Matt Geisler

TL;DR: It is shown that wild-type patterning largely results when divisions next to a preexisting stoma or precursor are oriented so that the new meristemoid is placed away, and that TMM is necessary for two position-dependent events in leaves: the orientation of asymmetric divisions that pattern stomata, and the control of which cells will enter the stomatal pathway.

TL;DR: An interactome for Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) predicted from interacting orthologs in yeast, nematode worm, fruit fly, fruitfly, and human is presented, and an online Web interface is presented to whet the appetite for those who are awaiting results from high-throughput experimental approaches.

TL;DR: Wood tissues were the richest source of various other CAZyme transcripts, demonstrating the importance of this group of enzymes for xylogenesis, and seasonally dormant meristems of poplar showed a high prevalence of transcripts related to starch metabolism and surprisingly retained transcripts of some cell wall synthesis enzymes.

TL;DR: Evaluating the impact of citrate-stabilised silver nanoparticles on the plant Arabidopsis thaliana at three levels found the phytotoxic effect of AgNPs could not be fully explained by the released silver ions.

TL;DR: In this paper, it was found that ALS3 encoded an ABC transporter-like protein that is required for Al resistance/tolerance and may function to redistribute accumulated Al away from sensitive tissues in order to protect the growing root from the toxic effects of Al.