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Table of Contents

Plant Physiology: 176 (2)
Feb 2018

EDITORIAL - FOCUS ISSUE

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    The Dynamic Plant: Capture, Transformation, and Management of Energy
    Julia Bailey-Serres, Ronald Pierik, Alexander Ruban, Astrid Wingler
    Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 961-966; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.18.00041

UPDATES - FOCUS ISSUE

  • Update on Chloroplast Development

    • Retrograde Signals Navigate the Path to Chloroplast Development
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      Retrograde Signals Navigate the Path to Chloroplast Development
      Tamara Hernández-Verdeja, Åsa Strand
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 967-976; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01299

      Complex signaling networks between the chloroplast and the nucleus mediate the emergence of the seedling into the light and the establishment of photosynthesis.

  • Update on Dynamic Photosynthesis in Crops

    • Fluctuating Light Takes Crop Photosynthesis on a Rollercoaster Ride
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      Fluctuating Light Takes Crop Photosynthesis on a Rollercoaster Ride
      Elias Kaiser, Alejandro Morales, Jeremy Harbinson
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 977-989; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01250

      Crops are regularly exposed to frequent irradiance fluctuations, which decrease their integrated CO2 assimilation and affect their phenotype.

  • Update on Impacts of Fluctuating Light on Crops

    • The Impacts of Fluctuating Light on Crop Performance
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      The Impacts of Fluctuating Light on Crop Performance
      Rebecca A. Slattery, Berkley J. Walker, Andreas P. M. Weber, Donald R. Ort
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 990-1003; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01234

      Recent advances in understanding photosynthetic responses to dynamic light environments reveal opportunities to improve crop plant photosynthetic efficiency.

  • Update on Photooxidative Stress in Organ Development

    • Photo-Oxidative Stress during Leaf, Flower and Fruit Development
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      Photo-Oxidative Stress during Leaf, Flower and Fruit Development
      Paula Muñoz, Sergi Munné-Bosch
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1004-1014; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01127

      Photooxidative stress plays a crucial role in organ growth and development, with some similarities but also important differences in the development of leaves, flowers, and fruits.

  • Update on Blue Light Signaling

    • Shining Light on the Function of NPH3/RPT2-Like Proteins in Phototropin Signaling
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      Shining Light on the Function of NPH3/RPT2-Like Proteins in Phototropin Signaling
      John M. Christie, Noriyuki Suetsugu, Stuart Sullivan, Masamitsu Wada
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1015-1024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.00835

      NRL proteins coordinate different aspects of phototropin signaling through signaling processes that are conserved in land plants and algae.

  • Update on Phytochromes and Phytochrome Interacting Factors

    • Phytochromes and Phytochrome Interacting Factors
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      Phytochromes and Phytochrome Interacting Factors
      Vinh Ngoc Pham, Praveen Kumar Kathare, Enamul Huq
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1025-1038; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01384

      Recent discoveries focus on the central phytochrome signaling mechanisms that have profound impact on plant growth and development in response to light.

  • Update on Phytochrome, Metabolism, and Growth Plasticity

    • Phytochrome, Carbon Sensing, Metabolism, and Plant Growth Plasticity
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      Phytochrome, Carbon Sensing, Metabolism, and Plant Growth Plasticity
      Johanna Krahmer, Ashwin Ganpudi, Ammad Abbas, Andrés Romanowski, Karen J. Halliday
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1039-1048; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01437

      Phytochrome signaling controls biomass accumulation, growth plasticity, and metabolism.

  • Update on Light Signaling and Root Development

    • Light Signaling, Root Development, and Plasticity
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      Light Signaling, Root Development, and Plasticity
      Kasper van Gelderen, Chiakai Kang, Ronald Pierik
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1049-1060; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01079

      Light signaling can affect root development and plasticity, either directly or through shoot-root communication via sugars, hormones, light, or other mobile factors.

  • Update on Photomorphogenesis

    • Seedling Establishment: A Dimmer Switch-Regulated Process between Dark and Light Signaling
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      Seedling Establishment: A Dimmer Switch-Regulated Process between Dark and Light Signaling
      Charlotte M. M. Gommers, Elena Monte
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1061-1074; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01460

      A balance between dark and light signaling directs seedling establishment through integrating internal and environmental information.

  • Update on Developmental Transitions

    • Transitioning to the Next Phase: The Role of Sugar Signaling throughout the Plant Life Cycle
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      Transitioning to the Next Phase: The Role of Sugar Signaling throughout the Plant Life Cycle
      Astrid Wingler
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1075-1084; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01229

      Developmental transitions depend on the availability of sufficient carbon resources, which is sensed by sugar signaling pathways for high and low carbon availability.

  • Update on Cellular Energy Signaling

    • The SnRK1 Kinase as Central Mediator of Energy Signaling between Different Organelles
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      The SnRK1 Kinase as Central Mediator of Energy Signaling between Different Organelles
      Bernhard Wurzinger, Ella Nukarinen, Thomas Nägele, Wolfram Weckwerth, Markus Teige
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1085-1094; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01404

      SnRK1 is a central integrator of energy signaling in different subcellular locations with emerging roles in organellar and hormone metabolism.

  • Update on TOR Signaling

    • Recent Discoveries on the Role of TOR (Target of Rapamycin) Signaling in Translation in Plants
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      Recent Discoveries on the Role of TOR (Target of Rapamycin) Signaling in Translation in Plants
      Mikhail Schepetilnikov, Lyubov A. Ryabova
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1095-1105; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01243

      TOR signaling regulates plant translation via a specific translation initiation mechanism: reinitiation.

  • Update on Flooding Stress Signaling

    • Signal Dynamics and Interactions during Flooding Stress
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      Signal Dynamics and Interactions during Flooding Stress
      Rashmi Sasidharan, Sjon Hartman, Zeguang Liu, Shanice Martopawiro, Nikita Sajeev, Hans van Veen, Elaine Yeung, Laurentius A. C. J. Voesenek
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1106-1117; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01232

      Flooding triggers several internal changes in plant cells, and interactions between these signals can provide critical information for downstream beneficial gene expression, stress acclimation, and survival.

  • Update on Root Plasticity and Internal Aeration

    • Regulation of Root Traits for Internal Aeration and Tolerance to Soil Waterlogging-Flooding Stress
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      Regulation of Root Traits for Internal Aeration and Tolerance to Soil Waterlogging-Flooding Stress
      Takaki Yamauchi, Timothy D. Colmer, Ole Pedersen, Mikio Nakazono
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1118-1130; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01157

      Knowledge of the genetic regulation of adventitious roots, aerenchyma, and radial oxygen loss barrier formation, and the signaling for acclimation, will assist the development of waterlogging-tolerant crops.

  • Update on Integrative Oxygen Sensing and Signaling

    • Oxygen Sensing and Integrative Stress Signaling in Plants
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      Oxygen Sensing and Integrative Stress Signaling in Plants
      Romy R. Schmidt, Daan A. Weits, Claudio F. J. Feulner, Joost T. van Dongen
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1131-1142; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01394

      Integration of multiple cellular signals provides new opportunities in understanding oxygen sensing and response mechanisms in plants.

  • Update on Group VII Ethylene Response Factors

    • Group VII Ethylene Response Factors in Arabidopsis: Regulation and Physiological Roles
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      Group VII Ethylene Response Factors in Arabidopsis: Regulation and Physiological Roles
      Beatrice Giuntoli, Pierdomenico Perata
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1143-1155; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01225

      The role of ERF-VII TFs in higher plants is to coordinate their signature response to oxygen deficiency, but additional layers of modulation of ERF-VII activity enrich their regulatory range.

  • Update on Mitochondrial Energy Signaling

    • Mitochondrial Energy Signaling and Its Role in the Low-Oxygen Stress Response of Plants
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      Mitochondrial Energy Signaling and Its Role in the Low-Oxygen Stress Response of Plants
      Stephan Wagner, Olivier Van Aken, Marlene Elsässer, Markus Schwarzländer
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1156-1170; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01387

      Cellular responses to low-oxygen stress and to respiratory inhibitors share common mitochondrial energy signaling pathways.

  • Update on Light, Oxygen, and Bud Burst

    • Roles for Light, Energy, and Oxygen in the Fate of Quiescent Axillary Buds
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      Roles for Light, Energy, and Oxygen in the Fate of Quiescent Axillary Buds
      Santiago Signorelli, Patricia Agudelo-Romero, Karlia Meitha, Christine H. Foyer, Michael J. Considine
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1171-1181; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01479

      The decision of a quiescent axillary bud to commit to regrowth is governed by both metabolic and signaling functions, driven by light, energy, and oxygen availability.

RESEARCH ARTICLES - FOCUS ISSUE

  • BIOCHEMISTRY AND METABOLISM

    • Phosphoglycerate Kinases Are Co-Regulated to Adjust Metabolism and to Optimize Growth
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      Phosphoglycerate Kinases Are Co-Regulated to Adjust Metabolism and to Optimize Growth
      Sara Rosa-Téllez, Armand Djoro Anoman, María Flores-Tornero, Walid Toujani, Saleh Alseek, Alisdair R. Fernie, Sergio G. Nebauer, Jesús Muñoz-Bertomeu, Juan Segura, Roc Ros
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1182-1198; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01227

      Photosynthetic and glycolytic phosphoglycerate kinase mutants are transcriptionally coregulated to achieve metabolic homeostasis and to optimize growth in Arabidopsis.

  • CELL BIOLOGY

    • Establishment of Photosynthesis through Chloroplast Development Is Controlled by Two Distinct Regulatory Phases
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      Establishment of Photosynthesis through Chloroplast Development Is Controlled by Two Distinct Regulatory Phases
      Carole Dubreuil, Xu Jin, Juan de Dios Barajas-López, Timothy C. Hewitt, Sandra K. Tanz, Thomas Dobrenel, Wolfgang P. Schröder, Johannes Hanson, Edouard Pesquet, Andreas Grönlund, Ian Small, Åsa Strand
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1199-1214; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.00435

      The establishment of photosynthesis is a two-phase process with a clear checkpoint associated with the second regulatory phase allowing coordination of the activities of the nuclear and plastid genomes.

  • ECOPHYSIOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY

    • Chlorophyll Can Be Reduced in Crop Canopies with Little Penalty to Photosynthesis
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      Chlorophyll Can Be Reduced in Crop Canopies with Little Penalty to Photosynthesis
      Berkley J. Walker, Darren T. Drewry, Rebecca A. Slattery, Andy VanLoocke, Young B. Cho, Donald R. Ort
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1215-1232; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01401

      An empirically parameterized model of canopy photosynthesis in soybeans reveals that leaf chlorophyll can be reduced with significant nitrogen savings and only minor reductions in daily carbon gain.

    • Suboptimal Acclimation of Photosynthesis to Light in Wheat Canopies
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      Suboptimal Acclimation of Photosynthesis to Light in Wheat Canopies
      Alexandra J. Townsend, Renata Retkute, Kannan Chinnathambi, Jamie W. P. Randall, John Foulkes, Elizabete Carmo-Silva, Erik H. Murchie
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1233-1246; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01213

      High-resolution 3D reconstruction and ray tracing combined with an empirical model of photosynthesis reveals suboptimal photosynthetic acclimation in wheat canopies.

  • MEMBRANES, TRANSPORT, AND BIOENERGETICS

    • In Silico Analysis of the Regulation of the Photosynthetic Electron Transport Chain in C3 Plants
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      In Silico Analysis of the Regulation of the Photosynthetic Electron Transport Chain in C3 Plants
      Alejandro Morales, Xinyou Yin, Jeremy Harbinson, Steven M. Driever, Jaap Molenaar, David M. Kramer, Paul C. Struik
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1247-1261; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.00779

      A model-based analysis of photosynthetic electron transport chain identifies several mechanisms by which photosynthetic metabolic hubs may be coordinated under a range of environmental conditions.

  • SIGNALING AND RESPONSE

    • OsbZIP48, a HY5 Transcription Factor Ortholog, Exerts Pleiotropic Effects in Light-Regulated Development
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      OsbZIP48, a HY5 Transcription Factor Ortholog, Exerts Pleiotropic Effects in Light-Regulated Development
      Naini Burman, Akanksha Bhatnagar, Jitendra P. Khurana
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1262-1285; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.00478

      The OsbZIP48 gene from rice can complement the hy5 mutant of Arabidopsis but exerts pleiotropic effects and causes semidwarfism when overexpressed in rice, and its mutant/RNAi lines are seedling lethal.

    • Gene Regulation and Survival under Hypoxia Requires Starch Availability and Metabolism
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      Gene Regulation and Survival under Hypoxia Requires Starch Availability and Metabolism
      Elena Loreti, Maria Cristina Valeri, Giacomo Novi, Pierdomenico Perata
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1286-1298; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01002

      The induction of genes involved in the anaerobic response is repressed if the sugar status of the plant is low.

    • The Energy-Signaling Hub SnRK1 Is Important for Sucrose-Induced Hypocotyl Elongation
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      The Energy-Signaling Hub SnRK1 Is Important for Sucrose-Induced Hypocotyl Elongation
      Noriane M. L. Simon, Jelena Kusakina, Ángela Fernández-López, Anupama Chembath, Fiona E. Belbin, Antony N. Dodd
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1299-1310; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01395

      An energy signaling pathway, photoperiod, and light intensity regulate sugar-induced hypocotyl elongation.

    • Light Signaling-Dependent Regulation of Photoinhibition and Photoprotection in Tomato
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      Light Signaling-Dependent Regulation of Photoinhibition and Photoprotection in Tomato
      Feng Wang, Nan Wu, Luyue Zhang, Golam Jalal Ahammed, Xiaoxiao Chen, Xun Xiang, Jie Zhou, Xiaojian Xia, Kai Shi, Jingquan Yu, Christine H. Foyer, Yanhong Zhou
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1311-1326; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01143

      Far-red light alleviates cold-induced photoinhibition and enhances photoprotection in shade leaves via activation of phyA-dependent HY5-ABI5-RBOH1 signaling pathways.

    • The Transcription Factor COL12 Is a Substrate of the COP1/SPA E3 Ligase and Regulates Flowering Time and Plant Architecture
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      The Transcription Factor COL12 Is a Substrate of the COP1/SPA E3 Ligase and Regulates Flowering Time and Plant Architecture
      Natalia Ordoñez-Herrera, Laura Trimborn, Melanie Menje, Monique Henschel, Lennart Robers, David Kaufholdt, Robert Hänsch, Jessika Adrian, Jathish Ponnu, Ute Hoecker
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1327-1340; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01207

      COL12 is a substrate of the COP1/SPA ubiquitin ligase and regulates flowering time and plant architecture

    • Linking PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR to Histone Modification in Plant Shade Avoidance
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      Linking PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING FACTOR to Histone Modification in Plant Shade Avoidance
      Maolin Peng, Zepeng Li, Nana Zhou, Mengmeng Ma, Yupei Jiang, Aiwu Dong, Wen-Hui Shen, Lin Li
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1341-1351; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01189

      The transcription factor PIF7 recruits the H3K4me3/H3K36me3-reader protein MRG1/MRG2 to promote histone acetylations in activating genes to promote stem elongation in plant shade response.

    • Control of Adventitious Root Architecture in Rice by Darkness, Light, and Gravity
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      Control of Adventitious Root Architecture in Rice by Darkness, Light, and Gravity
      Chen Lin, Margret Sauter
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1352-1364; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01540

      Ethylene and light are major determinants of an altered root system architecture in flooded rice plants.

    • Converging Light, Energy and Hormonal Signaling Control Meristem Activity, Leaf Initiation, and Growth
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      Converging Light, Energy and Hormonal Signaling Control Meristem Activity, Leaf Initiation, and Growth
      Binish Mohammed, Sara Farahi Bilooei, Róbert Dóczi, Elliot Grove, Saana Railo, Klaus Palme, Franck Anicet Ditengou, László Bögre, Enrique López-Juez
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1365-1381; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01730

      The development of leaves requires photoreceptors to initiate auxin export, cytokinin action, and sugar-dependent signaling at dividing cells, energy signaling further adjusting growth to available light.

ON THE INSIDE

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    On the Inside
    Peter V. Minorsky
    Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1382-1383; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.18.00043

FOUNDERS' REVIEW

  • Vacuolar Transporters – Companions on a Longtime Journey
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    Vacuolar Transporters – Companions on a Longtime Journey
    Enrico Martinoia
    Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1384-1407; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01481

    By storing and releasing a multitude of compounds, vacuoles play a multifaceted role in the plant development and response to environment Al changes.

COMMENTARY

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    Sugar Coating the Phloem Sieve Element Wall
    Kim L. Johnson
    Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1408-1409; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01785

    Relating glycan structures in the wall to their cellular function can be achieved by combining methods for visualization of glycan epitopes, identification of their precise chemistry, and measurement of wall mechanics.

BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGIES

  • LTR_retriever: A Highly Accurate and Sensitive Program for Identification of Long Terminal Repeat Retrotransposons
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    LTR_retriever: A Highly Accurate and Sensitive Program for Identification of Long Terminal Repeat Retrotransposons
    Shujun Ou, Ning Jiang
    Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1410-1422; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01310

    LTR_retriever is an accurate and sensitive program that identifies LTR retrotransposons and generates nonredundant exemplars from DNA sequences for whole-genome annotation and evolutionary studies.

RESEARCH REPORT

  • Alternative Oxidase Isoforms Are Differentially Activated by Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle Intermediates
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    Alternative Oxidase Isoforms Are Differentially Activated by Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle Intermediates
    Jennifer Selinski, Andreas Hartmann, Gabriele Deckers-Hebestreit, David A. Day, James Whelan, Renate Scheibe
    Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1423-1432; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01331

    In Arabidopsis, alternative oxidase activation is isoform specific, with AOX1A activated by oxaloacetate and 2-oxoglutarate, AOX1D solely by 2-oxoglutarate, and AOX1C insensitive to both.

Articles

  • BIOCHEMISTRY AND METABOLISM

    • Molecular Mechanisms of Photoadaptation of Photosystem I Supercomplex from an Evolutionary Cyanobacterial/Algal Intermediate
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      Molecular Mechanisms of Photoadaptation of Photosystem I Supercomplex from an Evolutionary Cyanobacterial/Algal Intermediate
      Patrycja Haniewicz, Mateusz Abram, Lukáš Nosek, Joanna Kirkpatrick, Eithar El-Mohsnawy, Julian D. Janna Olmos, Roman Kouřil, Joanna M. Kargul
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1433-1451; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01022

      Zeaxanthin accumulation and antenna remodeling protect the extremophilic red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae PSI supercomplex from light stress.

    • Biochemical and Structural Analysis of Substrate Specificity of a Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase
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      Biochemical and Structural Analysis of Substrate Specificity of a Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase
      Se-Young Jun, Steven A. Sattler, Gabriel S. Cortez, Wilfred Vermerris, Scott E. Sattler, ChulHee Kang
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1452-1468; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01608

      The major phenylalanine ammonia-lyases from Sorghum bicolor were characterized through crystal structures, molecular docking, site-directed mutagenesis, and kinetic and thermodynamic analyses.

    • A Single Oxidosqualene Cyclase Produces the <em>Seco</em>-Triterpenoid α-Onocerin
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      A Single Oxidosqualene Cyclase Produces the Seco-Triterpenoid α-Onocerin
      Aldo Almeida, Lemeng Dong, Bekzod Khakimov, Jean-Etienne Bassard, Tessa Moses, Frederic Lota, Alain Goossens, Giovanni Appendino, Søren Bak
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1469-1484; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01369

      In Ononis spinosa, a single oxidosqualene cyclase interacts with squalene epoxidases to produce α-onocerin from squalene dioxide, demonstrating that α-onocerin pathways evolved convergently in plants.

    • Temporal Proteomics of Inducible RNAi Lines of Clp Protease Subunits Identifies Putative Protease Substrates
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      Temporal Proteomics of Inducible RNAi Lines of Clp Protease Subunits Identifies Putative Protease Substrates
      Juan C. Moreno, Silvia Martínez-Jaime, Joram Schwartzmann, Daniel Karcher, Michael Tillich, Alexander Graf, Ralph Bock
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1485-1508; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01635

      Generation of inducible knockdown mutants for components of the plastid Clp protease system and time-resolved analysis of changes in their proteome allows the identification of a set of putative protease substrates.

    • Flavodiiron Protein Substitutes for Cyclic Electron Flow without Competing CO<sub>2</sub> Assimilation in Rice
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      Flavodiiron Protein Substitutes for Cyclic Electron Flow without Competing CO2 Assimilation in Rice
      Shinya Wada, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Yuji Suzuki, Wataru Yamori, Toshiharu Shikanai, Amane Makino
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1509-1518; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01335

      A moss flavodiiron protein can substitute the function of cyclic electron transport around photosystem I without any decrease in CO2 assimilation or biomass production in rice.

    • Revisiting the Algal “Chloroplast Lipid Droplet”: The Absence of an Entity That Is Unlikely to Exist
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      Revisiting the Algal “Chloroplast Lipid Droplet”: The Absence of an Entity That Is Unlikely to Exist
      Takashi Moriyama, Masakazu Toyoshima, Masakazu Saito, Hajime Wada, Naoki Sato
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1519-1530; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01512

      Despite previous arguments on chloroplast lipid droplets, all lipid droplets are present in the cytosolic compartment and not in the chloroplast in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

  • CELL BIOLOGY

    • SEIPIN Proteins Mediate Lipid Droplet Biogenesis to Promote Pollen Transmission and Reduce Seed Dormancy
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      SEIPIN Proteins Mediate Lipid Droplet Biogenesis to Promote Pollen Transmission and Reduce Seed Dormancy
      Marco Taurino, Sara Costantini, Stefania De Domenico, Francesco Stefanelli, Guillermo Ruano, María Otilia Delgadillo, José Juan Sánchez-Serrano, Maite Sanmartín, Angelo Santino, Enrique Rojo
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1531-1546; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01430

      Genetic disruption of Arabidopsis SEIPINs reveals the relevance of lipid droplets in pollen transmission and in adjusting seed dormancy levels.

    • Branched Pectic Galactan in Phloem-Sieve-Element Cell Walls: Implications for Cell Mechanics
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      Branched Pectic Galactan in Phloem-Sieve-Element Cell Walls: Implications for Cell Mechanics
      Thomas A. Torode, Rachel O’Neill, Susan E. Marcus, Valérie Cornuault, Sara Pose, Rebecca P. Lauder, Stjepan K. Kračun, Maja Gro Rydahl, Mathias C. F. Andersen, William G. T. Willats, Siobhan A. Braybrook, Belinda J. Townsend, Mads H. Clausen, J. Paul Knox
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1547-1558; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01568

      Branched pectic galactan is identified as a component of the cell walls of phloem sieve elements.

    • Vacuolar Trafficking Protein VPS38 Is Dispensable for Autophagy
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      Vacuolar Trafficking Protein VPS38 Is Dispensable for Autophagy
      Han Nim Lee, Xavier Zarza, Jeong Hun Kim, Min Ji Yoon, Sang-Hoon Kim, Jae-Hoon Lee, Nadine Paris, Teun Munnik, Marisa S. Otegui, Taijoon Chung
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1559-1572; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01297

      Arabidopsis VPS38 is required for the intracellular localization of PI3P, an important lipid regulator of endosomal and vacuolar trafficking.

  • ECOPHYSIOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY

    • Evidence That Isoprene Emission Is Not Limited by Cytosolic Metabolites. Exogenous Malate Does Not Invert the Reverse Sensitivity of Isoprene Emission to High [CO<sub>2</sub>]
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      Evidence That Isoprene Emission Is Not Limited by Cytosolic Metabolites. Exogenous Malate Does Not Invert the Reverse Sensitivity of Isoprene Emission to High [CO2]
      Bahtijor Rasulov, Eero Talts, Irina Bichele, Ülo Niinemets
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1573-1586; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01463

      Reduction of MEP/DOXP pathway activity under elevated CO2 is not due to limited cytosolic metabolite availability.

  • GENES, DEVELOPMENT AND EVOLUTION

    • Identification of a New Host Factor Required for Antiviral RNAi and Amplification of Viral siRNAs
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      Identification of a New Host Factor Required for Antiviral RNAi and Amplification of Viral siRNAs
      Zhongxin Guo, Xian-Bing Wang, Ying Wang, Wan-Xiang Li, Amit Gal-On, Shou-Wei Ding
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1587-1597; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01370

      A transmembrane protein conserved broadly in plants and animals promotes antiviral silencing by enhancing the amplification of virus-derived small interfering RNAs.

    • The Brassicaceae Family Displays Divergent, Shoot-Skewed NLR Resistance Gene Expression
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      The Brassicaceae Family Displays Divergent, Shoot-Skewed NLR Resistance Gene Expression
      David Munch, Vikas Gupta, Asger Bachmann, Wolfgang Busch, Simon Kelly, Terry Mun, Stig Uggerhøj Andersen
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1598-1609; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01606

      The majority of plant species preferentially express NLRs in root tissues, but the Brassicaceae family displays consistent shoot-skewed NLR expression across different phylogenetic NLR clades.

    • Stage-Specific Gene Profiling of Germinal Cells Helps Delineate the Mitosis/Meiosis Transition
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      Stage-Specific Gene Profiling of Germinal Cells Helps Delineate the Mitosis/Meiosis Transition
      Ting-Lu Yuan, Wei-Jie Huang, Juan He, Dong Zhang, Wei-Hua Tang
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1610-1626; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01483

      Stage- and cell type-specific gene expression profiling reveals dynamics and characteristics of the mitosis to meiosis transition in male germinal cells of maize.

    • Parental DNA Methylation States Are Associated with Heterosis in Epigenetic Hybrids
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      Parental DNA Methylation States Are Associated with Heterosis in Epigenetic Hybrids
      Kathrin Lauss, René Wardenaar, Rurika Oka, Marieke H. A. van Hulten, Victor Guryev, Joost J. B. Keurentjes, Maike Stam, Frank Johannes
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1627-1645; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01054

      DNA methylation differences between isogenic parental lines can directly or indirectly trigger heterosis in Arabidopsis hybrids.

    • Loss of LOFSEP Transcription Factor Function Converts Spikelet to Leaf-Like Structures in Rice
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      Loss of LOFSEP Transcription Factor Function Converts Spikelet to Leaf-Like Structures in Rice
      Di Wu, Wanqi Liang, Wanwan Zhu, Mingjiao Chen, Cristina Ferrándiz, Rachel A. Burton, Ludovico Dreni, Dabing Zhang
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1646-1664; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.00704

      The LOFSEP transcription factors OsMADS1, OsMADS5, and OsMADS34 regulate rice spikelet morphogenesis, form higher order complexes, and promote the expression of other floral homeotic genes.

    • SUPPRESSOR OF GAMMA RESPONSE1 Links DNA Damage Response to Organ Regeneration
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      SUPPRESSOR OF GAMMA RESPONSE1 Links DNA Damage Response to Organ Regeneration
      Ross A. Johnson, Phillip A. Conklin, Michelle Tjahjadi, Victor Missirian, Ted Toal, Siobhan M. Brady, Anne B. Britt
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1665-1675; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01274

      SOG1 governs the programmed breakdown and reconstruction of the root stem cell niche after acute DNA damage.

    • The SlCBL10 Calcineurin B-Like Protein Ensures Plant Growth under Salt Stress by Regulating Na<sup>+</sup> and Ca<sup>2+</sup> Homeostasis
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      The SlCBL10 Calcineurin B-Like Protein Ensures Plant Growth under Salt Stress by Regulating Na+ and Ca2+ Homeostasis
      Isabel Egea, Benito Pineda, Ana Ortíz-Atienza, Félix A. Plasencia, Stéphanie Drevensek, Begoña García-Sogo, Fernando J. Yuste-Lisbona, Javier Barrero-Gil, Alejandro Atarés, Francisco B. Flores, Fredy Barneche, Trinidad Angosto, Carmen Capel, Julio Salinas, Wim Vriezen, Elisabeth Esch, Chris Bowler, Maria C. Bolarín, Vicente Moreno, Rafael Lozano
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1676-1693; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01605

      Tomato CALCINEURIN B-LIKE PROTEIN 10 (SlCBL10) ensures plant growth by regulating proper distribution of Na+ and Ca2+ in the shoot apical meristem and developing organs under salt stress.

    • Spatial Control of Gene Expression by miR319-Regulated TCP Transcription Factors in Leaf Development
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      Spatial Control of Gene Expression by miR319-Regulated TCP Transcription Factors in Leaf Development
      Edgardo G. Bresso, Uciel Chorostecki, Ramiro E. Rodriguez, Javier F. Palatnik, Carla Schommer
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1694-1708; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.00823

      microRNA319-regulated TCP transcription factors influence leaf development in distinct ways in central and marginal parts of the organ.

    • Regulation of Hormonal Control, Cell Reprogramming, and Patterning during De Novo Root Organogenesis
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      Regulation of Hormonal Control, Cell Reprogramming, and Patterning during De Novo Root Organogenesis
      Estefano Bustillo-Avendaño, Sergio Ibáñez, Oscar Sanz, Jessica Aline Sousa Barros, Inmaculada Gude, Juan Perianez-Rodriguez, José Luis Micol, Juan Carlos Del Pozo, Miguel Angel Moreno-Risueno, José Manuel Pérez-Pérez
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1709-1727; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.00980

      Distinctive developmental stages lead to de novo root organogenesis in leaves guide genetically dissection of the primary developmental pathways.

  • MEMBRANES, TRANSPORT AND BIOENERGETICS

    • NDH-PSI Supercomplex Assembly Precedes Full Assembly of the NDH Complex in Chloroplast
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      NDH-PSI Supercomplex Assembly Precedes Full Assembly of the NDH Complex in Chloroplast
      Yoshinobu Kato, Kazuhiko Sugimoto, Toshiharu Shikanai
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1728-1738; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01120

      The chloroplast NDH complex is built up with the aid of an assembly factor, CRR3, triggering the NDH-PSI supercomplex formation via Lhca6 before the completion of the entire NDH assembly.

    • Preferential Distribution of Boron to Developing Tissues Is Mediated by the Intrinsic Protein OsNIP3
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      Preferential Distribution of Boron to Developing Tissues Is Mediated by the Intrinsic Protein OsNIP3
      Ji Feng Shao, Naoki Yamaji, Xin Wei Liu, Kengo Yokosho, Ren Fang Shen, Jian Feng Ma
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1739-1750; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01641

      Boron is preferentially delivered in rice to developing tissues by OsNIP3;1 located in the nodes, which is regulated at both the transcriptional and protein levels in response to external boron concentration.

    • Mineral Deposits in <em>Ficus</em> Leaves: Morphologies and Locations in Relation to Function
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      Mineral Deposits in Ficus Leaves: Morphologies and Locations in Relation to Function
      Maria Pierantoni, Ron Tenne, Batel Rephael, Vlad Brumfeld, Adam van Casteren, Kornelius Kupczik, Dan Oron, Lia Addadi, Steve Weiner
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1751-1763; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01516

      Mineral deposition in Ficus leaves is highly regulated, and some of the minerals function in light distribution to enhance photosynthesis, depending upon the mineral location in the leaf.

  • SIGNALING AND RESPONSE

    • Dynamics of Ethylene Production in Response to Compatible Nod Factor
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      Dynamics of Ethylene Production in Response to Compatible Nod Factor
      Dugald Reid, Huijun Liu, Simon Kelly, Yasuyuki Kawaharada, Terry Mun, Stig U. Andersen, Guilhem Desbrosses, Jens Stougaard
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1764-1772; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01371

      The host plant Lotus japonicus produces ethylene in response to compatible Nod-factor to regulate nitrogen-fixing symbiosis.

    • STOREKEEPER RELATED1/G-Element Binding Protein (STKR1) Interacts with Protein Kinase SnRK1
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      STOREKEEPER RELATED1/G-Element Binding Protein (STKR1) Interacts with Protein Kinase SnRK1
      Madlen Nietzsche, Tiziana Guerra, Saleh Alseekh, Marcel Wiermer, Sophia Sonnewald, Alisdair R. Fernie, Frederik Börnke
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1773-1792; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01461

      STKR1-overexpressing plants show many phenotypic changes that have previously been associated with SnRK1 overexpression, and thus STKR1 could act as a downstream component of SnRK1 signaling.

    • Glucose-Induced Trophic Shift in an Endosymbiont Dinoflagellate with Physiological and Molecular Consequences
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      Glucose-Induced Trophic Shift in an Endosymbiont Dinoflagellate with Physiological and Molecular Consequences
      Tingting Xiang, Robert E. Jinkerson, Sophie Clowez, Cawa Tran, Cory J. Krediet, Masayuki Onishi, Phillip A. Cleves, John R. Pringle, Arthur R. Grossman
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1793-1807; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01572

      Glucose induces dramatic physiological changes in the dinoflagellate Symbiodinium strain SSB01, although there is very little modulation of nuclear gene expression.

    • Laccase GhLac1 Modulates Broad-Spectrum Biotic Stress Tolerance via Manipulating Phenylpropanoid Pathway and Jasmonic Acid Synthesis
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      Laccase GhLac1 Modulates Broad-Spectrum Biotic Stress Tolerance via Manipulating Phenylpropanoid Pathway and Jasmonic Acid Synthesis
      Qin Hu, Ling Min, Xiyan Yang, Shuangxia Jin, Lin Zhang, Yaoyao Li, Yizan Ma, Xuewei Qi, Dongqin Li, Hongbo Liu, Keith Lindsey, Longfu Zhu, Xianlong Zhang
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1808-1823; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01628

      Modification of GhLac1 expression leads to redirection of phenylpropanoid metabolism and alteration of JA synthesis to confer broad spectrum resistance to both pathogens and pests.

    • Involvement of Adapter Protein Complex 4 in Hypersensitive Cell Death Induced by Avirulent Bacteria
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      Involvement of Adapter Protein Complex 4 in Hypersensitive Cell Death Induced by Avirulent Bacteria
      Noriyuki Hatsugai, Aya Nakatsuji, Osamu Unten, Kimi Ogasawara, Maki Kondo, Mikio Nishimura, Tomoo Shimada, Fumiaki Katagiri, Ikuko Hara-Nishimura
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1824-1834; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01610

      The adapter protein 4 is involved in plant immunity associated with vacuolar-plasma membrane fusion and in hypersensitive cell death triggered by type-III effector recognition on the plasma membrane.

    • The Kinase OsCPK4 Regulates a Buffering Mechanism That Fine-Tunes Innate Immunity
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      The Kinase OsCPK4 Regulates a Buffering Mechanism That Fine-Tunes Innate Immunity
      Jiyang Wang, Shanzhi Wang, Ke Hu, Jun Yang, Xiaoyun Xin, Wenqing Zhou, Jiangbo Fan, Fuhao Cui, Baohui Mou, Shiyong Zhang, Guoliang Wang, Wenxian Sun
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1835-1849; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01024

      OsCPK4 has dual functions in rice in promoting the degradation and stability of OsRLCK176 to fine-tune plant immunity through modulating the phosphorylation state of OsRLCK176.

    • TCP Transcription Factors Regulate Shade Avoidance via Directly Mediating the Expression of Both <em>PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR</em>s and Auxin Biosynthetic Genes
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      TCP Transcription Factors Regulate Shade Avoidance via Directly Mediating the Expression of Both PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTORs and Auxin Biosynthetic Genes
      Yu Zhou, Dongzhi Zhang, Jiaxing An, Hongju Yin, Shuang Fang, Jinfang Chu, Yunde Zhao, Jia Li
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1850-1861; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01566

      TCP17 acts as a key factor in regulating shade-induced hypocotyl rapid growth by directly promoting the transcriptional levels of PIFs and auxin biosynthesis genes.

  • SYSTEMS AND SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY

    • Transcription Factor-Mediated Control of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Vegetative Tissues
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      Transcription Factor-Mediated Control of Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Vegetative Tissues
      Nikolay S. Outchkourov, Rumyana Karlova, Matthijs Hölscher, Xandra Schrama, Ikram Blilou, Esmer Jongedijk, Carmen Diez Simon, Aalt D. J. van Dijk, Dirk Bosch, Robert D. Hall, Jules Beekwilder
      Plant Physiol. Feb 2018, 176 (2) 1862-1878; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.17.01662

      A systems biology study reveals that anthocyanin biosynthesis in tomato vegetative tissue is accompanied by changes in the epidermis and architecture of the root.

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