{"title":"Xylan engineering in vascular tissue for biomass valorization.","authors":"Thatiane R Mota, Igor Cesarino, Dyoni M Oliveira","doi":"10.1016/j.tplants.2025.10.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2025.10.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lignocellulosic biomass offers an abundant and renewable feedstock for sustainable biofuel and biochemical production, but the hemicellulose xylan limits its efficient utilization. Ge et al. present an elegant biomass engineering approach in sweet sorghum by vascular tissue-specific expression of an endo-1,4-β-xylanase to enhance lignocellulosic saccharification to boost the bioeconomy.</p>","PeriodicalId":23264,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Plant Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145281184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Breaking the barrier: NRT1.1B bridges ABA signaling across membranes.","authors":"Pengcheng Wang, Jian-Kang Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.tplants.2025.10.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2025.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Coordination of nutrient signals and stress responses is essential for plant survival. Recently, Ma et al. reported that the nitrate transporter NRT1.1B binds abscisic acid (ABA) and regulates the SPX4-NLP4 module to activate ABA-responsive genes. This represents a potential transmembrane ABA perception mechanism that complements the canonical PYR- protein phosphatase type 2C (PP2C)-SnRK2 pathway.</p>","PeriodicalId":23264,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Plant Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145275931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yan Li, Jun Li, Jianjun Zhao, Mahmut Tör, Yiguo Hong
{"title":"Engineering NLR immune receptors for resilient crop disease resistance.","authors":"Yan Li, Jun Li, Jianjun Zhao, Mahmut Tör, Yiguo Hong","doi":"10.1016/j.tplants.2025.09.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2025.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Plants rely on sophisticated immune systems to defend against diverse pathogens that threaten their growth, development, and global food security. Nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat receptors (NLRs) are a central component in plant immunity. Innovative NLR engineering may improve plant disease resistance and offer new opportunities for sustainable crop production.</p>","PeriodicalId":23264,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Plant Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145275917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Autoinhibition and phospho-switch for the dynamic regulation of ion transport.","authors":"Ren-Jie Tang, Chao Wang, Changhong Yang, Sheng Luan","doi":"10.1016/j.tplants.2025.09.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2025.09.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Membrane transporters, including ion channels and carriers, maintain ionic and nutrient homeostasis vital for growth and stress resilience in plants. Their activity is finely regulated, enabling dynamic responses to internal and external signals. Transporters often exist in an 'autoinhibited' resting state that can be switched on by post-translational modifications in response to environmental cues. Specifically, protein phosphorylation functions as a molecular switch that relieves autoinhibition of channels and carriers to modulate their activities. We examine the phospho-regulation of exemplary transporters involved in nutrient allocation, stress resistance, and signal transduction, providing a perspective on how plants orchestrate membrane transport processes to sustain ion and nutrient balance and adapt to environmental challenges.</p>","PeriodicalId":23264,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Plant Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145252853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erstelle A Pasion-Uy, Lawrence Yves C Uy, Polavarapu B Kavi Kishor, Alisdair R Fernie, Nese Sreenivasulu
{"title":"Sustained cereal bowl amidst global warming.","authors":"Erstelle A Pasion-Uy, Lawrence Yves C Uy, Polavarapu B Kavi Kishor, Alisdair R Fernie, Nese Sreenivasulu","doi":"10.1016/j.tplants.2025.08.021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2025.08.021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>High day and night temperatures impair grain yield and quality in major cereal crops such as rice, maize, and wheat, posing a major challenge under global warming. In this review, we have highlighted advances that govern flowering through clock genes, key genetic regulatory mechanisms of the complex processes that regulate inflorescence architecture and grain filling efficiency, which are affected by heat stress. This unraveled knowledge offers opportunities to improve grain yield and quality without tradeoffs, leading to higher grain number, more efficient grain filling, and maintaining uncompromised starch-to-protein accumulation under high day and night temperatures.</p>","PeriodicalId":23264,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Plant Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145245410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in Plant SciencePub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-05-14DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2025.04.002
Zhixin Xie, Komal Attri
{"title":"Plant microRNAs enter the scene of calcium signaling.","authors":"Zhixin Xie, Komal Attri","doi":"10.1016/j.tplants.2025.04.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tplants.2025.04.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent studies have identified the miRNA391/1432/4376 superfamily (miR391<sup>S</sup>) in seed plants, which targets the 5' untranslated region (UTR) of mRNAs encoding autoinhibited Ca<sup>2+</sup>-ATPases (ACAs), a key component of calcium signaling. This superfamily includes miR391 in the Brassicaceae, miR4376 in the Solanaceae, and miR1432 in the Poaceae, all of which share a highly conserved 10-nucleotide (nt) core in their mature miRNA sequences. Notably, miR1432 in the Poaceae targets both ACA and mRNAs encoding calmodulin-like proteins, which are putative Ca<sup>2+</sup> sensors. In this opinion article we highlight evidence revealing this miRNA superfamily's ancient origin, regulatory conservation, and sequence diversification linked to functional innovation. Consistent with the central role of calcium signaling, recent studies on Arabidopsis thaliana and rice suggest the broad implications of the ACA-targeting miRNAs in plant development, immunity, and abiotic stress responses.</p>","PeriodicalId":23264,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Plant Science","volume":" ","pages":"1119-1129"},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144080591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in Plant SciencePub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-06-03DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2025.05.009
Jia-Yi Wu, Guang-Can Zhou, Zhen Li, Jia-Yu Xue
{"title":"Tuning plant defenses in a changing world.","authors":"Jia-Yi Wu, Guang-Can Zhou, Zhen Li, Jia-Yu Xue","doi":"10.1016/j.tplants.2025.05.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tplants.2025.05.009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two recent papers provide new insights into plant immunity. Li et al. identified an evolutionary pattern in which reduced pathogen pressure leads to a convergent reduction of immune receptors. While Guo et al. uncovered recurrent losses of nucleotide-binding site-leucine-rich repeat receptors (NLRs), through intergenomic synteny analysis, revealing the molecular mechanism for immune receptor reduction.</p>","PeriodicalId":23264,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Plant Science","volume":" ","pages":"1069-1071"},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144226809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in Plant SciencePub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-04-29DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2025.03.012
Kris A G Wyckhuys, Kathryn Bushley, Claudio Gratton, Geoff M Gurr, Gabor Pozsgai, Teja Tscharntke, Thomas C Wanger, Yanhui Lu, Maged Elkahky
{"title":"Restoring functional farmland biodiversity for biological pest control.","authors":"Kris A G Wyckhuys, Kathryn Bushley, Claudio Gratton, Geoff M Gurr, Gabor Pozsgai, Teja Tscharntke, Thomas C Wanger, Yanhui Lu, Maged Elkahky","doi":"10.1016/j.tplants.2025.03.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tplants.2025.03.012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Roughly 40% of global agri-food production is lost to pests during an era when productivity gains are essential to humanity. Restoring farmland biodiversity for conservation biological control offers potential to secure win-win outcomes for yield and the environment. However, achieving this is hindered by gaps in our understanding of agrobiodiversity, including a lack of data on the occurrence, identity, and interactions of farm-dwelling (plant, animal, microbial) biota. Limited interdisciplinary collaboration and weak policy frameworks exacerbate these issues. Comprehensive data capture using standardized metrics, universal protocols, farmer-scientist cooperation, and next-generation tools could consolidate the evidence base on which to reform farming practice. This will involve ecologists stepping outside their comfort zones to promote behavioral change and make ecological intensification a reality.</p>","PeriodicalId":23264,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Plant Science","volume":" ","pages":"1097-1110"},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144039669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in Plant SciencePub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-05-13DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2025.03.011
Franziska Hoerbst, Melissa Tomkins, Richard J Morris
{"title":"On the overinterpretation of mass screening data - the example of mobile mRNA.","authors":"Franziska Hoerbst, Melissa Tomkins, Richard J Morris","doi":"10.1016/j.tplants.2025.03.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tplants.2025.03.011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The mathematics of mass screening is crucial for understanding results from imperfect detection methods in large datasets. Although this framework is well-established it is not commonly applied in plant biology. Here, we view the identification of messenger RNAs that travel over long distances in plants (mobile mRNAs) through the lens of mass screening statistics. RNA-Seq analyses have identified thousands of mobile mRNAs. Consideration of the detection accuracy and prevalence, however, cast doubt on these numbers. The presented methodology is relevant to all areas of research where detection tests with less than 100% accuracy are applied to find rare events in large datasets.</p>","PeriodicalId":23264,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Plant Science","volume":" ","pages":"1085-1096"},"PeriodicalIF":20.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144080590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}