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Arif, plant biologist and host of the podcast, will talk to lead author of a recently published plant biology paper. The guest will simply explain the story of the publication, answer questions from the host, and share personal experience and details related to the article. As an audience, you will tune in to the episode with an expectation that you will know the story of the paper without reading it. Besides, you can keep listening the podcast during your experiment, walking outside, in you ...
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No Time To Read podcast S3E5 GRASSY TILLERS1 (GT1) and SIX-ROWED SPIKE1 (VRS1) homologs share conserved roles in growth repression Guest: Joseph Gallagher, US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Twitter/X: @Joe_P_Gallagher Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University Twitter/X: @…
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No Time To Read podcast S3E4 Combined plant stress database Guest: Muthappa Senthil-Kumar, Principal Investigator, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), India Twitter/X: @SCIPdatabase Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University Twitter/X: @aribidopsis…
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No Time To Read podcast S3E3 SHR and SCR coordinate root patterning and growth early in the cell cycle Guest: Cara Winter, Associate Research Professor, Duke University Pablo Szekely, Postdoc, Benfey Lab, Duke University Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University Twitter/X: @aribidopsis…
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No Time To Read podcast S3E2 The peptide GOLVEN10 alters root development and noduletaxis in Medicago truncatula Guest: Sonali Roy, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Tennessee State University Twitter/X: @SonaliRoy_ Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University Twitter/X: …
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No Time To Read podcast S3E1 Plant carbonic anhydrase-like enzymes in neuroactive alkaloid biosynthesis Guest: Ryan Nett, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and cellular Biology, Harvard University Twitter/X: @rnett42 Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University Twitter/X: @aribidopsis…
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Article: DNA methylation signatures of duplicate gene evolution in angiosperms Journal: Plant Physiology Year: 2023 Guest: Sunil Kenchanmane Raju Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Gene duplication is a source of evolutionary novelty. DNA methylation may play a role in the evolution of duplicate genes (paralogs) through its association with gene expression…
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Article: Extensive embryonic patterning without cellular differentiation primes the plant epidermis for efficient post-embryonic stomatal activities Journal: Developmental Cell Year: 2023 Guest: Margot Smit Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Plant leaves feature epidermal stomata that are organized in stereotyped patterns. How does the pattern originate? W…
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Article: A dolabralexin-deficient mutant provides insight into specialized diterpenoid metabolism in maize Journal: Plant Physiology Year: 2023 Guest: Katie Murphy Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Two major groups of specialized metabolites in maize (Zea mays), termed kauralexins and dolabralexins, serve as known or predicted diterpenoid defenses against…
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Article: Transcriptional responses to gibberellin in the maize tassel and control by DELLA domain proteins Journal: The Plant Journal Year: 2022 Guest: Norman Best Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract The plant hormone gibberellin (GA) impacts plant growth and development differently depending on the developmental context. In the maize (Zea mays) tassel, app…
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Article: A single-cell Arabidopsis root atlas reveals developmental trajectories in wild-type and cell identity mutants Journal: Developmental Cell Year: 2022 Guest: Rachel Shahan Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract In all multicellular organisms, transcriptional networks orchestrate organ development. The Arabidopsis root, with its simple structure and ind…
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Article: Genome of Paspalum vaginatum and the role of trehalose mediated autophagy in increasing maize biomass Journal: Nature Communications Year: 2022 Guest: Guangchao Sun Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract A number of crop wild relatives can tolerate extreme stress to a degree outside the range observed in their domesticated relatives. However, it is un…
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Article: The miR156 juvenility factor and PLETHORA 2 form a regulatory network and influence timing of meristem growth and lateral root emergence Journal: Development Year: 2022 Guest: Marta Laskowski Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Plants develop throughout their lives: seeds become seedlings that mature and form fruits and seeds. Although the underlyi…
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Article: Synthetic genetic circuits as a means of reprogramming plant roots Journal: Science Year: 2022 Guest: Jenn Brophy Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract The shape of a plant’s root system influences its ability to reach essential nutrients in the soil and to acquire water during drought. Progress in engineering plant roots to optimize water and nutrie…
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Article: CAN OF SPINACH, a novel long non-coding RNA, affects iron deficiency responses in Arabidopsis thaliana Journal: Frontiers in Plant Science Year: 2022 Guest: Ahmet Bakirbas Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are RNA molecules with functions independent of any protein-coding potential. A whole transcriptome (RNA-seq) s…
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Article: Alternative photosynthesis pathways drive the algal CO2-concentrating mechanism Journal: Nature Year: 2022 Guest: Adrien Burlacot Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Global photosynthesis consumes ten times more CO2 than net anthropogenic emissions, and microalgae account for nearly half of this consumption. The high efficiency of algal photosynthe…
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Article: Oxygen uptake rates have contrasting responses to temperature in the root meristem and elongation zone Journal: Physiologia Plantarum Year: 2022 Guest: Maura Zimmermann Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Growing at either 15 or 25°C, roots of Arabidopsis thaliana, Columbia accession, produce cells at the same rate and have growth zones of the same…
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Article: Distinct mechanisms orchestrate the contra-polarity of IRK and KOIN, two LRR-receptor-kinases controlling root cell division Journal: Nature Communications Year: 2022 Guest: Cecilia Rodriguez-Furlan Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract In plants, cell polarity plays key roles in coordinating developmental processes. Despite the characterization of s…
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Article: Spatial control of potato tuberization by the TCP transcription factor BRANCHED1b Journal: Nature Plants Year: 2022 Guest: Michael Nicolas Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract The control of carbon allocation, storage and usage is critical for plant growth and development and is exploited for both crop food production and CO2 capture. Potato tubers …
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Article: Cytokinin–CLAVATA cross-talk is an ancient mechanism regulating shoot meristem homeostasis in land plants Journal: PNAS Year: 2022 Guest: Joseph Cammarata Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Plant shoots grow from stem cells within shoot apical meristems (SAMs), which produce lateral organs while maintaining the stem cell pool. In the model floweri…
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Article: Multiple brace root phenotypes promote anchorage and limit root lodging in maize Journal: Plant, Cell & Environment Year: 2022 Guest: Ashley Hostetler Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Plant mechanical failure (lodging) causes global yield losses of 7%−66% in cereal crops. We have previously shown that the above-ground nodal roots (brace roots) i…
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Article: Spatial control of cell division by GA-OsGRF7/8 module in a leaf explaining the leaf length variation between cultivated and wild rice Journal: New Phytologist Year: 2022 Guest: Vikram Jathar Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Cellular and genetic understanding of the rice leaf size regulation is limited, despite rice being the staple food of more…
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Article: Quantitative live imaging of floral organ initiation and floral meristem termination in Aquilegia Journal: Development Year: 2022 Guest: Min Ya & Stephanie Conway Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract In-depth investigation of any developmental process in plants requires knowledge of both the underpinning molecular networks and how they directly dete…
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Article: Mutation bias reflects natural selection in Arabidopsis thaliana Journal: Nature Year: 2022 Guest: Grey Monroe Host: Arif Ashraf Grey Monroes' tweetorial on this article: https://twitter.com/Grey_Monroe/status/1481298489191837701 Abstract Since the first half of the twentieth century, evolutionary theory has been dominated by the idea that…
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Article: Plant PIEZO homologs modulate vacuole morphology during tip growth Journal: Science Year: 2021 Guest: Ivan Radin Host: Arif Ashraf Molecular Plant Editorial highlight: Evolutionarily conserved mechanosensor PIEZO in land plants Abstract In animals, PIEZOs are plasma membrane–localized cation channels involved in diverse mechanosensory proc…
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Article: THESEUS1 modulates cell wall stiffness and abscisic acid production in Arabidopsis thaliana Journal: PNAS Year: 2021 Guest: Laura Bacete Host: Arif Ashraf A well explained Tweetorial from Laura: https://twitter.com/LauraBacete/status/1478342822780674053 Abstract Plant cells can be distinguished from animal cells by their cell walls and hig…
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Article: Ground tissue circuitry regulates organ complexity in maize and Setaria Journal: Science Year: 2021 Guest: Carlos Ortiz-Ramírez Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Most plant roots have multiple cortex layers that make up the bulk of the organ and play key roles in physiology, such as flood tolerance and symbiosis. However, little is known about th…
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Arif, plant biologist and host of the podcast, will talk to either first author or corresponding author of a recently published plant biology paper. The guest will simply explain the story of the publication, answer questions from the host, and share personal experience and details related to the article. As an audience, you will tune in to the epi…
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In the opening minutes of the race at Laguna Seca, the number 4 Corvette C6-R was damaged due to unintentional contact. Within a couple of laps the pit crew was ready to repair the rear quarterpanel of the vette and did so in only about 60 seconds. The repair held for the duration of the 4 hour race and allowed Olivier Beretta to win the 2006 ALMS …
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