2 Transcriptional Loop Promotes Leaf Senescence in ArabidopsisDof2.1 and MYC2 form a feed-forward transcriptional loop that enhances jasmonate-induced leaf senescence in Arabidopsis.
Arabidopsis SINAT Proteins Control Autophagy by Mediating Ubiquitylation and Degradation of ATG13TRAF1a and TRAF1b have dual functions in regulating the dynamics of autophagy by facilitating SINAT1/SINAT2 or SINAT6-mediated proteolysis or stabilization of ATG13 proteins.
