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.ASPB SPOTLIGHT
The Power of Communication
From Katie Dehesh, ASPB President
The undeniable reality is that meaningful science cannot be siloed, and scientists cannot operate in a socioeconomic and political void. In principle, the success of science in society requires two pillars: scientific achievement and clear communication of outcomes to the public. Read more.
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.FROM ASPB & PLANTAE
Plant Cell Webinar: Celebrating the May 2022 Focus Issue on Plant Biotic Interactions (Part 2)
This webinar features speakers Hana Zand Karim, Tesfaye Mengiste, and Zhongshou Wu sharing their findings from their work appearing in the Plant Cell Focus Issue on Plant Biotic Interactions. The webinar will be hosted by Plant Cell editor Cris Argueso and moderated by Assistant Features Editor Thomas DeFalco. If you can't attend live, don't dispair! We'll post a recording on YouTube shortly afterwards.
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Plant Direct Article of the Week: OsJAZ11 Regulates Spikelet and Seed Development in Rice
The spotlight is on Poonam Mehra, Bipin K. Pandey, Lokesh Verma, Ankita Prusty, Ajit Pal Singh, Shivam Sharma, Naveen Malik, Malcolm J. Bennett, Swarup K. Parida, Jitender Giri, and Akhilesh K. Tyagi, researchers from University of Delhi, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), India and University of Nottingham, UK. In their present study, they report novel role of a jasmonic acid (JA) signaling repressor, OsJAZ11 controlling rice seed width and weight. Transgenic rice lines overexpressing OsJAZ11 exhibited up to a 14% increase in seed width and ~30% increase in seed weight compared to wild type.
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The Plant Cell Article of the Week: Multilayered Synergistic Regulation of Phytoalexin Biosynthesis by Ethylene, Jasmonate, and MAPK Signaling Pathways in Arabidopsis
The spotlight is on researchers from Shanghai Normal University, China. Jinggeng Zhou, Qiao Mu, Xiaoyang Wang, Jun Zhang, Haoze Yu, Tengzhou Huang, Yunxia He, Shaojun Dai, and Xiangzong Meng demonstrate that ethylene, jasmonate, and MPK3/MPK6 signaling pathways act synergistically to induce camalexin biosynthesis via the ERF1-WRKY33 transcriptional complexes in Arabidopsis.
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Plant Physiology Article of the Week: EXTRA LARGE G-PROTEIN2 Mediates Cell Death and Hyperimmunity in the Chitin Elicitor Receptor Kinase 1-4 Mutant
The spotlight is on Elena Petutschnig, Julia Anders, Marnie Stolze, Christopher Meusel, Ronja Hacke, Laura Much, Melina Schwier, Anna-Lena Gippert, Samuel Kroll, Patrick Fasshauer, Marcel Wiermer, and Volker Lipka, researchers from University of Goettingen and Georg-August-University, Germany. Their results support a model in which XLG2 functions in a so far uncharacterized pathway to transduce the CERK1-4-specific cell death signal at the plasma membrane. They show that, in contrast to previously described immune signaling systems that utilize XLG2, this mechanism is independent of BAK1 and SOBIR1 and does not require NADPH-generated ROS or XLG2 phosphorylation in the N-terminal domain.
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.CHANGING CULTURES AND CLIMATES
The mission of Changing Cultures and Climates is to provide information that supports and promotes diversity, inclusivity, and equity in the international plant science community so that it grows to more accurately reflect that of our larger, global society.
Sowing Seeds of Equity and Diversity in STEM letter series
From The Plant Cell
In 2020, The Plant Cell initiated a new feature called "Sowing Seeds of Equity and Diversity in STEM". As the US and the broader world continue to experience the consequences of racism, we are proud to share the letters that make up this series, written by members of the plant science community to raise awareness of the challenges we face within and beyond our discipline.
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SACNAS Postdoc Cohort Program
From SACNAS
The inaugural 2022 SACNAS Postdoc Cohort Program (SPCP) is an effort to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for postdocs in a similar career-stage. SPCP participants will have an opportunity to network, share resources, insights, gain a community, AND participate in seminars relevant to their current career stage (new postdoc) for an entire year. SACNAS will provide relevant trainings and seminars to the 2022 SPCP participants. All-in-all, this cohort will receive unique opportunities they may not find at their current institutions. Apply by July 1.
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.#WeAreASPB
Recognizing Plant Physiology Authors
Meet Hirofumi Ishihara, first author of “Rising Rates of Starch Degradation During Daytime and Trehalose 6-phosphate Optimize Carbon Availability.” He is currently investigating how different type of light spectrum change quality of leafy vegetables using system-oriented approaches and multilevel “omics” as tools in his work as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki. Hirofumi also enjoys practicing Iaido, skiing, running, and reading
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Recognizing The Plant Cell Authors
Meet Liqun Ma, a postdoc at China Agricultural University. She is the first author of “SlRBP1 Promotes Translational Efficiency via SleIF4A2 to Maintain Chloroplast Function in Tomato.” Her current work as a postdoc is focused on deepening the understanding on the mechanism of SlRBP1 in regulating RNA structures during tomato growth and development. In her free time, Liqun enjoys reading and traveling.
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Recognizing Plant Direct Authors
Meet David Burks, first author of “The Arabidopsis Gene Co-expression Network.” David earned his PhD in Bioinformatics from the University of North Texas and is currently working as a Bioinformatics Scientist I with Ambry Genetics where he plays a multi-faceted role that includes direct variant assessment, pipeline development, data analysis, and cross-department bioinformatics liaison. His non-scientific interests include hiking, collecting vinyl, playing video games, fishing, and cooking.
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.PLANT SCIENCE EVENTS
For plant science events, make sure to check out the Global Plant Science Events Calendar. Also, check the calendar for the latest cancellations and postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as webinars and online events you can join.
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.PLANTAE JOBS
The Plantae Job Center offers job seekers and employers a great resource for finding the right match of people to careers. Job seekers get free access to a searchable list of jobs specific to science careers, as well as access to the Mentoring Center and to a list of available internships. Employers who post a job get access to over 500 searchable profiles of job seekers. With over 140,000 unique page views in 2020, the Plantae Job Center is your resource for finding your next opportunity or your next hire. Below are just a few of the jobs currently listed on the site.
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Postdoctoral Positions in Auxin Biology |
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| The University of Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN
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Research Scientist, Plant Transformation Technology |
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| NAPIGEN, Inc. | Wilmington, DE
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Postdoctoral Fellows: the Computable Plant Initiative |
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| Purdue University| W. Lafayette, IN
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| Wallace Lab - The University of Georgia | Athen, GA
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.FROM THE FIELD
Fossilised Fruit Scratches at the Mystery of Screw Palms
From Cosmos Magazine
Plants from the Pandanus genus grow in the tropics all over the world, where hundreds of different species are present. In Australia, there are 15 different Pandanus species, including the screw palm (which, of course, is not a palm).
But the plants’ history isn’t very clear — it’s not even obvious which continent Pandanus evolved on.
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How Do Water Mold Spores Swim?
From Phys.org
Oomycetes, also known as water molds, are pathogenic microorganisms that resemble fungi and are responsible for a group of diseases affecting several plant species. To reach and infect plants, the zoospores — i.e., self-propelled spores &mdahs; of oomycetes swim to their target using two flagella, one opposite the other.
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This 'Extreme' Plant Thrives in Conditions That Would Kill Others
From Futurity
Schrenkiella parvula is a plant that can grow — even thrive — in extremely salty conditions. Researchers in the Dinneny Lab study this plant to understand this special adaptation, and how they might be able to modify other plants to withstand similarly stressful environments.
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Searching for Solutions in Soybeans
From UD Daily
It sounds too good to be true. How could a virus in plant roots do all that?
Soybeans are essential in meeting future food needs for both people and livestock. As the world population increases, the protein from soybean-containing tofu and soymilk and many other foods will assume greater importance. Farmers are under constant pressure to increase their crop yields, which can lead to overfertilization that damages water quality.
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Seagrass Can Work as a Sanitation Service
From Smithsonian Magazine
Several years ago, a spate of illnesses hit the members of Joleah Lamb’s dive team. Lamb, a marine ecologist at the University of California, Irvine, was investigating coral disease in Indonesia with her colleagues when they were afflicted by dysentery, a type of gastroenteritis. This common ailment can be caused by ingesting water contaminated with bacterial pathogens such as Enterococcus.
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Land-Building Marsh Plants are Champions of Carbon Capture
From ScienceDaily via Duke University
Human activities such as marsh draining for agriculture are increasingly eating away at saltwater and freshwater wetlands that cover only 1% of Earth's surface but store more than 20% of all carbon dioxide absorbed by ecosystems worldwide. A new study shows that it's not too late to reverse the losses if we use innovative restoration practices that replicate natural landscape-building processes that enhance the restored wetlands' carbon-storing potential.
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Cell Division in Moss and Animals More Similar Than Previously Thought
From Technology Cell Science
For a new plant to grow from a seed, cells need to divide numerous times. Daughter cells can each take on different tasks and sometimes vary in size. How plants determine the plane of cell division in this process, known as mitosis, is being researched by Prof. Dr. Ralf Reski and Dr. Elena Kozgunova from the University of Freiburg in a joint effort with Prof. Dr. Gohta Goshima from Nagoya University.
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Can Algae Unlock the Secrets of Photosynthesis?
From Carnegie Science
A team led by current and former Carnegie plant biologists has undertaken the largest ever functional genomic study of a photosynthetic organism. Their work, published in Nature Genetics, could inform strategies for improving agricultural yields and mitigating climate change.
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