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Hybrid vertex-midline modelling of elongated plant organs (2016)
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Fozard, J. A., Bennett, M. J., King, J. R., & Jensen, O. E. (2016). Hybrid vertex-midline modelling of elongated plant organs. Interface Focus, 6(5), Article 20160043. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2016.0043

We describe a method for the simulation of the growth of elongated plant organs, such as seedling roots. By combining a midline representation of the organ on a tissue scale and a vertex-based representation on the cell scale, we obtain a multiscale... Read More about Hybrid vertex-midline modelling of elongated plant organs.

Cytokinin acts through the auxin influx carrier AUX1 to regulate cell elongation in the root (2016)
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Street, I. H., Mathews, D. E., Yamburkenko, M. V., Sorooshzadeh, A., John, R. T., Swarup, R., …Schaller, G. E. (2016). Cytokinin acts through the auxin influx carrier AUX1 to regulate cell elongation in the root. Development, 143(21), 3982-3993. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.132035

Hormonal interactions are critical for plant development. In Arabidopsis, cytokinins inhibit root growth through effects on cell proliferation and cell elongation. Here we define key mechanistic elements in a regulatory network by which cytokinin inh... Read More about Cytokinin acts through the auxin influx carrier AUX1 to regulate cell elongation in the root.

Dynamic regulation of auxin oxidase and conjugating enzymes AtDAO1 and GH3 modulates auxin homeostasis (2016)
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Mellor, N. L., Band, L. R., Pěnčík, A., Novak, O., Rashed, A., Holman, T., …Owen, M. R. (2016). Dynamic regulation of auxin oxidase and conjugating enzymes AtDAO1 and GH3 modulates auxin homeostasis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(39), 11022-11027. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1604458113

Auxin is a key hormone regulating plant growth and development. We combine experiments and mathematical modeling to reveal how auxin levels are maintained via feedback regulation of genes encoding key metabolic enzymes. We describe how regulation of... Read More about Dynamic regulation of auxin oxidase and conjugating enzymes AtDAO1 and GH3 modulates auxin homeostasis.

Dioxygenase-encoding AtDAO1 gene controls IAA oxidation and homeostasis in arabidopsis (2016)
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Porco, S., Pěnčík, A., Rashed, A., Voß, U., Casanova-Sáez, R., Bishopp, A., …Ljung, K. (2016). Dioxygenase-encoding AtDAO1 gene controls IAA oxidation and homeostasis in arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(39), 11016-11021. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1604375113

Auxin represents a key signal in plants, regulating almost every aspect of their growth and development. Major breakthroughs have been made dissecting the molecular basis of auxin transport, perception, and response. In contrast, how plants control t... Read More about Dioxygenase-encoding AtDAO1 gene controls IAA oxidation and homeostasis in arabidopsis.

‘Disperse abroad in the land’: the role of wildlife in the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance (2016)
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Arnold, K. E., Williams, N. J., & Bennett, M. (2016). ‘Disperse abroad in the land’: the role of wildlife in the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance. Biology Letters, 12(8), Article 0137. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2016.0137

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been detected in the microbiota of many wildlife species, including long-distance migrants. Inadequately treated wastes from humans and livestock dosed with antimicrobial drugs are often assumed to be the main sourc... Read More about ‘Disperse abroad in the land’: the role of wildlife in the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance.

Quiescent center initiation in the Arabidopsis lateral root primordia is dependent on the SCARECROW transcription factor (2016)
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Goh, T., Toyokura, K., Wells, D. M., Swarup, K., Yamamoto, M., Mimura, T., …Guyomarc'h, S. (2016). Quiescent center initiation in the Arabidopsis lateral root primordia is dependent on the SCARECROW transcription factor. Development, 143(18), 3363-3371. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.135319

Lateral root (LR) formation is an important determinant of root system architecture. In Arabidopsis, LRs originate from pericycle cells, which undergo a programme of morphogenesis to generate a new LR meristem. Despite its importance for root meriste... Read More about Quiescent center initiation in the Arabidopsis lateral root primordia is dependent on the SCARECROW transcription factor.

RBOH-mediated ROS production facilitates lateral root emergence in Arabidopsis (2016)
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Orman-Ligeza, B., Parizot, B., de Rycke, R., Fernandez, A., Himschoot, E., Van Breusegem, F., …Draye, X. (2016). RBOH-mediated ROS production facilitates lateral root emergence in Arabidopsis. Development, 143(18), 3328-3339. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.136465

Lateral root (LR) emergence represents a highly coordinated process in which the plant hormone auxin plays a central role. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been proposed to function as important signals during auxin-regulated LR formation, however... Read More about RBOH-mediated ROS production facilitates lateral root emergence in Arabidopsis.

Characterization of pearl millet root architecture and anatomy reveals three types of lateral roots (2016)
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Passot, S., Gnacko, F., Moukouanga, D., Lucas, M., Guyomarc’h, S., Ortega, B. M., …Laplaze, L. (2016). Characterization of pearl millet root architecture and anatomy reveals three types of lateral roots. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7(June2016), https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.00829

© 2016 Passot, Gnacko, Moukouanga, Lucas, Guyomarc’h, Moreno Ortega, Atkinson, Belko, Bennett, Gantet, Wells, Guédon, Vigouroux, Verdeil, Muller and Laplaze. Pearl millet plays an important role for food security in arid regions of Africa and India.... Read More about Characterization of pearl millet root architecture and anatomy reveals three types of lateral roots.

Crosstalk between gibberellin signaling and iron uptake in plants: an Achilles’ heel for modern cereal varieties? (2016)
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Von Wirén, N., & Bennett, M. J. (2016). Crosstalk between gibberellin signaling and iron uptake in plants: an Achilles’ heel for modern cereal varieties?. Developmental Cell, 37(2), 110-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.devcel.2016.04.003

© 2016 Elsevier Inc. Plants utilize sophisticated morphological and physiological mechanisms to acquire iron from soil. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Wild et al. (2016) find that the hormone signal gibberellic acid is key in integrating these... Read More about Crosstalk between gibberellin signaling and iron uptake in plants: an Achilles’ heel for modern cereal varieties?.

Evolving technologies for growing, imaging and analyzing 3D root system architecture of crop plants: Digital phenotyping of root system architecture (2016)
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Piñeros, M. A., Larson, B. G., Shaff, J. E., Schneider, D. J., Falcão, A. X., Yuan, L., …Kochian, L. V. (2016). Evolving technologies for growing, imaging and analyzing 3D root system architecture of crop plants: Digital phenotyping of root system architecture. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 58(3), 230-241. https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.12456

A plant's ability to maintain or improve its yield under limiting conditions, such as nutrient deficiency or drought, can be strongly influenced by root system architecture (RSA), the three-dimensional distribution of the different root types in the... Read More about Evolving technologies for growing, imaging and analyzing 3D root system architecture of crop plants: Digital phenotyping of root system architecture.

The circadian clock rephases during lateral root organ initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana (2015)
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Voß, U., Wilson, M. H., Kenobi, K., Gould, P. D., Robertson, F. C., Peer, W. A., …Bennett, M. J. (2015). The circadian clock rephases during lateral root organ initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nature Communications, 6, Article 7641. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8641

The endogenous circadian clock enables organisms to adapt their growth and development to environmental changes. Here we describe how the circadian clock is employed to coordinate responses to the key signal auxin during lateral root (LR) emergence.... Read More about The circadian clock rephases during lateral root organ initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Assessing the influence of the rhizosphere on soil hydraulic properties using X-ray computed tomography and numerical modelling (2015)
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Daly, K. R., Mooney, S. J., Bennett, M. J., Crout, N. M., Roose, T., & Tracy, S. R. (2015). Assessing the influence of the rhizosphere on soil hydraulic properties using X-ray computed tomography and numerical modelling. Journal of Experimental Botany, 66(8), 2305-2314. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eru509

© 2015 © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Experimental Biology. Understanding the dynamics of water distribution in soil is crucial for enhancing our knowledge of managing soil and water resources. Th... Read More about Assessing the influence of the rhizosphere on soil hydraulic properties using X-ray computed tomography and numerical modelling.

Multi-omics analysis identifies genes mediating the extension of cell walls in the Arabidopsis thaliana root elongation zone (2015)
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Wilson, M. H., Holman, T. J., Sørensen, I., Cancho-Sanchez, E., Wells, D. M., Swarup, R., …Hodgman, T. C. (2015). Multi-omics analysis identifies genes mediating the extension of cell walls in the Arabidopsis thaliana root elongation zone. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 3(FEB), Article 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2015.00010

Plant cell wall composition is important for regulating growth rates, especially in roots. However, neither analyses of cell wall composition nor transcriptomes on their own can comprehensively reveal which genes and processes are mediating growth an... Read More about Multi-omics analysis identifies genes mediating the extension of cell walls in the Arabidopsis thaliana root elongation zone.

Auxin influx importers modulate serration along the leaf margin (2015)
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Kasprzewska, A., Swarup, R., Carter, R., Bennett, M., Monk, N., Hobbs, J. K., & Fleming, A. (2015). Auxin influx importers modulate serration along the leaf margin. Plant Journal, 83(4), 705-718. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.12921

Leaf shape in Arabidopsis is modulated by patterning events in the margin that utilize a PIN‐based auxin exporter/CUC2 transcription factor system to define regions of promotion and retardation of growth, leading to morphogenesis. In addition to auxi... Read More about Auxin influx importers modulate serration along the leaf margin.

A fluorescent hormone biosensor reveals the dynamics of jasmonate signalling in plants (2015)
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Larrieu, A., Champion, A., Legrand, J., Lavenus, J., Mast, D., Brunoud, G., …Laplaze, L. (2015). A fluorescent hormone biosensor reveals the dynamics of jasmonate signalling in plants. Nature Communications, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7043

Activated forms of jasmonic acid (JA) are central signals coordinating plant responses to stresses, yet tools to analyse their spatial and temporal distribution are lacking. Here we describe a JA perception biosensor termed Jas9-VENUS that allows the... Read More about A fluorescent hormone biosensor reveals the dynamics of jasmonate signalling in plants.

Inference of the Arabidopsis lateral root gene regulatory network suggests a bifurcation mechanism that defines primordia flanking and central zones (2015)
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Lavenus, J., Goh, T., Guyomarc’h, S., Hill, K., Lucas, M., Voß, U., …Bennett, M. J. (2015). Inference of the Arabidopsis lateral root gene regulatory network suggests a bifurcation mechanism that defines primordia flanking and central zones. Plant Cell, 27(5), 1368-1388. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.114.132993

A large number of genes involved in lateral root (LR) organogenesis have been identified over the last decade using forward and reverse genetic approaches in Arabidopsis thaliana. Nevertheless, how these genes interact to form a LR regulatory network... Read More about Inference of the Arabidopsis lateral root gene regulatory network suggests a bifurcation mechanism that defines primordia flanking and central zones.

Phenotyping pipeline reveals major seedling root growth QTL in hexaploid wheat (2015)
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Atkinson, J. A., Wingen, L. U., Griffiths, M., Pound, M. P., Gaju, O., Foulkes, M. J., …Wells, D. M. (2015). Phenotyping pipeline reveals major seedling root growth QTL in hexaploid wheat. Journal of Experimental Botany, 66(8), 2283-2292. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erv006

Seedling root traits of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) have been shown to be important for efficient establishment and linked to mature plant traits such as height and yield. A root phenotyping pipeline, consisting of a germination paper-based screen c... Read More about Phenotyping pipeline reveals major seedling root growth QTL in hexaploid wheat.

Plant embryogenesis requires AUX/LAX-mediated auxin influx (2015)
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Robert, H. S., Grunewald, W., Sauer, M., Cannoot, B., Soriano, M., Swarup, R., …Friml, J. (2015). Plant embryogenesis requires AUX/LAX-mediated auxin influx. Development, 142(4), 702-711. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.115832

The plant hormone auxin and its directional transport are known to play a crucial role in defining the embryonic axis and subsequent development of the body plan. Although the role of PIN auxin efflux transporters has been clearly assigned during emb... Read More about Plant embryogenesis requires AUX/LAX-mediated auxin influx.

Branching out in roots: uncovering form, function, and regulation (2014)
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Atkinson, J. A., Rasmussen, A., Traini, R., Voss, U., Sturrock, C., Mooney, S. J., …Bennett, M. J. (2014). Branching out in roots: uncovering form, function, and regulation. Plant Physiology, 166(2), 538-550. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.114.245423

Root branching is critical for plants to secure anchorage and ensure the supply of water, minerals, and nutrients. To date, research on root branching has focused on lateral root development in young seedlings. However, many other programs of postemb... Read More about Branching out in roots: uncovering form, function, and regulation.