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  • Peng et al. identify a class of non-aromatic, chorismate-derived compounds, abundant in the roots of Arabidopsis thaliana. These compounds are made by a biosynthetic gene cluster comprising five adjacent genes encoding biosynthetic enzymes.

    • Meng Peng
    • Jin Li
    • Wout Boerjan
    Research
    Nature Plants
    Volume: 12, P: 205-216

  • Plants with reduced amounts of lignin typically suffer from dwarfed growth, which offsets their gain in fermentable sugar yield. Here, the authors show that genome-edited poplar lines with a null and a haploinsufficient allele of CINNAMOYL-COA REDUCTASE2 (CCR2) can be obtained that have a reduced lignin level and normal growth.

    • Barbara De Meester
    • Barbara Madariaga Calderón
    • Wout Boerjan
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 11, P: 1-13

  • A study introduces curcumin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis by expressing the turmeric genes DIKETIDE-CoA SYNTHASE and CURCUMIN SYNTHASE 2, and the monomers curcumin and phenylpentanoids were successfully incorporated into the lignin cell wall to enhance biomass processing.

    • Paula Oyarce
    • Barbara De Meester
    • Wout Boerjan
    Research
    Nature Plants
    Volume: 5, P: 225-237

  • An integrative genetical genomics study in Arabidopsis reports that six QTL hot spots have system-wide effects on a wide range of molecular and phenotypic traits, providing empirical evidence for phenotypic buffering.

    • Wout Boerjan
    • Marnik Vuylsteke
    News & Views
    Nature Genetics
    Volume: 41, P: 144-145

  • Single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomic approaches reveal major expression changes in outer root cell types when grown in soil versus gel conditions, and also uncover how root tissues communicate and adapt to contrasting soil conditions at single-cell resolution.

    • Mingyuan Zhu
    • Che-Wei Hsu
    • Bipin K. Pandey
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature
    Volume: 642, P: 721-729

  • Defects in the Casparian strip, a fine band of lignin that seals root endodermal cells and plays roles in nutrient homeostasis, activate a signaling pathway leading to over-lignification. Here, the authors show that this process leads to the deposition of compensatory lignin that is chemically distinct from Casparian strip lignin.

    • Guilhem Reyt
    • Priya Ramakrishna
    • David E. Salt
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 12, P: 1-15

  • The plant hormone auxin is essential for plant development and growth and is transported across cellular membranes via specialized transporter proteins. In this study, Ranocha et al. identify the first vacuolar auxin transporter, WAT1, suggesting an involvement of the vacuole in auxin signalling.

    • Philippe Ranocha
    • Oana Dima
    • Deborah Goffner
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 4, P: 1-9

  • Against the Cartagena Protocol and widespread scientific support for a case-by-case approach to regulation, the Convention on Biological Diversity has become a platform for imposing broad restrictions on research and development of all types of transgenic trees.

    • Steven H. Strauss
    • Huimin Tan
    • Roger Sedjo
    Comments & Opinion
    Nature Biotechnology
    Volume: 27, P: 519-527