The Plant Cell
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Leading international society-published journal with fast turnaround time, true peer review by top plant scientists, first-class post-acceptance science editing
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“I aspire to contribute innovative solutions that can enhance sustainable agricultural practices and promote ecological conservation.” #WeAreASPB doi.org/10.1093/plce...
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“I aspire to contribute innovative solutions that can enhance sustainable agricultural practices and promote ecological conservation.” #WeAreASPB doi.org/10.1093/plce...
Kunta grew up in the city but spent summer holidays visiting his village, where he enjoyed time in the fields #WeAreASPB doi.org/10.1093/plce...
November 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Kunta grew up in the city but spent summer holidays visiting his village, where he enjoyed time in the fields #WeAreASPB doi.org/10.1093/plce...
IN BRIEF: Dark-responsive BGH2 and light-responsive BPG4: Taming the GLK1/2 master transcription factors for etioplast and chloroplast homeostasis (Jiajun Wang) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
October 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
IN BRIEF: Dark-responsive BGH2 and light-responsive BPG4: Taming the GLK1/2 master transcription factors for etioplast and chloroplast homeostasis (Jiajun Wang) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
Warm temperature–induced autophagy mediates selective degradation of TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION 1 thus promoting plant thermomorphogenesis (Baolei Li, Panpan Wang, Fan Sun, Jing Qin, Xiaojing Zhao, Xinyue Yu, Zhen Su, Tonglin Mao, Xiangfeng Wang) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
October 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Warm temperature–induced autophagy mediates selective degradation of TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION 1 thus promoting plant thermomorphogenesis (Baolei Li, Panpan Wang, Fan Sun, Jing Qin, Xiaojing Zhao, Xinyue Yu, Zhen Su, Tonglin Mao, Xiangfeng Wang) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
IN BRIEF: Harbingers of Bloom: Identifying the molecular mechanisms controlling fruit bloom formation in cucumbers (Róisín Fattorini) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
October 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
IN BRIEF: Harbingers of Bloom: Identifying the molecular mechanisms controlling fruit bloom formation in cucumbers (Róisín Fattorini) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
BREAKTHROUGH REPORT: Structure and autoinhibitory regulation of MET1 in the maintenance of plant CG methylation (Jiuwei Lu, Xinyi Chen, Jian Fang, Daniel Li, Huy Le, Xuehua Zhong, Jikui Song) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
October 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
BREAKTHROUGH REPORT: Structure and autoinhibitory regulation of MET1 in the maintenance of plant CG methylation (Jiuwei Lu, Xinyi Chen, Jian Fang, Daniel Li, Huy Le, Xuehua Zhong, Jikui Song) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
REVIEW: Non-Photochemical Quenching in Plants: Mechanisms and Mysteries (Herbert van Amerongen, Roberta Croce) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
October 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
REVIEW: Non-Photochemical Quenching in Plants: Mechanisms and Mysteries (Herbert van Amerongen, Roberta Croce) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
Editing of rice PSEUDO-ETIOLATION IN LIGHT microProtein genes promotes chloroplast development (Heebak Choi, Tae Gyu Yi, Yun-Shil Gho, Ki-Hong Jung, Sun-Hwa Ha) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
October 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Editing of rice PSEUDO-ETIOLATION IN LIGHT microProtein genes promotes chloroplast development (Heebak Choi, Tae Gyu Yi, Yun-Shil Gho, Ki-Hong Jung, Sun-Hwa Ha) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
Co-option of transcription factors drives evolution of quantitative disease resistance against a necrotrophic pathogen (S Einspanier, C Tominello-Ramirez, F Delplace, R Stam) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @sev1panier
October 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Co-option of transcription factors drives evolution of quantitative disease resistance against a necrotrophic pathogen (S Einspanier, C Tominello-Ramirez, F Delplace, R Stam) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @sev1panier
The bHLH transcription factor DTT1 is part of a paired key that unlocks the tapetum transition in barley anther development (Miaoyuan Hua, Wenzhe Yin, Alison C Tidy, José Fernández Gómez, Huanjun Li, Shuya Shi, Guangwei Xing, Jie Zong, Zoe A Wilson) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
October 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The bHLH transcription factor DTT1 is part of a paired key that unlocks the tapetum transition in barley anther development (Miaoyuan Hua, Wenzhe Yin, Alison C Tidy, José Fernández Gómez, Huanjun Li, Shuya Shi, Guangwei Xing, Jie Zong, Zoe A Wilson) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
BIN2-mediated phosphorylation of KAN1 integrates brassinosteroid and auxin signaling during poplar secondary growth (Wenrong Tan, Xiaolan Yue, Yangzhou Pan, et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
October 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
BIN2-mediated phosphorylation of KAN1 integrates brassinosteroid and auxin signaling during poplar secondary growth (Wenrong Tan, Xiaolan Yue, Yangzhou Pan, et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
INTACT-based guard cell transcriptomes from a progressive drought time course reveal targets for modifying stomatal responses (Anna van Weringh, Paul J Gamueda, Hasna Khan, Asher Pasha, Eddi Esteban, Nicholas J Provart) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
October 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
INTACT-based guard cell transcriptomes from a progressive drought time course reveal targets for modifying stomatal responses (Anna van Weringh, Paul J Gamueda, Hasna Khan, Asher Pasha, Eddi Esteban, Nicholas J Provart) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
Identification of a cleaved aberrant RNA associated with the initiation of transgene silencing (Marianne C Kramer, Thivanka Sandaruwan Ratnayake, Seth A Edwards, Harper L Lowrey, et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
October 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Identification of a cleaved aberrant RNA associated with the initiation of transgene silencing (Marianne C Kramer, Thivanka Sandaruwan Ratnayake, Seth A Edwards, Harper L Lowrey, et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
InDel variation and contraction of the C-repeat binding factor family contribute to cold sensitivity in Betula fujianensis (Hebi Zhuang, Erpei Lin, Jianbo Xie, et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
October 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
InDel variation and contraction of the C-repeat binding factor family contribute to cold sensitivity in Betula fujianensis (Hebi Zhuang, Erpei Lin, Jianbo Xie, et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
The receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase AeRLCK2 mediates Nod-independent rhizobial symbiosis in Aeschynomene legumes (Natasha Horta Araújo, David Landry, Johan Quilbé, Marjorie Pervent, et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
October 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase AeRLCK2 mediates Nod-independent rhizobial symbiosis in Aeschynomene legumes (Natasha Horta Araújo, David Landry, Johan Quilbé, Marjorie Pervent, et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
AnatomyArray: a high-throughput platform for anatomical phenotyping in plants (Yikeng Cheng, Jiawei Shi, Zhanghan Pang, Nuo Xu, et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
October 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
AnatomyArray: a high-throughput platform for anatomical phenotyping in plants (Yikeng Cheng, Jiawei Shi, Zhanghan Pang, Nuo Xu, et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
Natural variation in CHELATASE SUBUNIT I-A increases grain weight and enhances wheat yield (Bo Wei, Yike Liu, Mingjie Lyu, Rui Chen, Jian Ma, Changbin Yin, Ju Huang, Lixin Peng, Zhen Fu, Qilu Song, Fei Lu, Xiangqi Zhang, Yuling Jiao) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
September 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Natural variation in CHELATASE SUBUNIT I-A increases grain weight and enhances wheat yield (Bo Wei, Yike Liu, Mingjie Lyu, Rui Chen, Jian Ma, Changbin Yin, Ju Huang, Lixin Peng, Zhen Fu, Qilu Song, Fei Lu, Xiangqi Zhang, Yuling Jiao) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
IN BRIEF: Sugar, we’re going down: PRC2-mediated epigenetic repression of sucrose metabolism promotes phototrophy during seedling establishment (Rory Osborne) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
September 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
IN BRIEF: Sugar, we’re going down: PRC2-mediated epigenetic repression of sucrose metabolism promotes phototrophy during seedling establishment (Rory Osborne) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
The barley m6A demethylase HvALKBH1B undergoes phase separation to enhance immunity to a plant rhabdovirus (Ying Zang , Ji-Hui Qiao , De-Shui Liu , Dong-Min Gao , Xin-Wen Zhang , Tian-Tian Pan , Yi-Zhou Yang , Xian-Bing Wang , Qiang Gao) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
September 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The barley m6A demethylase HvALKBH1B undergoes phase separation to enhance immunity to a plant rhabdovirus (Ying Zang , Ji-Hui Qiao , De-Shui Liu , Dong-Min Gao , Xin-Wen Zhang , Tian-Tian Pan , Yi-Zhou Yang , Xian-Bing Wang , Qiang Gao) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
IN BRIEF: Root tip regeneration: Yet another feather in FERONIA's cap (Leonard Blaschek) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
September 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
IN BRIEF: Root tip regeneration: Yet another feather in FERONIA's cap (Leonard Blaschek) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
A chromosome-level Mitragyna parvifolia genome unveils spirooxindole alkaloid diversification and mitraphylline biosynthesis (Larissa C Laforest , Tuan-Anh M Nguyen , Gabriel Oliveira Matsumoto , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
August 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A chromosome-level Mitragyna parvifolia genome unveils spirooxindole alkaloid diversification and mitraphylline biosynthesis (Larissa C Laforest , Tuan-Anh M Nguyen , Gabriel Oliveira Matsumoto , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
The Arabidopsis histone methylation reader MRG2 interacts with eIF4A3 to regulate alternative splicing and circadian rhythms (Yaxue Huang , Jiabing Wu , Xiang Li , Jiachen Wang , Mengmeng Ma , Wen Jiang , Wen-Hui Shen , Yu Yu , Aiwu Dong) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
August 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The Arabidopsis histone methylation reader MRG2 interacts with eIF4A3 to regulate alternative splicing and circadian rhythms (Yaxue Huang , Jiabing Wu , Xiang Li , Jiachen Wang , Mengmeng Ma , Wen Jiang , Wen-Hui Shen , Yu Yu , Aiwu Dong) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
Two AP2/ERF transcription factors co-regulate OsHAK1 to modulate potassium and cesium uptake in rice (Mengqi Li , Weihong Li , Yang Zeng , Xiangbin Lu , Xuesong Li , Hongye Qu , Mian Gu , Huimin Feng , Xin-Yuan Huang , Ling Yu , Guohua Xu) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
August 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Two AP2/ERF transcription factors co-regulate OsHAK1 to modulate potassium and cesium uptake in rice (Mengqi Li , Weihong Li , Yang Zeng , Xiangbin Lu , Xuesong Li , Hongye Qu , Mian Gu , Huimin Feng , Xin-Yuan Huang , Ling Yu , Guohua Xu) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
IN BRIEF: Histone acetyltransferase GCN5 orchestrates flower development and is required for proper regulation of multiple key meristem and organ identity genes (Jiajun Wang) #PlantScience
August 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
IN BRIEF: Histone acetyltransferase GCN5 orchestrates flower development and is required for proper regulation of multiple key meristem and organ identity genes (Jiajun Wang) #PlantScience
Gibberellin transport affects lateral root growth through HY5 in response to far-red light (Kasper van Gelderen , Kyra van der Velde , Chia-kai Kang , Jessy Hollander , Alicia Koppenol , Orfeas Petropoulos , Putri Prasetyaningrum , Tuğba Akyüz , Ronald Pierik) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
August 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Gibberellin transport affects lateral root growth through HY5 in response to far-red light (Kasper van Gelderen , Kyra van der Velde , Chia-kai Kang , Jessy Hollander , Alicia Koppenol , Orfeas Petropoulos , Putri Prasetyaningrum , Tuğba Akyüz , Ronald Pierik) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience