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View article: Maternal environmental effects and climate‐smart seeds: unlocking epigenetic inheritance for crop innovation in the seed industry
Maternal environmental effects and climate‐smart seeds: unlocking epigenetic inheritance for crop innovation in the seed industry Open
SUMMARY Seed production is facing a three‐fold challenge: ensuring food security, maintaining sustainability, and adapting to climate change. Although most efforts have focused on genetic breeding and crop management, additional levers nee…
View article: Priming thermotolerance: unlocking heat resilience for climate-smart crops
Priming thermotolerance: unlocking heat resilience for climate-smart crops Open
Rising temperatures and heat waves pose a substantial threat to crop productivity by disrupting essential physiological and reproductive processes. While plants have a genetically inherited capacity to acclimate to high temperatures, the t…
View article: <scp>TANDEM ZINC</scp> ‐ <scp>FINGER</scp> / <scp>PLUS3</scp> integrates light signaling and flowering regulatory pathways at the chromatin level
<span>TANDEM ZINC</span> ‐ <span>FINGER</span> / <span>PLUS3</span> integrates light signaling and flowering regulatory pathways at the chromatin level Open
Summary Environmental and endogenous stimuli determine plant developmental transitions including flowering through multiple signaling cascades. Although the key activators and repressors of flowering initiation are defined, the components …
View article: Abscisic acid and GIGANTEA signalling converge to regulate the recruitment of CONSTANS to the <i>FT</i> promoter and activate floral transition
Abscisic acid and GIGANTEA signalling converge to regulate the recruitment of CONSTANS to the <i>FT</i> promoter and activate floral transition Open
Plants align flowering with optimal seasonal conditions to increase reproductive success. This process depends on modulating signalling pathways that respond to diverse environmental and hormonal inputs, thereby regulating the transition t…
View article: TANDEM ZINC-FINGER/PLUS3: a multifaceted integrator of light signaling
TANDEM ZINC-FINGER/PLUS3: a multifaceted integrator of light signaling Open
TANDEM ZINC-FINGER/PLUS3 (TZP) is a nuclear-localized protein with multifaceted roles in modulating plant growth and development under diverse light conditions. The unique combination of two intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs), two zin…
View article: Light and high temperatures control epigenomic and epitranscriptomic events in Arabidopsis
Light and high temperatures control epigenomic and epitranscriptomic events in Arabidopsis Open
Light and temperature are two key environmental factors that control plant growth and adaptation by influencing biomolecular events. This review highlights the latest milestones on the role of light and high temperatures in modulating the …
View article: Abscisic acid and GIGANTEA signalling converge to regulate the recruitment of CONSTANS to the <i>FT</i> promoter and activate floral transition
Abscisic acid and GIGANTEA signalling converge to regulate the recruitment of CONSTANS to the <i>FT</i> promoter and activate floral transition Open
Plants align flowering with optimal seasonal conditions to increase reproductive success. This process depends on modulating signalling pathways that respond to diverse environmental and hormonal inputs, thereby regulating the transition t…
View article: VRN2-PRC2 facilitates light-triggered repression of PIF signaling to coordinate growth in Arabidopsis
VRN2-PRC2 facilitates light-triggered repression of PIF signaling to coordinate growth in Arabidopsis Open
The polycomb protein VERNALIZATION2 (VRN2) is a plant-specific subunit of the polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2), a conserved eukaryotic holoenzyme that represses gene expression by depositing the histone H3K27me3 mark in chromatin. Prev…
View article: Light, chromatin, action: nuclear events regulating light signaling in Arabidopsis
Light, chromatin, action: nuclear events regulating light signaling in Arabidopsis Open
Summary The plant nucleus provides a major hub for environmental signal integration at the chromatin level. Multiple light signaling pathways operate and exchange information by regulating a large repertoire of gene targets that shape plan…
View article: TANDEM ZINC-FINGER/PLUS3 regulates phytochrome B abundance and signaling to fine-tune hypocotyl growth
TANDEM ZINC-FINGER/PLUS3 regulates phytochrome B abundance and signaling to fine-tune hypocotyl growth Open
TANDEM ZINC-FINGER/PLUS3 (TZP) is a transcriptional regulator that acts at the crossroads of light and photoperiodic signaling. Here, we unveil a role for TZP in fine-tuning hypocotyl elongation under red light and long-day conditions. We …
View article: Low Fluence Ultraviolet-B Promotes Ultraviolet Resistance 8-Modulated Flowering in Arabidopsis
Low Fluence Ultraviolet-B Promotes Ultraviolet Resistance 8-Modulated Flowering in Arabidopsis Open
Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) irradiation (280–320 nm) is an integral part of sunlight and a pivotal environmental cue that triggers various plant responses, from photoprotection to photomorphogenesis and metabolic processes. UV-B is perceived by U…
View article: An Epigenetic Alphabet of Crop Adaptation to Climate Change
An Epigenetic Alphabet of Crop Adaptation to Climate Change Open
Crop adaptation to climate change is in a part attributed to epigenetic mechanisms which are related to response to abiotic and biotic stresses. Although recent studies increased our knowledge on the nature of these mechanisms, epigenetics…
View article: The Epigenetic Mechanisms Underlying Thermomorphogenesis and Heat Stress Responses in Arabidopsis
The Epigenetic Mechanisms Underlying Thermomorphogenesis and Heat Stress Responses in Arabidopsis Open
Integration of temperature cues is crucial for plant survival and adaptation. Global warming is a prevalent issue, especially in modern agriculture, since the global rise in average temperature is expected to impact crop productivity world…
View article: Epigenetics for Crop Improvement in Times of Global Change
Epigenetics for Crop Improvement in Times of Global Change Open
Epigenetics has emerged as an important research field for crop improvement under the on-going climatic changes. Heritable epigenetic changes can arise independently of DNA sequence alterations and have been associated with altered gene ex…
View article: Deciphering the Epigenetic Alphabet Involved in Transgenerational Stress Memory in Crops
Deciphering the Epigenetic Alphabet Involved in Transgenerational Stress Memory in Crops Open
Although epigenetic modifications have been intensely investigated over the last decade due to their role in crop adaptation to rapid climate change, it is unclear which epigenetic changes are heritable and therefore transmitted to their p…
View article: Wavelength-dependent effects of artificial light at night on phytoplankton growth and community structure
Wavelength-dependent effects of artificial light at night on phytoplankton growth and community structure Open
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a disruptive form of pollution, impacting physiological and behavioural processes that may scale up to population and community levels. Evidence from terrestrial habitats show that the severity and type …
View article: Wavelength-dependent effects of artificial light at night on phytoplankton growth and community structure
Wavelength-dependent effects of artificial light at night on phytoplankton growth and community structure Open
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is increasingly recognised as a disruptive form of environmental pollution, impacting many physiological and behavioural processes that may scale up to population and community-level effects. Mounting evide…
View article: How to build an effective research network: lessons from two decades of the GARNet plant science community
How to build an effective research network: lessons from two decades of the GARNet plant science community Open
Successful collaborative research is dependent on excellent ideas and innovative experimental approaches, as well as the provision of appropriate support networks. Collaboration requires venues, infrastructures, training facilities, and, p…
View article: CIPK23 regulates blue light‐dependent stomatal opening in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i>
CIPK23 regulates blue light‐dependent stomatal opening in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> Open
SUMMARY Phototropins (phot1 and phot2) are plant blue light receptor kinases that function to mediate phototropism, chloroplast movement, leaf flattening, and stomatal opening in Arabidopsis. Considerable progress has been made in understa…
View article: The diverse and unanticipated roles of histone deacetylase 9 in coordinating plant development and environmental acclimation
The diverse and unanticipated roles of histone deacetylase 9 in coordinating plant development and environmental acclimation Open
Plants tightly control gene transcription to adapt to environmental conditions and steer growth and development. Different types of epigenetic modifications are instrumental in these processes. In recent years, an important role for the ch…
View article: The impact of light and temperature on chromatin organization and plant adaptation
The impact of light and temperature on chromatin organization and plant adaptation Open
Light and temperature shape the developmental trajectory and morphology of plants. Changes in chromatin organization and nuclear architecture can modulate gene expression and lead to short- and long-term plant adaptation to the environment…
View article: Let it bloom: cross‐talk between light and flowering signaling in Arabidopsis
Let it bloom: cross‐talk between light and flowering signaling in Arabidopsis Open
The terrestrial environment is complex, with many parameters fluctuating on daily and seasonal basis. Plants, in particular, have developed complex sensory and signaling networks to extract and integrate information about their surrounding…
View article: HISTONE DEACETYLASE 9 stimulates auxin-dependent thermomorphogenesis in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> by mediating H2A.Z depletion
HISTONE DEACETYLASE 9 stimulates auxin-dependent thermomorphogenesis in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> by mediating H2A.Z depletion Open
Many plant species respond to unfavorable high ambient temperatures by adjusting their vegetative body plan to facilitate cooling. This process is known as thermomorphogenesis and is induced by the phytohormone auxin. Here, we demonstrate …
View article: Temporal phosphate gradients reveal diverse acclimation responses in phytoplankton phosphate uptake
Temporal phosphate gradients reveal diverse acclimation responses in phytoplankton phosphate uptake Open
Phytoplankton face environmental nutrient variations that occur in the dynamic upper layers of the ocean. Phytoplankton cells are able to rapidly acclimate to nutrient fluctuations by adjusting their nutrient-uptake system and metabolism. …