Brassinosteroids (BRs) play crucial roles in plant growth and development. Previous studies
have shown that BRs promote cell elongation in vegetative organs in several plant species, …

Photosynthetic organisms provide food and energy for nearly all life on Earth, yet half of their
protein-coding genes remain uncharacterized 1 , 2 . Characterization of these genes could …

Receptor-mediated endocytosis is an integral part of signal transduction as it mediates signal
attenuation and provides spatial and temporal dimensions to signaling events. One of the …

Most genes in photosynthetic organisms remain functionally uncharacterized. Here, using a
barcoded mutant library of the model eukaryotic alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, we …

The quiescent center (QC) maintains the activity of the surrounding stem cells within the root
stem cell niche, yet specific molecular players sustaining the low rate of QC cell division …

Plant roots grow due to cell division in the meristem and subsequent cell elongation and
differentiation, a tightly coordinated process that ensures growth and adaptation to the changing …

Brassinosteroid (BR) hormones are important regulators of plant growth and development.
Recent studies revealed the cell-specific role of BRs in vascular and stem cell development …

Protein phosphatases with Kelch-like domains ( PPKL ) are members of the phosphoprotein
phosphatases family present only in plants and alveolates. PPKL have been described as …

Background Melon (Cucumis melo) is a horticultural specie of significant nutritional value,
which belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family, whose economic importance is second only to the …

Stem cell regeneration is crucial for both cell turnover and tissue healing in multicellular
organisms. In Arabidopsis roots, a reduced group of cells known as the quiescent center (QC) …