Dear Editor,Recently,Liang et al.(2024)conducted comprehensive genome resequencing and metabolomic analyses of 299 representative accessions from extant citrus species,offering an extensive overview of genetic diversi...
GLP-1 agonists are popular weight loss and diabetes drugs.These drugs are peptide ligands that recognize the GLP-1 receptor,suppress appetite,and increase insulin sensitivity.Although not yet approved for human use,GL...
supported by the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences(2244770);for R.H.W.and J.L.M.and the Martin Family Society Fellowship for Sustainability(3304800)for J.L.M.
Carbon assimilation during photosynthesis is catalyzed by the enzyme ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase(RuBisCO)in a process that annually transfers more than 150 gigatons of atmospheric CO_(2)into plant ...
supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of China(32470299);the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(BK20240664);the Jiangsu Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars(BK20220084);the STI 2030-Major Projects(2023ZD040562).
Hydrogen sulfide(H2S),once perceived as a toxic atmospheric compound,has been increasingly recognized in recent decades for its role as a critical gaseous signaling molecule.Recent studies have demonstrated that this ...
supported by grants from the Shanghai Landscaping and City Appearance Administrative Bureau(G222406,G232408);Sino-Africa Joint Research Center,CAS(SAJC201607);the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(19390743600);the National Wild Plant Germplasm Resource Centre for Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden(ZWGX2102);to W.C.H.and K.J.,and by a Distinguished Investigator grant(NNF190CO05456);from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to B.L.M.E.H.J.N.acknowledges funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation(0054890);the Independent Research Fund Denmark(1131-00002B and 1051-00083 B).
Angraecum sesquipedale,also known as Darwin’s orchid,possesses an exceptionally long nectar spur.Charles Darwin predicted the orchid to be pollinated by a hawkmoth with a correspondingly long proboscis,later identifi...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32270291,32061160467,32470797,and 31870171);the Guangdong Province Rural Revitalization Strategy Special Funding for Seed Industry Vitalization to C.G.,the NSFC grant(32000365,32370329);Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2021A1515010913,2024B1515020043);H.L.,and the Research Grant Council of Hong Kong(GRF14113921,GRF14109222,GRF14110823,N_CUHK462/22,and C4014-23G)to B.-H.K.
In eukaryotic cells,autophagosomes are double-membrane vesicles that are highly mobile and traffic along cytoskeletal tracks.While core autophagy-related proteins(ATGs)and other regulators involved in autophagosome bi...
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(31925033,32161143008);National Key Research and Development Program(2021YFC2600100).
Herbivore insects deploy salivary effectors to manipulate the defense of their host plants.However,it remains unclear whether small RNAs from insects can function as effectors in regulating plant-insect interactions.H...
Plants are able to sense and remember heat stress.An initial priming heat stress enables plants to acclimate so that they are able to survive a subsequent higher temperature.The heat shock transcription factors(HSFs)p...
supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grants funded by the MSIT(grant nos.2021R1A2C1093478 and 2022R1A5A1031361 to S.Y.L.);by the Basic Science Research Program of NRF funded by the Ministry of Education(RS-2024-00462888 to S.K.P.;NRF-2022R111A1A01065660 to H.B.C.;RS-2023-00250106 to S.D.W.).
The intricate interplay between cellular circadian rhythms,primarily manifested in the chloroplast redox oscillations-characterized by diel hyperoxidation/reduction cycles of 2-Cys peroxiredoxins-and the nuclear trans...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32402315,32230089,32372493 and 32270208);the China Agricultural Research System(CARS-21);the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(BK20230984);the Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(KYCX22_0770).
Plants possess remarkably durable resistance against non-adapted pathogens in nature.However,the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood,and it is unclear how the resistance is maintained without coev...