Plant & Cell Physiology

Stressed out🤯 Ohbayashi, @monera-kingdom.bsky.social et al. characterised the consequences of plant ribosomal stress, which leads to cell cycle arrest at G2 and promotes endoreduplication; a process mediated by #Arabidopsis transcription factor ANAC082 #PlantScience doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...

Leaf geometry—understanding plant movement in 3D academic.oup.com/pcp/article/... My new commentary paper.

Shifting roles...🌿 Kaiho-Soma et al. investigate the transcriptional reprogramming involved in sink-to-source transitioning in developing #soybean leaves, & identify key hormonal, physiological & metabolic factors involved in this process 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience

Smells eggy?🥚 Wang et al provide fundamental insight into sulfur nutrient utilization efficiency by examining the roles of S-containing primary compounds & secondary metabolites (produced via S assimilation pathways), in plant development & stress responses doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience

In defence of rice…🌾🌾 Liu et al studied biosynthetic gene clusters that produce diterpenoid phytoalexins - the major inducible defense metabolites in rice, identifying key trans & cis motifs that cause species-specific differences in metabolic inducibility doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience

A balancing act...⚖️ Maruyama et al. show how the E3 ubiquitin ligase plant U-box protein 4 (PUB4), stimulated by CERK1 receptor kinase, targets FERONIA receptor kinase degradation to help regulate chitin-induced immunity in #Arabidopsis doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantImmunity #PlantScience

#Chronoculture #PlantSci 🍃Breeding on Time: Plant Chronobiology in the Face of Climate Change academic.oup.com/pcp/article/...

The cold truth about dinoflagellates... Yoshihara et al. provide insight into how #dinoflagellates are able to organise & regulate their large genomes using a limited repertoire of transcription factors, notably including cold shock protein BmCSP1 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience

Good news for #wine lovers...🍷 Shekharappa et al. show that exogenous γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) delays the onset of berry ripening in Chardonnay, Shiraz & Grenache #grape varieties - this may help improve quality & climate resilience of grapes in future🍇 #PlantScience 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...

Mixed signals..?🚥 *Research Highlight* Mani et al. demonstrate that Rice PHOSPHATE 1 (OsPHO1;2) has a dual role in stress signaling & Pi transport - could this be exploited to develop rice varieties with improved growth under Pi-limited conditions in future? doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience

Exciting development in plant single-cell proteomics 🟢🔵🔴⚪️⚫️🟤🟠🟡🟣

Out in the cold...🥶 How do seasonal temperature fluxes affect frost tolerance in grasses? Górna et al show genotype-specific leaf lipidome remodelling in high- & low-tolerant varieties of Festuca, with stress-induced TAG accumulation acting as a protective metabolic buffer doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...

From PAC-MAN to MirMAN...🎮 Read the accompanying Commentary by Budding Editor @ryotachibana.bsky.social to find out more about what's shaping root system architecture.... 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience #RootDevelopment #Brassinosteroids

MAD(s) about the scent...👃💐 Ren et al identify the complex regulatory transcriptional network mediated by MADS-box transcription factor OfDEFA, which controls monoterpene linalool volatile production, giving sweet Osmanthus its characteristic floral aroma💐 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience

Another missing link..? Li, Jin et al. show how #MYB factor (MYB41) is involved in the crosstalk between cell wall mannose & #brassinosteroid signalling pathways, thereby promoting lateral root development in #Mirabilis jalapa doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantSignalling #PlantHormones #PlantScience

Convergent Retention of VIPP1 over PspA in Photosynthetic Lineages academic.oup.com/pcp/article/... @plantcellphysiol.bsky.social

The missing link...? Hwang et al provide evidence linking #starch biosynthesis to #photosynthesis via starch phosphorylase 1 (Pho1); specifically, by demonstrating its ability to form multi-protein complexes with starch metabolism enzymes & PSI subunits doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience

It's as easy as ABC...and G! Kanazawa et al report how specialized metabolites in the #liverwort #Marchantia are synthesized & sequestered in oil bodies - a process involving ABCG transporters 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience #PlantMetabolism

Floral Friday...🪷 Mao et al show that orchid #MYB factor (PaMYB55) positively regulates cell expansion & wall integrity by promoting lignin & cellulose biosynthesis, contributing to both floral morphology & defense against pathogen spread doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience

🔥Hot off the press🔥 The new Issue of PCP is out!🌱 Volume 67, Issue 9, September 2026 🍂 academic.oup.com/pcp/issue/67/9 The cover image shows a 4-month-old red 'Murasaki' gromwell plant native to Japan, used to unlock the mysteries of the #shikonin biosynthesis pathway, see doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...

How do plant-soil feedbacks & defense pathways differ if they are induced by exogenous #phytohormones or #herbivory? These are some of the questions posed by PCP budding Editor, Merissa Huei-Hsuan Tsai @hueihsuantsai.bsky.social 🆓 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience #PlantImmunity

Read our research highlights for the August issue and find out more about the first authors responsible for the work! #ECR 🤩 #Marchantia 🛋️ academic.oup.com/pcp/pages/re...

Great to see our former #ECR Budding Editors doing so well in their independent careers! 🤩 Revisit Anuphon's earlier Commentary here: doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...

In need of a trim...?💇‍♂️ Albornos et al. show how alterations in galactose side chains of type II arabinogalactans affects pectin & hemicellulose deposition in #Arabidopsis secondary cell walls, which in turn influences recalcitrance to enzymatic degradation 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience

Short cuts....✂️ Niwa et al demonstrate the requirement of an #Arabidopsis TITAN-like gene in U12-type splicing of introns starting with AT and ending in AC, which is homologous to #Human centrosomal AT–AC splicing factor #CENATAC doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience #IntronSplicing

Lost in Translation... Nishii et al show that thermospermine-dependent thiolation of tRNA is important for #xylem development as it influences upstream open reading frame (uORF)-mediated translational control of key developmental regulators doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantDevelopment #PlantScience

One step closer to sustainable #agriculture...? www.the-microbiologist.com/news/study-r... Research article: doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience

What determines the enantiomeric composition of pinoresinol & lariciresinol (i.e. upstream components of the #lignin biosynthesis pathway) in plants? ▶️Tutihashi et al. provide evidence of selective enzyme action as a key determinant in Daphne genkwa... 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience

*Extended call for papers* We're still accepting submissions for the Special issue on ‘Growth and Development in Fluctuating Environments’ See below or click here for more details: academic.oup.com/pcp/pages/sp... ✉️ Contact us by email: pcp.editorialoffice[at]oup.com

Divide and conquer..🌿 Kawamura et al. show that plant-specific SABATH #methyltransferases independently acquired developmental regulatory roles (in part acting via the #gibberellin pathway) in #Marchantia via parallel evolution 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience #PlantHormones #PlantEvoDevo

🔥Hot off the press: doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... @dekatarousanbs.bsky.social & colleagues @tohoku-life-news-e.bsky.social have developed a #CRISPR/Cas9 system based on ribozyme-gRNA-ribozyme (RGR) technology for loss of function analysis in #ferns (& other plant species) #PlantScience #PlantEvoDevo

Recently, a new paper from my previous lab on a model fern, Ceratopteris richardii, was published. We generated kai2 loss-of-function mutants in the fern using CRISPR/Cas9 combined with ribozyme-gRNA-ribozyme (RGR) technology.　academic.oup.com/pcp/advance-...

Wood ya look at that?! 🪵 Natalia Wojciechowska & colleagues have identified two biosynthetic enzymes of the #JasmonicAcid pathway that promote #xylem development in #poplar trees, thus providing evidence for hormonal control of wood formation🌳 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience

Precision timing! @aseluzicki.bsky.social et al. have developed a precision-based filtering method for RNAseq analysis that facilitates cross-referencing between single cell & cell population transcriptomes e.g. to identify time- & temp-sensitive populations doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience

Night fever🕺🪩 Fang et al. profile transcriptional responses to high nocturnal temperature stress in #tomato leaves, revealing systemic reprogramming to prioritize energy conservation, redox homeostasis & macromolecular stability 🍅 See doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience #FlavonoidFriday

New technique! Cors et al report an improved transformation protocol for perennial #ryegrass (using developmental regulators) that overcomes regeneration failures typically associated with traditional callus culture methods... #PlantScience #PlantTransformation doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...

➡️Read the accompanying commentary paper by PCP's budding editor 🤩 Hatsune Morinaka 🤩 'Arrest and tolerance: two modules of MpHYPNOS-dependent gemma dormancy in Marchantia' 📖 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #dormancy #abscisicacid #PlantScience #Marchantia

HYPNO(S)therapy for bryophytes... Yoshimura et al. uncover the MpHYPNOS-mediated transcriptional networks controlling gemma dormancy in #Marchantia: ABA-independent & -dependent pathways that suppress germination & enhance desiccation tolerance, respectively doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience

TAG - for stress relief?! Bhatnagar et al. review recent findings in microalgae illustrating how various transcriptional and metabolic processes commonly result in triacylglycerol biosynthesis as an adaptive response to diverse environmental stressors #PlantSciences 🛋️ doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...

Have you checked out the latest issue of PCP yet❓ Packed with illuminating Commentaries (c/o budding editors Hatsune Morinaka & @hisanaga-t.bsky.social), Review & Research articles🌱 What are you waiting for⁉️ 📖 academic.oup.com/pcp/issue/67/8 #PlantScience @jspp-news.bsky.social @academic.oup.com

Read review paper by Kirsten Krause and colleagues on the role of hormones in parasitic plant infection 🆓Open Access article link: doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #BT2026 #Botanik-Tagung2026 Check out other related papers in the special issue on #ParasiticPlants: academic.oup.com/pcp/issue/67/4

Read the recent paper on #parasiticplants, titled 'Phytochrome-mediated light perception in dodders drives haustorium development through epigenetic mechanisms' by Kirsten Krause & colleagues here! Free link access: doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #BT2026 #Botanik-Tagung2026

How is leaf size regulated?🥬 Monden et al. reveal a novel mechanism by which an AHK3–CKX4 module governs root to shoot #xylem transport of trans-zeatin-type cytokinins, thereby fine-tuning leaf size according to root nitrate status doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience #Phytohormones #RootBiology

Unconventional secretion...🌱 In the process of establishing a rapid transformation–propagation pipeline for the carnivorous plant Byblis guehoi, Li et al. uncovered unconventional protein secretion from plant glandular cells... 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience

Route finder...🗺️🌱 Kobayashi et al. provide evidence for a biosynthetic route from p-coumaric acid to dihydro-p-coumaroyl-CoA via p-coumaroyl-CoA in the bis(bibenzyl) biosynthetic pathway, which makes compounds such as marchantins in #Marchantia 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience

Selective association....👬🌱 Shivaiah et al. show how some fibrillins harbor a conserved sequence insert necessary for effective association with #plastoglobule lipid droplets of #chloroplasts, & for binding to unsaturated fatty acids, particularly C18:1 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience

Seeing plant tissues in a new light | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Minecraft...⛏️🌱 Shi et al. mine for genes related to #ginkgotoxin biosynthesis, and determine novel regulatory genetic targets (incl. key O-methyltransferase genes & UDP-glucosyltransferase genes), which could be used to help develop low-toxicity cultivars doi.org/10.1093/pcp/... #PlantScience

Sieve Element Plastids: An Elusive Organelle academic.oup.com/pcp/article-... @plantcellphysiol.bsky.social