The chloroplast can act as an environmental sensor, communicating with the cell during
biogenesis and operation to change the expression of thousands of proteins. This process …

The green lineage (Viridiplantae) comprises the green algae and their descendants the land
plants, and is one of the major groups of oxygenic photosynthetic eukaryotes. Current …

Understanding the genetic basis of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) domestication is crucial
for further improving natural rubber production to meet its increasing demand worldwide …

MCScan is an algorithm able to scan multiple genomes or subgenomes in order to identify
putative homologous chromosomal regions, and align these regions using genes as …

Genome duplication (GD) has permanently shaped the architecture and function of many
higher eukaryotic genomes. The angiosperms (flowering plants) are outstanding models in …

Biosynthesis of the phytohormone jasmonoyl-isoleucine (JA-Ile) requires reduction of the JA
precursor 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid (OPDA) by OPDA reductase 3 (OPR3). Previous …

The phytohormone jasmonoyl-isoleucine (JA-Ile) regulates defense, growth and
developmental responses in vascular plants. Bryophytes have conserved sequences for all …

Wheat, an essential crop for global food security, is well adapted to a wide variety of soils.
However, the gene networks sha** different root architectures remain poorly understood …

A substantial number of transcription factor families have been investigated from all
kingdoms of life, but a particular class of plant-specific TIFY transcription factors …

Jasmonates are phytohormones that modulate a wide spectrum of plant physiological
processes, especially defense against herbivores and necrotrophs. The molecular …