Biological Sciences / Plant Biology -- New results matching your topic search. https://www.pnas.org/action/doSearch?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: Plant Biology Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences en-US http://www.atypon.com/images/atypon_logo_small.gif http://www.atypon.com https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2525145123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificancePlants use hormones—small, mobile, chemical or peptide signals—to regulate developmental and physiological responses to environmental and biotic cues. Karrikins (KARs) are chemicals found in smoke that affect the growth of many plants, but are ... Negative feedback regulation of karrikin signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana by an antagonistic paralog of karrikin receptors doi:10.1073/pnas.2525145123 2026-09-08T07:00:00Z Qingtian LiSun Hyun ChangAndrew TuckeyClaudia SepulvedaKartikye VarshneyDan LiCaroline GutjahrMark T. WatersDavid C. Nelsonahttps://ror.org/03nawhv43Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521bYazhouwan National Laboratory, Sanya 572025, Chinachttps://ror.org/047272k79School of Molecular Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australiadhttps://ror.org/01fbde567Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Potsdam-Golm 14476, Germany Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 37 2026-09-15T07:00:00Z 2026-09-15T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2525145123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2525145123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2617633123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceThe translation of mRNAs into protein relies on tRNAs to deliver amino acids to ribosomes that incorporate these building blocks into the growing polypeptide chain. By monitoring ribosomes as they progress from one codon to the next, we ... Ribosome stalling position, spacing, and A-site occupancy impact translation and cotranslational mRNA decay in plants doi:10.1073/pnas.2617633123 2026-09-08T07:00:00Z Sjors van der HorstJoseph L. GageJulia Bailey-Serresahttps://ror.org/03nawhv43Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521bhttps://ror.org/03nawhv43Center for Plant Cell Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521cWageningen Seed Science Centre, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, Wageningen 6708 PB, The Netherlandsdhttps://ror.org/04tj63d06Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695ehttps://ror.org/04tj63d06North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 37 2026-09-15T07:00:00Z 2026-09-15T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2617633123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2617633123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2617902123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/>SignificancePhytochrome B (phyB) is a prominent light and temperature sensor that optimizes plant growth and development in response to environmental light and temperature changes. PhyB N-terminal Extension (NTE, amino acid 1 to 90) is essential for phyB ... FERONIA phosphorylates the amino-terminal extension of phytochrome B to modulate plant light and temperature responses doi:10.1073/pnas.2617902123 2026-09-09T07:00:00Z Ping WangJuan DuJiangman HeZhi LiJustin W. WalleyMeng ChenHongqing Guoahttps://ror.org/04rswrd78Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011bhttps://ror.org/03nawhv43Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521chttps://ror.org/04rswrd78Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology & Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011dhttps://ror.org/04rswrd78Plant Sciences Institute, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 37 2026-09-15T07:00:00Z 2026-09-15T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2617902123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2617902123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2624731123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 37, September 2026. <br/> Structural coloration in the red seaweed, Chondrus crispus doi:10.1073/pnas.2624731123 2026-09-08T07:00:00Z David S. Domozychahttps://ror.org/04nzrzs08Department of Biology, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 37 2026-09-15T07:00:00Z 2026-09-15T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2624731123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2624731123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2530072123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 36, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceOur study breaks the paradigm that Actin Depolymerization Factors (ADFs) serve as main actin network remodelers, but instead, dual-functional proteins moonlighting as nuclear transcriptional regulators. Historically, ADFs are recognized as ... Actin depolymerization factor (ADF) moonlighting: Nuclear immune regulation by interacting with WRKY transcription factors and shaping the transcriptome doi:10.1073/pnas.2530072123 2026-09-01T07:00:00Z Pai LiBrittni KelleyXuan XieZizhang LiBruce ProctorAlex CorrionRyan SheickYi-ju LuMika NomotoCheng-i WeiYasuomi TadaSheng-Yang HeShunyuan XiaoBrad Dayahttps://ror.org/05hs6h993Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824bhttps://ror.org/05hs6h993Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824chttps://ror.org/02zs3hb12Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, Rockville, MD 20850dhttps://ror.org/05hs6h993Plant Resilience Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824ehttps://ror.org/05hs6h993Cell and Molecular Biology Program, Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824fhttps://ror.org/05hs6h993Lyman Briggs College, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824ghttps://ror.org/04chrp450Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Aichi, Japanhhttps://ror.org/05hs6h993U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science at Michigan State University, Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824ihttps://ror.org/05bqach95The Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwanjhttps://ror.org/047s2c258Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742khttps://ror.org/00py81415HHMI, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708lhttps://ror.org/00py81415Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708mhttps://ror.org/047s2c258Department of Plant Sciences and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742nhttps://ror.org/020f3ap87Research and Innovation, University of Tennessee–Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 36 2026-09-08T07:00:00Z 2026-09-08T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2530072123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2530072123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2606406123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 36, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceRising atmospheric CO2is expected to increase crop productivity, yet how it influences nutrient acquisition strategies and plant–microbe interactions remains poorly understood. Using rice as a model cereal, we show that elevated CO2enhances ... Elevated CO2 reinforces PT11-dependent symbiotic phosphate uptake to reprogram root nutrient acquisition in rice doi:10.1073/pnas.2606406123 2026-09-01T07:00:00Z Chai Hao ChiuMette GrønlundThomas Christian de BangStephanie Watts-WilliamsFang SongKrystyna Anna KellyIver JakobsenUta Paszkowskiahttps://ror.org/013meh722Crop Science Centre, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0LE, United Kingdombhttps://ror.org/035b05819Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C DK-1871, Denmarkchttps://ror.org/04qw24q55Centre for Crop Systems Analysis, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen 6708 PE, The Netherlandsdhttps://ror.org/028g18b61The School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, College of Science, Adelaide University, Urrbrae, SA 5064, AustraliaeDepartment of Plant Sciences, Cambridge CB2 3EA, United Kingdom Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 36 2026-09-08T07:00:00Z 2026-09-08T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2606406123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2606406123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2619939123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 36, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceDELLA proteins are central repressors of gibberellin signaling and genetic variants in DELLA genes were instrumental in the development of the semidwarf crops of the Green Revolution. DELLA proteins regulate gene expression through ... CDK8 phosphorylation of DELLA limits Mediator recruitment in gibberellin signaling doi:10.1073/pnas.2619939123 2026-08-31T07:00:00Z Xu HuangHongyi ChenLarry ReserAndres V. ReyesShou-Ling XuJeffrey ShabanowitzDonald F. HuntTai-ping Sunahttps://ror.org/00py81415Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708bhttps://ror.org/0153tk833Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904chttps://ror.org/04jr01610Department of Biology and Carnegie Mass Spectrometry Facility, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, CA 94305dhttps://ror.org/0153tk833Department of Pathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 36 2026-09-08T07:00:00Z 2026-09-08T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2619939123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2619939123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2624480123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 36, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceUnderstanding how plants detect and respond to insect herbivory is essential for improving crop resilience and food security. This study identifies an intracellular immune pathway in rice that counteracts the brown planthopper, a major pest of ... A salivary protein NlSP2 engages the OsCBSX3–SNAC3 module to enhance rice immunity doi:10.1073/pnas.2624480123 2026-09-02T07:00:00Z Xin AnKe YangZhihui XuXinyu ZhangXiaolin ChenBo DuLili ZhuGuangcun HeRongzhi Chenahttps://ror.org/033vjfk17State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, Chinabhttps://ror.org/001f9e125Suqian Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Suqian 223800, China Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 36 2026-09-08T07:00:00Z 2026-09-08T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2624480123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2624480123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2525536123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. <br/>SignificancePlants possess rapid defense responses that help them survive environmental stress. Calcium ions (Ca2+) act as universal messengers in these responses. However, their role in plastids, a cell organelle with central function in stress ... PLASTID ENVELOPE ION CHANNELS (PEC1/2) link Ca2+ and jasmonic acid signaling in plant cells doi:10.1073/pnas.2525536123 2026-08-28T07:00:00Z Susanne MühlbauerDawid JaślanInês F. Duarte NunesBenjamin BrandtLena WutzKhansa MekkaouiSanja ZenkerJakob RehbergerMarlena RädlerLorenz HolznerConstance TisserantCarsten VölknerAndrea BräutigamSilke RobatzekBettina HauseChristian GrimmHans-Henning KunzaPlant Biochemistry and Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried 82152, Germanybhttps://ror.org/02wbcav28Walther Straub Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich 80336, Germanychttps://ror.org/01mzk5576Department of Cell and Metabolic Biology, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle/Saale 06120, Germanydhttps://ror.org/02hpadn98Computational Biology, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld 33615, Germanyehttps://ror.org/02hpadn98Department of Computational Biology, Center of Biotechnology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld 33615, GermanyfGenetics, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Planegg-Martinsried 82152, Germanyghttps://ror.org/052gg0110Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QT, United Kingdomhhttps://ror.org/01s1h3j07Immunology, Infection and Pandemic Research, Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Munich/Frankfurt 80799, Germany Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 35 2026-09-01T07:00:00Z 2026-09-01T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2525536123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2525536123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2605727123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceUnlike the primary shoot apical meristem, axillary meristems form across multiple developmental stages and at various positions along the shoot. These meristems generate a diverse array of axillary shoots that vary in their initiation, pausing,... A genetic program for rapid initiation of axillary meristems at the onset of flowering doi:10.1073/pnas.2605727123 2026-08-26T07:00:00Z Grace Lhaineikim ChongloiZohar MeirZiva AmsellemIris AviezerOren Ben-KikiZohar MukamelVanessa WahlYuval Eshedahttps://ror.org/0316ej306Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 761001, Israelbhttps://ror.org/0316ej306Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science and Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 761001, IsraelcDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 761001, Israeldhttps://ror.org/03rzp5127Cell & Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, United Kingdom Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 35 2026-09-01T07:00:00Z 2026-09-01T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2605727123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2605727123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2606323123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceUnderground storage organs, including tubers, rhizomes, and storage roots, enable plants to endure environmental stress and reproduce asexually with some functioning as key edible structures and important worldwide staple food crops. While ... Co-option of ancestral stem regulators drove recurrent evolution of underground storage organs doi:10.1073/pnas.2606323123 2026-08-21T07:00:00Z Julia BroseDionne MartinYi-Wen WangJoshua C. WoodBrieanne VaillancourtJohn P. HamiltonKathrine MaillouxPatrick P. EdgerC. Robin BuellaCenter for Applied Genetic Technologies, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602bhttps://ror.org/05hs6h993Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824cDepartment of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602dInstitute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602eDepartment of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602fhttps://ror.org/05hs6h993Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824gThe Plant Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 35 2026-09-01T07:00:00Z 2026-09-01T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2606323123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2606323123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2612105123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. <br/>SignificanceA sharp boundary between specific tissues at the apex of the gynoecium in flowering plants is essential for reproduction, yet how it forms remains unclear. Here, we reveal that a gradient of the plant hormone auxin controls the distribution of ... Auxin-induced ARF transcription factor degradation defines tissue boundaries doi:10.1073/pnas.2612105123 2026-08-25T07:00:00Z Jeonghwan AhnQuan YuanYi-Ning DingYun-Ying WangDan-Dan YangYao ZhangFeng GaoHong-Sen HuQian XuZhi-Cheng HuXiaotong QiHongqiang YuLimin LuChao-Bin LiJie ChengBao-Qing DingChaoying HeBo XuQuan WangMin ChenHongzhi KongCao XuXiaofeng FangLars ØstergaardYang Dongahttps://ror.org/034t30j35State Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, Chinabhttps://ror.org/034t30j35Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, Chinachttps://ror.org/02yfsfh77China National Botanical Garden, Beijing 100093, Chinadhttps://ror.org/05qbk4x57University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, Chinaehttps://ror.org/03cve4549School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, Chinafhttps://ror.org/02aee5m12State Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, Chinaghttps://ror.org/05td3s095College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Chinahhttps://ror.org/05ckt8b96Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural, Shenzhen 518120, Chinaihttps://ror.org/0313jb750Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, ChinajState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, Chinakhttps://ror.org/052gg0110Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3EL, United Kingdom Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 35 2026-09-01T07:00:00Z 2026-09-01T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2612105123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2612105123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2626418123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 35, September 2026. <br/> Correction for Sharp et al., Extreme triple oxygen isotope fractionation in Equisetum doi:10.1073/pnas.2626418123 2026-08-24T07:00:00Z Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 35 2026-09-01T07:00:00Z 2026-09-01T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2626418123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2626418123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2532739123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 34, August 2026. <br/>SignificanceSteroid hormones are powerful regulators of growth but also act as potent suppressors of immunity, with well-established clinical applications, for example in treating autoimmune diseases in humans. In plants, the steroid hormones ... Brassinosteroid-regulated transcription factors confer epigenetic changes that repress plant immunity doi:10.1073/pnas.2532739123 2026-08-17T07:00:00Z Veronica E. RamirezHaiwei ShuaiFang-Yu HwuRashmi R. HazarikaChia-Nan TaoSera ChoiRobert S. PiecykSusanne I. WudyMichael GiglJohannes W. BagnoliSarah BrajkovicPablo AlbertosYuanyuan LiangAndreas KeymerCorinna DawidWolfgang EnardA. Corina VlotCaroline GutjahrMartin ParniskeBernhard KusterTobias SiebererChristina LudwigCyril ZipfelJurriaan TonFrank JohannesBrigitte Poppenbergerahttps://ror.org/02kkvpp62Biotechnology of Horticultural Crops, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising 85354, Germanybhttps://ror.org/05591te55Faculty of Biology-Genetics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität-München, Martinsried 82152, Germanychttps://ror.org/02kkvpp62Plant Epigenomics, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising 85354, Germanydhttps://ror.org/05krs5044School of Biosciences, Plants, Photosynthesis and Soil Cluster, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, United Kingdomehttps://ror.org/02crff812Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Zurich, Zurich 8008, Switzerlandfhttps://ror.org/02kkvpp62Bavarian Center for Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising 85354, Germanyghttps://ror.org/02kkvpp62Chemosensory Food Systems, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising 85354, Germanyhhttps://ror.org/05591te55Anthropology and Human Genomics, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität-München, Martinsried 82152, Germanyihttps://ror.org/02kkvpp62Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising 85354, Germanyjhttps://ror.org/02kkvpp62Plant Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising 85354, Germanykhttps://ror.org/02kkvpp62Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich, Freising 85354, Germanylhttps://ror.org/0234wmv40Crop Plant Genetics, Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health, University of Bayreuth, Kulmbach 95326, Germanymhttps://ror.org/01fbde567Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie, Potsdam-Golm 14476, Germanynhttps://ror.org/02kkvpp62Plant Growth Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising 85354, Germany Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 34 2026-08-25T07:00:00Z 2026-08-25T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2532739123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2532739123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2536998123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 34, August 2026. <br/>SignificancePlants live in lifelong partnership with beneficial soil fungi that prime systemic immunity, yet how they prevent runaway defense in distant leaves has remained unknown. Here, we show that the NatA N-terminal acetyltransferase complex acts as ... NatA complex is a leaf-intrinsic brake on systemic responses induced by root endophytic fungi doi:10.1073/pnas.2536998123 2026-08-18T07:00:00Z Xiao-Jie ChenGu-Zi ChenYao XuZheng-Long LiYu-Meng ZhangXin-Meng ZhuZe-Ting SongFeifei YuJiang-Yun GaoJian‐Xiang LiuJia-Jia Hanahttps://ror.org/0040axw97State Key Laboratory of Vegetation Structure, Function and Construction (VegLab), Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, ChinabYunnan Key Laboratory of Biological Adaptation, Conservation and Utilization; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Transboundary Ecosecurity of Southwest China; Institute of Biodiversity, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, Chinachttps://ror.org/0040axw97State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio‐Resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, Chinadhttps://ror.org/04v3ywz14College of Grassland Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, ChinaeState Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 34 2026-08-25T07:00:00Z 2026-08-25T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2536998123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2536998123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2605816123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 34, August 2026. <br/>SignificanceAll organisms performing oxygenic photosynthesis rely on thylakoid membranes to capture light and produce oxygen. Yet these membranes are highly susceptible to environmental stress, particularly excess light, which causes oxidative damage to ... VIA1 is a conserved regulator of thylakoid membrane integrity that acts through VIPP1 doi:10.1073/pnas.2605816123 2026-08-17T07:00:00Z Pamela VetranoKelsey KrallLaura MartinezEleonora TraversoTomas MorosinottoNicholas A. T. IrwinYuval MazorSilvia Ramundoahttps://ror.org/03anc3s24Gregor Mendel Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter, Vienna 1030, Austriabhttps://ror.org/05n3x4p02Vienna BioCenter PhD Program, Doctoral School of the University of Vienna and Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1030, AustriacBiodesign Institute, https://ror.org/03efmqc40School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281dhttps://ror.org/00240q980Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Padova, Padova 35131, Italy Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 34 2026-08-25T07:00:00Z 2026-08-25T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2605816123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2605816123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2612932123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 34, August 2026. <br/> Does a chloroplast membrane protein bind DNA in the nucleus? doi:10.1073/pnas.2612932123 2026-08-17T07:00:00Z Preetom RegonDana Charuviahttps://ror.org/05hbrxp80Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization–Volcani Institute, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 34 2026-08-25T07:00:00Z 2026-08-25T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2612932123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2612932123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2617958123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 34, August 2026. <br/> Reply to Regon and Charuvi: Evidence supporting a nuclear chromatin-associated role of BpELIP1 in BpFLC regulation doi:10.1073/pnas.2617958123 2026-08-17T07:00:00Z Yi LiuSui WangTangchun ZhengHuiying SuoDi XiaoDong ZengXiangling YouHeike W. SederoffVincent L. ChiangXiyang ZhaoRonald R. SederoffGuanzheng Quahttps://ror.org/02yxnh564State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, Chinabhttps://ror.org/05dmhhd41Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Tree and Grass Genetics and Breeding, College of Forestry and Grassland Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, Chinachttps://ror.org/0515nd386National Key Laboratory of Smart Farm Technologies and Systems, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, Chinadhttps://ror.org/0515nd386Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology of Chinese Education Ministry, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, Chinaehttps://ror.org/04xv2pc41National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, Chinafhttps://ror.org/02yxnh564College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, Chinaghttps://ror.org/023cbka75Key Laboratory of Horticulture Crop Genomics and Genetic Improvement in Xinjiang, Institute of Fruits and Vegetables, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi 830091, Chinahhttps://ror.org/04tj63d06Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695ihttps://ror.org/04tj63d06Forest Biotechnology Group, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 34 2026-08-25T07:00:00Z 2026-08-25T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2617958123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2617958123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2627895123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 34, August 2026. <br/> Correction for Dervishi et al., Sterol divergence across eukaryotic kingdoms determines membrane susceptibility to saponins, a class of plant defense compounds doi:10.1073/pnas.2627895123 2026-08-19T07:00:00Z Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 34 2026-08-25T07:00:00Z 2026-08-25T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2627895123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2627895123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2600696123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. <br/>SignificanceLipid droplets (LDs) have long been viewed merely as lipid storage units, but their role in plant immunity remains poorly understood. This study reveals that LDs actively contribute to salicylic acid (SA)-dependent antiviral defense in plants. ... Lipid droplets confer SA-dependent antiviral defense without growth penalty doi:10.1073/pnas.2600696123 2026-08-10T07:00:00Z Lifan ZhouZhiyan WenChenchen ZhongDingliang ZhangQianshen ZhangRuiqi WangJiangning DuanKun ZhangZhen LiXiaoyun ZhaoAodong MeiYuanzhi WangTong ZhouLinlin DuJinfang ChuShujing ChengXiaofei ZhaoMeng YangDawei LiSavithramma P. Dinesh-KumarYongliang Zhangahttps://ror.org/04v3ywz14State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, Chinabhttps://ror.org/05e9f5362Shanxi Hou Ji Laboratory, Department of Crop Genetics and Breeding, College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, Chinachttps://ror.org/03tqb8s11Department of Plant Protection, College of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, Jiangsu, Chinadhttps://ror.org/001f9e125Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of Ministry of Science and Technology, Institute of Plant Protection, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, Chinaehttps://ror.org/02aee5m12National Centre for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, Chinafhttps://ror.org/05qbk4x57College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, Chinaghttps://ror.org/05rrcem69Department of Plant Biology and The Genome Center, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 33 2026-08-18T07:00:00Z 2026-08-18T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2600696123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2600696123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2621712123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. <br/> Beyond brassinosteroids: BSL phosphatases control asymmetric cell division in the Arabidopsis zygote doi:10.1073/pnas.2621712123 2026-08-10T07:00:00Z SungWoo ParkAndrew Muroyamaahttps://ror.org/0168r3w48Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 33 2026-08-18T07:00:00Z 2026-08-18T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2621712123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2621712123?af=R https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2626771123?af=R Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. <br/> Correction for Gomez Roldan et al., WIP transcriptional regulators modulate developmental progression in both life cycle phases of a moss doi:10.1073/pnas.2626771123 2026-08-10T07:00:00Z Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123 33 2026-08-18T07:00:00Z 2026-08-18T07:00:00Z 10.1073/pnas.2626771123 https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2626771123?af=R