The algal ancestors of land plants underwent a transition from a unicellular to a multicellular
body plan. 1 This transition likely took place early in streptophyte evolution, sometime after …

The availability of genome sequences from diverse algal and plant taxa combined with the
refinement of comparative genomics tools has begun to reveal how land plant genomes …

The study of moss calyptra form and function began almost 250 years ago, but calyptra
research has remained a niche endeavor focusing on only a small number of species …

In land plants, gametes derive from a small number of dedicated haploid cells. 1 In
angiosperms, one central cell and one egg cell are differentiated in the embryo sac as …

RNA editing is a crucial modification in plants' organellar transcripts that converts cytidine to
uridine (C‐to‐U; and sometimes uridine to cytidine) in RNA molecules. This post …

Often overlooked, these small but otherwise brilliant plants began covering Earth's land
masses more than 450 million years ago. They saw the dinosaurs come and go, and they …

Plants thriving in harsh environments are at risk of extinction due to climate change. Hu et al.
sequenced the genome of a high-altitude Himalayan moss, Takakia lepidozioides, and …

Hydroxylation of prolines to 4-trans-hydroxyproline (Hyp) is mediated by prolyl 4-
hydroxylases (P4Hs). In plants, Hyps occur in Hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins (HRGPs) …

The phenylpropanoid pathway is a plant metabolism intimately linked to the transition to
terrestrial life. It produces phenolic compounds that play essential roles in stress mitigation …

As master transcription factors of stomatal development, SPEECHLESS, MUTE, and FAMA,
collectively termed SMFs, are primary targets of molecular genetic analyses in the model …