Plant Physiology

Papers
(The TQCC of Plant Physiology is 14. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
AtPGAP1 functions as a GPI inositol-deacylase required for efficient transport of GPI-anchored proteins265
Erratum to: Two ubiquitin-associated ER proteins interact with COPT copper transporters and modulate their accumulation159
Off-putting! No red, no ripe: methylglyoxal inhibits fruit ripening120
Dephosphorylate to close: type 2C protein phosphatases regulate stomatal aperture107
Fight to survive: Marchantia synthesizes newly identified metabolites in response to wounding99
Transcription factors Pbr3RAV2 and PbrTTG1 regulate pear resistance to Botryosphaeria dothidea via the autophagy pathway94
NF-YC3: The master regulator of tomato-arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiotic symphony80
TaCAMTA4 negatively regulates H2O2-dependent wheat leaf rust resistance by activating catalase 1 expression78
Allele-specific expression of AP2-like ABA repressor 1 regulates iron uptake by modulating rhizosphere pH in apple75
Linking timing to nitrogen use efficiency: Rice OsEC-Ghd7-ARE1 module works on it73
Advances in seed hypoxia research72
Tools to understand hypoxia responses in plant tissues69
Integrating membrane transport, signaling, and physiology69
PLANT UNCOUPLING MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN 2 localizes to the Golgi67
R-SNARE protein YKT61 mediates root apical meristem cell division via BRASSINOSTEROID-INSENSITIVE1 recycling67
And … cut! Identifying chromatin features affecting CRISPR–Cas9 activity in plants64
Surviving hypoxia: aquaporin-like protein NIP2;1 mediates lactic acid transport64
Let the sunshine in: Abscisic acid modulates shade avoidance by inducing hyponasty movement in Arabidopsis63
DIV1: The master of awakening seeds in harsh salinity stress62
Photosystems are ganging up to form megacomplexes in the dinoflagellateProrocentrum cordatum62
A lotus by any other color: Gene regulation divergence in lotus petal development60
Mixing it up: a chimeric tobacco-cyanobacterial photosystem II design for maximum low-light use efficiency60
All members of the Arabidopsis DGAT and PDAT acyltransferase families operate during high and low temperatures58
CpWRKY50 drives jasmonic acid defense in boosting papaya's resistance to anthracnose58
Mobile signals, patterning, and positional information in root development58
Correction to: ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE3/EIN3-LIKE1 modulate FLOWERING LOCUS C expression via histone demethylase interaction57
How plants adapt to combined and sequential abiotic stresses: A transcriptomics approach57
Is hypoxia good or bad? Role of oxygen levels in maize kernel development57
Protoplast transient transformation facilitates subcellular localization and functional analysis of walnut proteins56
MADS-box protein PpDAM6 regulates chilling requirement-mediated dormancy and bud break in peach54
PICLN modulates alternative splicing and light/temperature responses in plants54
Ribosome profiling elucidates differential gene expression in bundle sheath and mesophyll cells in maize54
The histone deacetylase RhHDA15 represses petal senescence by epigenetically regulating reactive oxygen species homeostasis in rose54
Comparison of red raspberry and wild strawberry fruits reveals mechanisms of fruit type specification54
The transcription factor ZmMYB69 represses lignin biosynthesis by activating ZmMYB31/42 expression in maize54
Roles of very long-chain fatty acids in compound leaf patterning inMedicago truncatula54
CYTOSOLIC INVERTASE2 regulates flowering and reactive oxygen species-triggered programmed cell death in tomato53
PSEUDO-ETIOLATION IN LIGHT proteins reduce greening by binding GLK transcription factors53
Transcriptional factor MdESE3 controls fruit acidity by activating genes regulating malic acid content in apple52
A data-integrative modeling approach accurately characterizes the effects of mutations on Arabidopsis lipid metabolism52
The cytoskeleton controls membrane protein movement52
Molecular characterization and functional analyses of maize phytochrome A photoreceptors51
TTLOC: A Tn5 transposase-based approach to localize T-DNA integration sites51
The intermediate in a nitrate-responsive ω-amidase pathway in plants may signal ammonium assimilation status51
Sphingolipids with 2-hydroxy fatty acids aid in plasma membrane nanodomain organization and oxidative burst51
Spatiotemporal dynamics of the tomato fruit transcriptome under prolonged water stress51
WOX11-mediated plant resilience: nematodes cut and adventitious lateral roots surge50
SUPPRESSOR OF GAMMA RESPONSE 1 plays rice-specific roles in DNA damage response and repair50
MORE FLORET1 controls anther development by negatively regulating key tapetal genes in both diploid and tetraploid rice50
A galactolipase activated by high light helps cells acclimate to stress in cyanobacteria50
The transcription factor VviNAC60 regulates senescence- and ripening-related processes in grapevine50
Long-term acclimation to cadmium exposure reveals extensive phenotypic plasticity in Chlamydomonas50
Single-cytosine methylation at W-boxes repels binding of WRKY transcription factors through steric hindrance49
A comparative transcriptomics and eQTL approach identifiesSlWD40as a tomato fruit ripening regulator49
Natural variation of respiration-related traits in plants49
Low temperature-induced regulatory network rewiring via WRKY regulators during banana peel browning49
Membrane nanodomains and transport functions in plant49
Ubiquitination of the PpMADS2 transcription factor controls linalool production during UV-B irradiation in detached peach fruit49
Revealing the architecture of the photosynthetic apparatus in the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana48
Large-scale comparative wheat phosphoproteome profiling reveals temperature-associated molecular signatures in wheat48
Functional specialization of expanded orange carotenoid protein paralogs in subaerial Nostoc species48
H2 supplied via ammonia borane stimulates lateral root branching via phytomelatonin signaling48
Acyl-CoA binding protein is required for lipid droplet degradation in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum47
Application of new breeding techniques in fruit trees47
Introduction of a second “Green Revolution” mutation into wheat via in planta CRISPR/Cas9 delivery47
Diatoms exhibit dynamic chloroplast calcium signals in response to high light and oxidative stress47
Tomato brown rugose fruit virus resistance generated by quadruple knockout of homologs of TOBAMOVIRUS MULTIPLICATION1 in tomato47
CRISPR-Cas12i confers efficient genome editing and gene regulation in plants46
BTB/POZ-MATH proteins regulate Arabidopsis seedling development by promoting auxin-independent degradation of the Aux/IAA protein IAA1045
Correction to: Early defoliation induces auxin redistribution, promoting paradormancy release in pear buds44
Your package has arrived! Trans-Golgi Network component ECHIDNA regulates plant defenses44
DROUGHT-INDUCED BRANCHED-CHAIN AMINO ACID AMINOTRANSFERASE enhances drought tolerance in rice44
Global hypermethylation of the N6-methyladenosine RNA modification associated with apple heterografting44
Shoot and root single cell sequencing reveals tissue- and daytime-specific transcriptome profiles43
Corrigendum to: Maize Golden2-like transcription factors boost rice chloroplast development, photosynthesis, and grain yield43
Molecular and phylogenetic evidence of parallel expansion of anion channels in plants43
A small chromosomal inversion mediated by MITE transposons confers cleistogamy in Brassica napus43
The transcription factor SlLBD40 regulates seed germination by inhibiting cell wall remodeling enzymes during endosperm weakening43
Two calcium sensor-activated kinases function in root hair growth43
Toward predicting photosynthetic efficiency and biomass gain in crop genotypes over a field season43
A NAC transcription factor represses a module associated with xyloglucan content and regulates aluminum tolerance42
Large root cortical cells and reduced cortical cell files improve growth under suboptimal nitrogen in silico42
Mating system is associated with seed phenotypes upon loss of RNA-directed DNA methylation in Brassicaceae42
Intracellular phosphate sensing and regulation of phosphate transport systems in plants42
All that glitters is not gold:MIXTAhomologs specify epidermal patterning in orchid petals42
Protocol for mapping the variability in cell wall mechanical bending behavior in living leaf pavement cells41
On the Inside41
Live Plant Cell Tracking: Fiji plugin to analyze cell proliferation dynamics and understand morphogenesis41
Hormonal and environmental signaling pathways target membrane water transport41
AlGrow: A graphical interface for easy, fast, and accurate area and growth analysis of heterogeneously colored targets41
Give me some sugar: a transporter responsible for sugar uptake from the rhizosphere identified in apple41
Modulation of cell differentiation and growth underlies the shift from bud protection to light capture in cauline leaves40
Nuclear factors NF-YC3 and NF-YBs positively regulate arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in tomato40
An mRNA methylase and demethylase regulate sorghum salt tolerance by mediating N6-methyladenosine modification40
HISTONE DEACETYLASE 6 interaction with ABSCISIC ACID-INSENSITIVE 5 decreases apple drought tolerance40
New genes on the block: Neofunctionalization of tandem duplicate genes with putative new functions in Arabidopsis40
It's not you, it's me: Extracellular self-DNA signals through the jasmonic acid pathway40
Melatonin promotes Al3+ compartmentalization via H+ transport and ion gradients inMalus hupehensis40
Transcription factors WRKY2 and WRKY34 control LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES DOMAIN10 expression in pollen vegetative cell nuclei39
PHOTOLYASE/BLUE LIGHT RECEPTOR2 regulates chrysanthemum flowering by compensating for gibberellin perception39
Elicitor-induced plant immunity relies on amino acids accumulation to delay the onset of bacterial virulence39
Glutamine induces lateral root initiation, stress responses, and disease resistance in Arabidopsis39
The wheat stripe rust effector PstEXLX1 inhibits formate dehydrogenase activity to suppress immunity in wheat39
High-resolution genome mapping and functional dissection of chlorogenic acid production in Lonicera maackii39
Two structurally different oomycete lipophilic microbe-associated molecular patterns induce distinctive plant immune responses39
Consecutive action of two BAHD acyltransferases promotes tetracoumaroyl spermine accumulation in chicory39
The apple BTB protein MdBT2 positively regulates MdCOP1 abundance to repress anthocyanin biosynthesis38
Ceramide-1-phosphate enhances defense responses against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in Brassica napus38
A cell wall–localized β-1,3-glucanase promotes fiber cell elongation and secondary cell wall deposition38
Expression inheritance and constraints on cis- and trans-regulatory mutations underlying lotus color variation38
Pangenome-based trajectories of intracellular gene transfers in Poaceae unveil high cumulation in Triticeae38
Arabidopsis accessions and their difference in heat tolerance during meiosis37
The complex consequences of engineering oil leaf production in plants37
Inhibition of invasive plant Mikania micrantha rapid growth by host-specific rust (Puccinia spegazzinii)37
Viral delivery of recombinases activates heritable genetic switches in plants37
Phosphatidylcholine:diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase’s unique regulation of castor bean oil quality37
Designed to breathe: synthetic biology applications in plant hypoxia37
CONSTANS interacts with and antagonizes ABF transcription factors during salt stress under long-day conditions37
A sucrose-binding protein and β-conglycinins regulate soybean seed protein content and control multiple seed traits37
A cellulose synthesis inhibitor affects cellulose synthase complex secretion and cortical microtubule dynamics37
Partially functional NARROW LEAF1 balances leaf photosynthesis and plant architecture for greater rice yield36
The brassinosteroid signaling-related ILI–OsAIF–OsbHLH92 transcription factor module antagonistically controls leaf angle and grain size in rice36
GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN variants with enhanced folding are more efficiently imported into chloroplasts36
The annotation and analysis of complex 3D plant organs using 3DCoordX36
H-lignin can be deposited independently of CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE C and D in Arabidopsis36
n-Alkane 13C/12C indicates differential metabolic controls of fatty lipid chain extension in C3 and C4 grasses36
Sorted transcripts: A cell type–specific pollen transcriptome for Arabidopsis36
Apoplastic sugar may be lost from grape berries and retrieved in pedicels36
Chloroplast protein complexes identified by TurboID in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii36
Spatiotemporal deposition of cell wall polysaccharides in oat endosperm during grain development35
Consequences of saline-dry conditions to the soil–plant–air continuum35
Moving around in a phototropic response: the phosphorylation of NPH335
RNA-binding protein MAC5A interacts with the 26S proteasome to regulate DNA damage response in Arabidopsis35
Loss ofTHIN EXINE2disrupts multiple processes in the mechanism of pollen exine formation35
Touch me not! Jasmonic acid and ethylene converge on gibberellins breakdown to regulate touch-induced morphogenesis35
A TALENt for reviving old questions about cytoplasmic male sterility35
SEC14-GOLD protein PATELLIN2 binds IRON-REGULATED TRANSPORTER1 linking root iron uptake to vitamin E35
Hydraulic vulnerability segmentation in compound-leaved trees: Evidence from an embolism visualization technique35
The potato sugar transporter SWEET1g affects apoplasmic sugar ratio and phloem-mobile tuber- and flower-inducing signals35
The time is ripe for eQTLs: Transcriptomic identification of a tomato fruit ripening regulator35
Chromosome ends initiate homologous chromosome pairing during rice meiosis35
A network comprising ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL 5, microRNA397b, and auxin-associated factors regulates root hair growth in Arabidopsis35
Here comes the sun: a BBX protein slows cotyledon opening following light exposure35
MYB transcription factors encoded by diversified tandem gene clusters cause varied Morella rubra fruit color34
A phased small interfering RNA-derived pathway mediates lead stress tolerance in maize34
An artificial host  system enables the obligate parasite Cuscuta campestris to grow and reproduce in vitro34
Rational design ofStriga hermonthica-specific seed germination inhibitors34
Legume nodulation and nitrogen fixation require interaction of DnaJ-like protein and lipid transfer protein34
Phosphorylation of transcription factor bZIP21 by MAP kinase MPK6-3 enhances banana fruit ripening34
CRUMPLED LEAF supports plastid OUTER ENVELOPE PROTEIN OF 80 KDA complex formation in Arabidopsis34
Analysis of the Arabidopsiscoilinmutant reveals a positive role of AtCOILIN in plant immunity34
Distinct functions of FASCICLIN-LIKE ARABINOGALACTAN PROTEINS relate to domain structure34
Group VII ethylene response factors forming distinct regulatory loops mediate submergence responses33
Erratum to: Daily temperature cycles promote alternative splicing of RNAs encoding SR45a, a splicing regulator in maize33
Circadian entrainment in Arabidopsis33
A polarized nuclear position specifies the correct division plane during maize stomatal development33
Downsizing in plants—UV light induces pronounced morphological changes in the absence of stress33
Salt stress alters membrane lipid content and lipid biosynthesis pathways in the plasma membrane and tonoplast33
Low light intensity delays vegetative phase change33
Deadly acceleration in dehydration of Eucalyptus viminalis leaves coincides with high-order vein cavitation33
COLD REGULATED GENE 27 and 28 antagonize the transcriptional activity of the RVE8/LNK1/LNK2 circadian complex33
2021 update on ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters: how they meet the needs of plants33
An update on sugar allocation and accumulation in fruits33
Modern wheat breeding selection synergistically improves above- and belowground traits33
Abscisic acid root-to-shoot translocation by transporter AtABCG25 mediates stomatal movements in Arabidopsis33
Heat shock-induced failure of meiosis I to meiosis II transition leads to 2n pollen formation in a woody plant33
Membrane nanodomains: Dynamic nanobuilding blocks of polarized cell growth32
The Arabidopsis glutamine synthetase2 mutants (gln2-1 and gln2-2) do not have abnormal phenotypes32
Persulfidation of transcription factor MYB10 inhibits anthocyanin synthesis in red-skinned pear32
CRISPR/Cas9-generated mutations in a sugar transporter gene reduce cassava susceptibility to bacterial blight32
3D (x-y-t) Raman imaging of tomato fruit cuticle: Microchemistry during development32
CALEOSIN 1 interaction with AUTOPHAGY-RELATED PROTEIN 8 facilitates lipid droplet microautophagy in seedlings32
Interplay among ZF-HD and GRF transcription factors during Arabidopsis leaf development32
Machine learning-enabled phenotyping for GWAS and TWAS of WUE traits in 869 field-grown sorghum accessions32
Allele-dependent expression and functionality of lipid enzyme phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase affect diatom carbon storage and growth31
Transcriptomic and metabolic signatures of diatom plasticity to light fluctuations31
AOX in action—making plant mitochondrial metabolism special31
MAPKKK5 is required for the enhanced resistance to powdery mildew phenotype ofedr1mutants31
ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL5-mediated light signaling promotes shoot regeneration in Arabidopsis thaliana31
Arabidopsis membrane protein AMAR1 interaction with type III effector XopAM triggers a hypersensitive response31
Correction to: Pyrethrin Biosynthesis: The Cytochrome P450 Oxidoreductase CYP82Q3 Converts Jasmolone To Pyrethrolone31
FvWRKY48 binds to the pectate lyase FvPLA promoter to control fruit softening in Fragaria vesca31
Transcription factor WOX11 regulates protein translation via ribosome protein acetylation in rice roots31
Metabolic engineering provides insight into the regulation of thiamin biosynthesis in plants31
Regioselectivity mechanism of the Thunbergia alata Δ6-16:0-acyl carrier protein desaturase31
XAP5 CIRCADIAN TIMEKEEPER regulates RNA splicing and the circadian clock by genetically separable pathways30
β-Carotene and its derivatives regulate pollen fertility in tomato30
Membrane-localized orientation of NONPHOTOTROPIC HYPOCOTYL3 affects the necessity of its phosphorylation for phototropism30
ERF-VIIs and ORA59: Dual regulators of plant hypoxia and defense pathways during Botrytis cinerea infection30
When to germinate: the talk between abscisic acid and circadian clock30
Focus on root development30
BRZ-INSENSITIVE-LONG HYPOCOTYL8 inhibits kinase-mediated phosphorylation to regulate brassinosteroid signaling30
Similar but different: The partially redundant roles of tomato Pic3 and Pic12 in immunity30
Rhizobia cystathionine γ-lyase-derived H2S delays nodule senescence in soybean30
Fatty acid desaturase 3-mediated α-linolenic acid biosynthesis in plants30
SWEETs of aging plants: Role of OsSweet1b in plant senescence is explained30
Starch phosphorylation regulates starch granule morphological homogeneity in Arabidopsis thaliana29
GAPs in ROP microdomains help establish cell polarity29
Role of serine/threonine protein kinase STN7 in the formation of two distinct photosystem I supercomplexes in Physcomitrium patens29
Hypoxia as challenge and opportunity: From cells to crops, to synthetic biology29
CamelliA-based simultaneous imaging of Ca2+ dynamics in subcellular compartments29
A pipeline for identification of causal mutations in barley identifies Xantha-j as the chlorophyll synthase gene29
S-RNase evolution in self-incompatibility: Phylogenomic insights into synteny with Class I T2 RNase genes29
CONSTITUTIVE PHOTOMORPHOGENIC 1 promotes seed germination by destabilizing RGA-LIKE 2 in Arabidopsis29
Transcription factor VvWRKY70 inhibits both norisoprenoid and flavonol biosynthesis in grape29
A high-resolution gene expression map of the medial and lateral domains of the gynoecium of Arabidopsis29
Plant cell polarity: The many facets of sidedness29
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase subunits A and B are essential to maintain photosynthetic efficiency29
Biosynthesis and antifungal activity of fungus-induced O-methylated flavonoids in maize29
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Mitochondrial DNA and the largest nuclear-mitochondrial DNA in Arabidopsis can be separated by their methylation levels29
Xylan-directed cell wall assembly in grasses29
Go with the flow: ABCC4 mediates cytokinin efflux to control root development29
Towards genetically encoded sensors for nitric oxide bioimaging in planta29
Folding under pressure: mechanosensitive ion channels and the Mimosa leaflet closure response29
G-type receptor-like kinase AsNIP43 interacts with rhizobia effector nodulation outer protein P and is required for symbiosis29
Transcription factor ZmEREB97 regulates nitrate uptake in maize (Zea mays) roots29
Sequential loss of dynein sequences precedes complete loss in land plants29
Evolution of cytosolic and organellar invertases empowered the colonization and thriving of land plants29
REDUCED CHLOROPLAST COVERAGE proteins are required for plastid proliferation and carotenoid accumulation in tomato28
Cyclic and pseudo-cyclic electron pathways play antagonistic roles during nitrogen deficiency in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii28
Regulation of abscisic acid receptor mRNA stability: Involvement of microRNA5628 in PYL6 transcript decay28
Conserved cobalamin acquisition protein 1 is essential for vitamin B12 uptake in both Chlamydomonas and Phaeodactylum28
Structural and functional regulation of Chlamydomonas lysosome-related organelles during environmental changes28
Evolution of C4 photosynthesis: A lesson from the diverse photosynthesis genus neurachne28
Filling the gaps on root hair development under salt stress and phosphate starvation using current evidence coupled with a meta-analysis approach28
Towards rational control of seed oil composition: dissecting cellular organization and flux control of lipid metabolism28
Flavodiiron proteins enhance the rate of CO2 assimilation in Arabidopsis under fluctuating light intensity28
Peptides from conserved tandem direct repeats of SHORT-LEAF regulate gametophore development in moss P. patens28
Navigating the shadows: SlCPK10 mediated flower abscission in tomatoes under low light28
Critical compromise: Trade-off between symbiosis and water uptake28
Rooting for survival: how plants tackle a challenging environment through a diversity of root forms and functions28
Follow the calcium road: Conserved mechanisms of growth and development in Marchantia polymorpha28
Expressing the sunflower transcription factor HaHB11 in maize improves waterlogging and defoliation tolerance28
New molecular tools for the next generation of solar microbial cell factories28
Killing two birds with one stone: A breakthrough in transgene-free gene editing in soybean28
Ripe on time: How posttranslational modifications of a transcription factor impact tomato fruit ripening27
Buying time: FASCIATA1 deficiency rescues wee1 plants from replication stress by delaying mitosis27
Salicylic acid carboxyl glucosyltransferase UGT87E7 regulates disease resistance inCamellia sinensis27
Tracking metabolites at single-cell resolution reveals metabolic dynamics during plant mitosis27
The translation initiation factor eIF3M2 upregulates HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70 to maintain pollen tube membrane integrity during heat shock27
Focus on epigenetics27
Carotenoid sequestration protein FIBRILLIN participates in CmOR-regulated β-carotene accumulation in melon27
CALMODULIN-LIKE16 and PIN-LIKES7a cooperatively regulate rice seedling primary root elongation under chilling27
A C4 plant K+ channel accelerates stomata to enhance C3 photosynthesis and water use efficiency27
Microtubule-associated proteins MAP65-1 and SUN18/IQD26 coordinately regulate tomato fruit shape by affecting cell division27
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Metabolic modeling suggested noncanonical algal carbon concentrating mechanism in Cyanidioschyzon merolae27
Molecular evidence for enhancer–promoter interactions in light responses of soybean seedlings27
Chimeric mutations in grapevine ENHANCED DISEASE RESISTANCE1 improve resistance to powdery mildew without growth penalty27
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