Molecular Plant & Plant Communications

metaRLK 2.0: an updated database of plant receptor-like kinases developed with structure- and deep learning-based functional annotation and classification #resource #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-commun...

The plasma membrane ABC transporter Sl-ABCB5 mediates acylsugar secretion from tomato trichomes to confer insect resistance #research #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-commun...

Telomere-to-telomere genome assembly and comprehensive mutation library facilitate bitter gourd breeding and functional genomics research #research #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-commun...

Roles of MADS-box transcription factors in plant responses to abiotic and biotic stresses #review #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-commun...

HASTY-dependent miRNA cell-to-cell movement is required for systemic pathogen resistance in Arabidopsis #research #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-commun...

The unconventional G-protein AtYchF1 interacts with the ribosomal protein AtRPS7 to modulate selective translation for balancing plant growth and stress response in Arabidopsis #research #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-commun...

Adaptive genomic signatures in PEBP genes reveal flowering plasticity and ecological specialization in Orchidaceae #research #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-commun...

Spatially Compartmentalized Dual-Epitope Engineering: A Strategy for Multi-Layered Plant Defense #spotlight #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...

Putrescine, a double-edged molecule in plant-bacteria interactions #spotlight #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...

Rice2035: A decadal vision for rice research and breeding #perspective #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...

Toward a “Green revolution” for Tartary buckwheat through ideotype breeding #opinion #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...

Conserved and Divergent: Salicylic Acid Biosynthesis and Signaling Pathways across the Plant Kingdom #review #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...

Mol Plant Feb 2026 issue🎉Cover Story: A tripartite pollen killer–protector system confers temperature-sensitive inter-subspecific reproductive isolation in rice (Li et al., 2026). Image by Letian Chen and Jiayi Wei. cell.com/molecular-pl...

Keeping the beans in the pods and tracking the geography of a key domestication trait in Phaseolus: In Memory of Phillip McClean #spotlight #MolecularPlant www.cell.com/molecular-pl...

Sorghum2035: A decadal vision for sorghum functional genomics and molecular breeding #perspective #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...

Haploid induction via anther/microspore culture in rice breeding: From art to science #opinion #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...

TIR domain-containing proteins employ dual regulatory mechanisms to confer TaEDS1-dependent immunity in wheat #research #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...

Phase separation transitions of the redox sensor RCD1 mediate differential ROS signals to regulate plant growth and stress responses #research #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...

To awn or not to awn: Revisiting the evolution of awnedness during rice domestication and improvement #review #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-commun...

Nucleoporin Nup96 promotes plant photomorphogenesis via facilitating phyB photobody formation and HOS1-mediated PIF5 degradation in Arabidopsis #research #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-commun...

The transcriptional elongation factor IWS1 promotes thermomorphogenesis by integrating brassinosteroid and gibberellin pathways in Arabidopsis #research #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-commun...

OsNAC10 negatively regulates salt tolerance by repressing the expression of OsHKT1;5 and reducing recirculation of Na+ from shoots to roots in rice #research #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-commun...

The soybean GTPase RAC1 interacts with the rhizobial effector NopC to promote root nodulation and increase yield #research #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-commun...

Rice ethylene receptors OsERS1/2 function as Ca2+-permeable channels to mediate calcium-dependent antagonism of ethylene-induced root growth inhibition #research #PlantCommunication cell.com/plant-commun...

Integrated multi-omics analyses reveal that p-coumaroyl-CoA 2’-hydroxylases act upstream of stilbene synthases to mediate oxyresveratrol biosynthesis in mulberry (Morus alba L.) #Research #PlantCommmunication cell.com/plant-commun...

Evolutionarily conserved spatiotemporal cell wall patterning during cell division #highLight #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...

Should be runner or should be crown? A consequential decision in strawberries' life history at the axillary meristem #spotlight #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...

Mol Plant Feb 2026 issue🎉Cover Story: A tripartite pollen killer–protector system confers temperature-sensitive inter-subspecific reproductive isolation in rice. Image by Letian Chen and Jiayi Wei. cell.com/molecular-pl...

Endophyte-engineered plant immunity: A post-GMO strategy for programmable crop defense #opinion #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...

Presymbiotic activation of karrikin signaling creates a permissive state for arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis by derepressing the NSP1-NSP2-SLR1 transcriptional complex in rice #research #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...