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Journal of Integrative Plant Biology publishes reports, commentaries, review articles, new resources, new technologies, and full-length research articles.
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#Gene scarcity and resistance breakdown limit the utility of #plant NLRs. Li et al. review work by Wang et al. (2025) in
@Nature
, describing a bioengineering strategy to create broad-spectrum #resistance to potyviruses.

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#PlantSci #virus
Diagram to illustrate proteolytic activation strategy for the bioengineering of plant NLRs, which engineers decoy proteins (e.g., PBS1) by modifying their protease cleavage sites, or fusing a removable N-terminal blocking peptide carrying a protease cleavage site to an autoactive NLR (aNLR), to achieve pathogen-dependent immune activation.
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Herbivorous insects like brown planthopper are a major threat to #rice production.
A new #metabolome study by Li et al. provides insight into metabolic and #genetic mechanisms of BPH #resistance with potential for control strategies! #PlantScience

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Diagram summarizing results of a metabolomic analysis of germplasm, which revealed that resistant rice varieties exhibit greater metabolic divergence while maintaining metabolic stability under brown planthopper feeding. The development of highly accurate prediction models using metabolic biomarkers, combined with the identification of genes regulating key metabolites, provides powerful tools for molecular breeding and sustainable pest control.
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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🍏 Malic acid is crucial to #apple #fruit quality.
Here, Zhang et al. report a regulatory cascade controlling malic acid accumulation, linking #jasmonate signaling and post-transcriptional regulation of fruit acidity.

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In a jasmonate-controlled regulatory pathway, MdMYC2 and MdMED25 induce production of the microRNA miR858, which cleaves the MdMYB73 transcript, dampening vacuolar proton pumps and malate transport, and lowering malic acid accumulation during ripening.
November 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Hao et al. report that the #rice cation/calcium exchanger OsCCX2, plays a role in...
✅osmotic adjustment
✅water homeostasis
✅ osmotic stress tolerance

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#PlantScience
In rice, OsCCX2 functions as a Na+/Ca2+ exchanger involved in cellular calcium homeostasis. This diagram illustrates how it mediates hyperosmotic-induced calcium signal clearance, which regulates the expression of key osmotic-responsive genes and facilitates initial and long-term osmotic adjustment, ultimately enhancing rice drought tolerance.
October 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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🎃 Have you picked your Halloween costume? 🎃 And more importantly, have you submitted your papers to our upcoming special issue on Advances in Plant Natural Products: #Biosynthesis, #Bioengineering, and Applications.

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#PlantScience #medicine #food #SynBio #agriculture
Screenshot of the JIPB webpage detailing a call for papers for the upcoming special issue, Advances in Plant Natural Products: Biosynthesis, Bioengineering, and Applications.
October 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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#Bananas are a high value/high risk crop, but in this #OpenAccess article, Li et al. provide a #genomic framework for targeted improvement of #banana architecture--a valuable resource for cultivar #development under diverse agroecological conditions.

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#PlantScience
Data panels and morphological images representing functional analysis of MabHLH30 in regulating plant architecture in banana.
October 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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In this #OpenAccess research article, Hou et al. explore the potential role of cytoplasmic #genomes in #grape #domestication, offering new insights into grape #evolution and #crop improvement.

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#PlantScience #CropScience
Pan-mitogenome and structural variation in grapevine populations (A) The circular representation of grapevine pan-mitogenome. The conserved gene structure was annotated for: (i) the forward strand, and (ii) the reverse strand; and the (iii) mitochondrial pan-genome is indicated with a schematic drawing. (B) Phylogenetic tree (left panel) and gene content (right panel) of 33 Vitis accessions.
October 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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In this #OpenAccess research article, Wang et al. report that CLE19 suppresses brassinosteroid signaling output via the BSL-BIN2 module to maintain BES1 activity and #pollen exine patterning in #Arabidopsis.

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#PlantScience
Yin/yang-styled diagram, illustrating that antagonistic crosstalk between the microspore-derived CLE19 peptide and brassinosteroid signaling preserves pollen developmental homeostasis in Arabidopsis. CLE19 activates a protein phosphatase—kinase cascade to phosphorylate the transcription factor BES1, triggering its inactivation and suppressing brassinosteroid signaling outputs, thereby fine-tuning male fertility under fluctuating conditions.
October 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Hu et al. report that MdGRF10 phosphorylation stabilizes MdASMT1 for #melatonin-mediated #salt tolerance in #apple.

Get a sneak peek at this new study! ⬇️
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#PlantScience #AbioticStress
Annotated flow diagram across extracellular and intracellular space to illustrate how the salt-activated receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase MdPBL34 phosphorylates the 14-3-3 protein MdGRF10 to stabilize the melatonin synthase MdASMT1, promoting melatonin synthesis to scavenge excessive reactive oxygen species in apple under salt stress.
October 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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New issue, featuring exciting work on #grape #domestication, dwarfing traits in #banana, identification of rubber-related genes, and #rice #grain size, along with a plethora of #PlantScience, a mini-#review on MORF proteins and much, much more!
Cover of the October issue of JIPB, the Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. The cover shows grape leaves and bunches of purple and green grapes, with a stylized DNA helix connecting the grapes to an organelle. The text reads "Cytonuclear interactions in grape domestication"
October 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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⏲️ In a hurry? There's always time for great #PlantScience!
Check out a new #FreeAccess Brief Communication from JIPB, revealing that GsMLP328, a major latex protein, modulates #seed traits like seed weight and #protein content in #soybean.
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Panel of data findings (morphological image and bar graphs) illustrating that the major latex protein GsMLP328 modulates seed weight and protein content in soybean.
October 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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In a new #OpenAccess paper, Wang et al. examine #gene expression in #peanut #root #nodules, including 3D #genome organization and profiling the #epigenetic landscape.

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#PlantScience #legume #CropScience #FoodScience #FoodSecurity
Characterization of OCRs and epigenome markers in peanut roots and nodules.
October 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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💡Lee et al. demonstrate that the bZIP3 #transcription factor is important for CO-induced FT expression under long #photoperiod conditions in #Arabidopsis.

📑 Read this #OpenAccess paper-and more-here!

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#PlantScience #JIPB #flowering
A hypothetical model explaining how the bZIP3–AS1–CO complex regulates the temporal transcriptional regulation of FT. (A) Schematic representation of FT transcriptional regulation by bZIP3, AS1, and CO proteins. (B) Temporal regulation of FT expression by the function of bZIP3-AS1-CO complex in a photoperiod-dependent manner.
September 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Here is some #AgTech to start your week!
In this #review, Shen et al., explore #genetic optimization of the source, sink and flow for increasing seed #oil content in rapeseed
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#PlantScience #CropScience #agriculture #canola
Diagram summarizing genetic determinants for boosting seed oil content in rapeseed and their systematization across three processes: source expansion via boosted photosynthesis and carbon allocation; sink enhancement via elevated fatty acid synthesis and triacylglycerol assembly with suppressed lipolysis; and flow optimization via modified carbon partitioning and sucrose transport.
September 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Rice black-streaked dwarf virus causes major yield loss in #cereal crops. In this #OpenAccess paper, Xie et al. investigate the #molecular mechanisms of #infection by this devastating #disease. 🔓 ⬇️

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#PlantScience #JIPB #rice #wheat #maize #phytopathology #virus #RNA
A working model for RBSDV P6 suppressing rice antiviral RNA decay defense response.
September 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Long-term #climate warming and #nitrogen deposition increase #leaf epiphytic and endophytic bacterial #diversity.

👀 Find out what other revelations emerged from an 18-year field experiment in this 🆓 paper from #JIPB!

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#PlantScience #MPMI #microbiome
RDA results of plant trait factors on epiphytic (A,C) and endophytic (B,D) bacterial community composition in 2022 and 2023.
September 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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🎃 Halloween deadline? 🎃 Don't be scared––be prepared! Call for Papers for
Advances in Plant Natural Products: Biosynthesis, Bioengineering, and Applications
Submission deadline: Friday, 31 October 2025
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#PlantScience #PlantNaturalProducts #SynBio
Graphic showing a Petri dish with cultured plant cells on one side and text on a green background on the other. The text reads: WILEY Journal of Integrative Plant Biology Special Issue: Advances in Plant Natural Products: Biosynthesis, Bioengineering, and Applications. Submit by 31 October 2025
September 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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#Mitochondrial complex I (CI) assembly in plants is a complex, crucial process.
Chen et al. provide insights into CI assembly pathways in #maize 🌽 and discuss the critical role of ZmGLDH and CRK1 in CI assembly.

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#PlantScience #JIPB #mitochondria
Proposed assembly pathways of mitochondrial complex I (CI) in maize.
September 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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The high #biomass and #lipid content of the Tribonema minus (Tm) #alga make it a promising candidate for #biofuel production.

This analysis of TmPS1-LHC reveals unique #evolutionary and #molecular secrets!

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This 2.82 Å cryo-EM structure of Tribonema minus photosystem I reveals a unique assembly comprising 12 core subunits encircled by 13 light-harvesting antennae, and demonstrates conserved and divergent features compared to other red-lineage algae, highlighting its status as an evolutionary intermediate between red algae and diatoms.
September 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Humans have long used salicylic acid to relieve pain and inflammation, #plants produce it to defend against #pathogens. But how? Yan Li and Jie Luo explore its #biosynthesis from phenylalanine in a new #FreeAccess #JIPB commentary! 🔓 ⬇️

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Schematic representation of the complete pathways for salicylic acid biosynthesis in plants.
September 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Ready...set...go!
In #plants, basal B-RAF activity is essential for initiating #ABA signaling under unfavorable conditions. But how is this activity maintained?
Find out in this new #OpenAccess paper!🔓
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#PlantScience #Phytohormones
Diagram describing how Clade A protein phosphatases of type 2C PP2Cs dephosphorylate B3 RAF kinases at a conserved serine residue critical for ATP binding, thereby maintaining their basal activity. Under stress, RAFs rapidly autophosphorylate this residue for autoinhibition. This mechanism ensures the precise timing and dynamics of SnRK2 activation during plant stress responses.
September 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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New #FreeAccess Commentary highlighting the Spermatophyte Spatial Evolutionary System. #PlantScience

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Annotated bar graph representing the number of spermatophyte families with known origin location, formation time, and formation factors of six distribution supertypes, based on Huang et al. (2025)
September 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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This #review examines how advances in #plant #genomics and #SynBio have accelerated research on plant prenyltransferases in natural product synthesis, positioning them as a focal point for prenylated natural product-based #drug development.
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#PlantScience #medicine
Diagram summarizing the classification, function, catalytic mechanisms, and enzyme engineering strategies of plant PTs, and their application in the heterologous production of PNPs.
September 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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In this #OpenAccess News and Views, find out how breakthroughs in #AI and #robotics enable faster and smarter #crop improvement to ensure a #sustainable #food future.

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#PlantScience #Agriculture
Artist rendering of a scientist in a field of grain crops reaching out to connect with a robot in a computer window. Behind them is a wheel of science icons around a central text circle that reads "AI" and features an icon of a bowl of rice.
September 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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#Epidermal hairs help protect #plants from #herbivore attack. An et al. report that OsSPL10 facilitates the process of OsSCR1 inducing OsWOX3B activity to promote macro and micro #hair formation in #rice.
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#PlantScience #agriculture
Annotated flow diagram to illustrate how, during the initiation of epidermal hair development, SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE 10 upregulates the SCARECROW (SCR) gene OsSCR by directly binding to its promoter. Subsequently, OsSCR binds to the promoter of the WUSCHEL-RELATED HOMEOBOX gene OsWOX3B and activates its expression, thereby promoting epidermal hair formation.
September 14, 2025 at 11:38 AM