Infectosomes enabling polar progression of infection threads in legume roots require the symbioisis-related RPG protein that functions as an organizer of these structures.
Carine M Marshall, Veronica L Thompson ... Stacey L Harmer
The circadian clock acts with light response pathways to tightly synchronize daily rhythms in maturation of hundreds of florets in sunflower, promoting timely visits by pollinators and creating ring-like patterns on developing heads.
The circadian clock may help to control the development patterns which allow the florets on a sunflower head to go through their final stages of maturation at precisely the right time.
Photosystem II, the pigment-protein complex responsible for water oxidation in photosynthesis, was found to exist in two different core conformations with altered antennae connectivity.
The dandelion diaspore changes its shape depending on the moisture levels in the air, and this morphing enhances the dispersal potential of the seeds regardless of the weather conditions.
Dan Zhang, Roxane P Spiegelhalder ... Michael T Raissig
The formation of stomatal 'helper cells' (=subsidiary cells) in grasses requires two opposing polarity domains with diverse roles in establishing division asymmetry.
Jennette M Codjoe, Ryan A Richardson ... Elizabeth S Haswell
A mechanosensitive ion channel physically and genetically interacts with proteins that function at endoplasmic reticulum–plasma membrane contact sites.
