Carotenoid biosynthesis drives root plasticity through aerenchyma and iron plaque formation in rice
Our study decouples the mechanisms of iron plaque and aerenchyma formation, revealing that these two processes, previously assumed to be mechanistically linked, are regulated independently by distinct hormonal pathways.Through a forward gen...
Dual-cycle CO2 fixation enhances growth and lipid synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana
Plants fix carbon dioxide through photosynthesis, converting it into organic compounds. However, during photorespiration and lipid biosynthesis, significant amount the fixed carbon is released back into the atmosphere. To solve this ineffic...
ENA1, a newly identified root NA exporter in Arabidopsis, modulates zinc homeostasis
A research team led by Dr. Kuo-Chen Yeh identified ENA1, a plasma membrane-localized transporter that mediates the root secretion of nicotianamine (NA) — a key metal chelator. This discovery uncovers a novel mechanism by which plants regula...
L2201 Napier Grass: A Cold-Resilient Line for Sustainable Bioenergy and Carbon Sequestration
This work addresses a fundamental barrier in biomass production: the seasonal limitation of C4 grasses like Napier due to cold sensitivity. L2201 breaks through this constraint, extending productivity into cooler months, demonstrated by its...
Maternal effect contributes to grain-filling defects of Ospho1;2 rice mutants
In seeds, filial and maternal tissues are symplastically isolated. Nutrient delivery through plasma membrane-localized transporters at the junction of filial and maternal tissues is indispensable for sustaining endosperm and embryo developm...
IRT3 is a Zn-regulated plasma membrane Zn and Fe transporter
An in-depth molecular characterization of Zn-regulated transporters was performed. We found that Arabidopsis IRT3 is a Zn-regulated and plasma membrane-localized Zn/Fe transporter. By overexpressing IRT3, Fe accumulation is increased. These...
Model Evaluation of the Phytoextraction Potential of Heavy Metal Hyperaccumulators and Non-hyperaccumulators
To quantify the phytoremediation capacity of hyperaccumulators, we utilized our quantification recursive algorithm to evaluate and compared the phytoextraction potential of heavy metal hyperaccumulators and nonhyperaccumulators. By integrat...
