Molecular Plant

Article	Citations
Temperature regulation of CLAVATA3 arabinosylation	3196
Temperature-dependent regulation of seed dormancy	382
From plastids to the cytosol: Redefining boundaries for provitamin A biofortification in plants	333
Breaking the interspecific reproductive barriers in Brassicaceae	295
Structural basis of RLP activation by a pathogen glycoside hydrolase	281
Structural variation (SV)-based pan-genome and GWAS reveal the impacts of SVs on the speciation and diversification of allotetraploid cottons	268
An endophytic fungus interacts with the defensin-like protein OsCAL1 to regulate cadmium allocation in rice	245
Structural insights into the functions of Raf1 and Bsd2 in hexadecameric Rubisco assembly	233
Antagonistic regulation of systemin signaling acts on ligands and receptors	190
Plant triterpenoid saponins function as susceptibility factors to promote the pathogenicity of Botrytis cinerea	177
Long-read sequencing (method of the year 2022): The way forward for plant omics research	168
A solo-LTR insertion in the CreTPS3a promoter enhances γ-terpinene biosynthesis and affects consumer preference for tangerine-like aroma in citrus fruits	167
Efficient and multiplex gene upregulation in plants through CRISPR-Cas-mediated knockin of enhancers	139
Warm temperature activates the TCP15-HDA4 module to suppress shoot branching by promoting auxin biosynthesis and signaling in tomato	130
Woody plant cell walls: Fundamentals and utilization	128
Mitigating growth-stress tradeoffs via elevated TOR signaling in rice	122
CRISPR-Cas-based plant genome engineering goes viral	120
Genomic insights into the genetic basis of cotton breeding in China	118
SCOOP10 and SCOOP12 peptides act through MIK2 receptor-like kinase to antagonistically regulate Arabidopsis leaf senescence	118
Chloroplast immunity: A cornerstone of plant defense	115
Alternative splicing of OsNPR3 promoted by the bacterial TAL effectors-targeted splicing regulator OsRBP11 antagonizes OsNPR1 function and enhances disease susceptibility in rice	113
A new oxidative pathway of nitric oxide production from oximes in plants	112
Identification and biosynthesis of plant papanridins, a group of novel oligomeric flavonoids	110
A telomere-to-telomere gap-free assembly of soybean genome	106
Vacuolar H+-ATPase and BZR1 form a feedback loop to regulate the homeostasis of BR signaling in Arabidopsis	105

Rice Gene Index: A comprehensive pan-genome database for comparative and functional genomics of Asian rice	105
Robust transcriptional indicators of immune cell death revealed by spatiotemporal transcriptome analyses	104
Global wild rice germplasm resources conservation alliance: World Wild-Rice Wiring	104
Salicylic acid inhibits gibberellin signaling through receptor interactions	104
A new class of receptors for plant G-proteins	104
Mitophagy: From the dark into the spotlight	103
PEP7 acts as a peptide ligand for the receptor kinase SIRK1 to regulate aquaporin-mediated water influx and lateral root growth	103
Mirids secrete a TOPLESS targeting protein to enhance JA-mediated defense and gossypol accumulation for antagonizing cotton bollworms on cotton plants	103
Duet between stress granules and glutathionylation regulates cytosolic redox state to maintain proteostasis in Arabidopsis	102
How ignoring market-informed crop varietal development fuels food price volatility	102
Plant and animal positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses encode small proteins important for viral infection in their negative-sense strand	99
SIZ1-mediated SUMOylation of CPSF100 promotes plant thermomorphogenesis by controlling alternative polyadenylation	98
A mortise–tenon joint system facilitates precise targeted DNA insertion and replacement in rice	98
Activation of multilayered plant immunity through spatiotemporal expression of Botrytis cinerea BcCrh1-derived dual epitopes	97
Wheat adaptation to environmental stresses under climate change: Molecular basis and genetic improvement	95
The CropGPT project: Call for a global, coordinated effort in precision design breeding driven by AI using biological big data	93
TBtools-II: A “one for all, all for one” bioinformatics platform for biological big-data mining	92
GRP7 phase separation as an interpreter of temperature cues	90
Coordinated regulation of RNA metabolism and silencing by ABA signaling in plant abiotic stress responses	88
Too SHY 2 repress	85
An epic war between an oomycete pathogen and plants	84
Making connections with cell surface auxin signaling	84
Potatome: Harnessing natural variation of potatoes	82
Super graph-based pan-genome: Bringing rice functional genomic study into a new dawn	80
Arabidopsis SYP121 acts as an ROP2 effector in the regulation of root hair tip growth	80
PDX1.1-dependent biosynthesis of vitamin B6 protects roots from ammonium-induced oxidative stress	79
The protein–protein interaction landscape of transcription factors during gynoecium development in Arabidopsis	79
Plant-specific casein kinases phosphorylate and stabilize SMXL6/7/8 to suppress strigolactone signaling and promote shoot branching	79
Manipulation of photosensory and circadian signaling restricts phenotypic plasticity in response to changing environmental conditions in Arabidopsis	79
Adenosine monophosphate enhances callus regeneration competence for de novo plant organogenesis	77
The dual-targeted transcription factor BAI1 orchestrates nuclear and plastid gene transcription in land plants	72
Haplotype-based phylogenetic analysis and population genomics uncover the origin and domestication of sweetpotato	71
Phase separation of the redox sensor RCD1 mediates differential ROS signals to regulate plant growth and stress responses	71
Genomic insights into stepwise selection reshaping fruit traits and male-biased selection driving hermaphroditism in papayas	69
Dephosphorylation and polyubiquitination of the histone variant H2AX act coordinately to terminate DNA damage signaling in Arabidopsis	68
Extracellular vesicles in plants	67
Structure under stress: Conserved RNA structure in plant-environment interactions	67
The super-pangenome of Populus unveils genomic facets for its adaptation and diversification in widespread forest trees	66
Synergizing Genome Editing and Artificial Intelligence for Predictive Crop Design	66
Receptor-like protein kinases in plants: Post-translational regulation and functional effects	66
Domestication-related changes at PvMYB26 reduce pod shattering in common bean and shed light on the origins of agriculture in the Americas	66
pH sensing in plants	65
Interspecific plant interaction via root exudates structures the disease suppressiveness of rhizosphere microbiomes	65
Ancestral genome reconstruction for studies of the green lineage	65
On the evolution and genetic diversity of the bread wheat D genome	65
Improving maize seed protein content and nitrogen-use efficiency by a teosinte asparagine synthetase	65
Uncover the mystery of pleiotropic effects of PROG1 during rice domestication	65
Adenylate cyclases tune heat-dependent stomatal responses	64
Engineering crop resistance by manipulating disease susceptibility genes	62
Reprogrammable design of DELLA as a strategy to mitigate alkaline–heat stress for sustainable agriculture	62

Decoding the senses: A new player in plant–virus dynamics unveiled	62
Elucidation and de novo reconstitution of glyceollin biosynthesis	61
Pathogen-induced methylglyoxal negatively regulates rice bacterial blight resistance by inhibiting OsCDR1 protease activity	61
Putrescine, a double-edged molecule in plant–bacterium interactions	60
QT–GWAS: A novel method for unveiling biosynthetic loci affecting qualitative metabolic traits	59
How sodium gets sequestered in the vacuoles of salinized plants?	58
The OsIMP1–OsRLK5 immunopeptide–receptor pair confers bacterial and fungal disease resistance in rice	58
The Dof transcription factor COG1 acts as a key regulator of plant biomass by promoting photosynthesis and starch accumulation	57
A viral movement protein targets host catalases for 26S proteasome-mediated degradation to facilitate viral infection and aphid transmission in wheat	57
Differentiation trajectories and biofunctions of symbiotic and un-symbiotic fate cells in root nodules of Medicago truncatula	57
FERONIA signaling maintains cell wall integrity during brassinosteroid-induced cell expansion in Arabidopsis	57
A decoy receptor derived from alternative splicing fine-tunes cytokinin signaling in Arabidopsis	57
The transcription factor MYB44 suppresses starch synthesis to negatively regulate grain weight and yield in wheat and rice	56
Finding my way: The role of dirigent proteins in lignin assembly	56
HDT2-mediated lysine deacetylation promotes phytochrome A degradation during photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis	55
A k-mer-based pangenome approach for cataloging seed-storage-protein genes in wheat to facilitate genotype-to-phenotype prediction and improvement of end-use quality	55
RAF22, ABI1 and OST1 form a dynamic interactive network that optimizes plant growth and responses to drought stress in Arabidopsis	55
The lncRNA MARS modulates the epigenetic reprogramming of the marneral cluster in response to ABA	55
Small holes, big impact: Stomata in plant–pathogen–climate epic trifecta	55
Back to wild relatives for future breeding through super-pangenome	54
WGDI: A user-friendly toolkit for evolutionary analyses of whole-genome duplications and ancestral karyotypes	54
Endophyte-engineered plant immunity: A post-GMO strategy for programmable crop defense	54
International research initiative on genomics-guided sugarcane breeding	53
Wheat-RegNet: An encyclopedia of common wheat hierarchical regulatory networks	52
Streamline unsupervised machine learning to survey and graph indel-based haplotypes from pan-genomes	52
SH3P2, an SH3 domain-containing protein that interacts with both Pib and AvrPib, suppresses effector-triggered, Pib-mediated immunity in rice	52
FERONIA-mediated TIR1/AFB2 oxidation stimulates auxin signaling in Arabidopsis	51
An MCIA-like complex is required for mitochondrial complex I assembly and seed development in maize	51
Persulfidation of host NADPH oxidase RbohB by rhizobial 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase maintains redox homeostasis and promotes symbiotic nodulation in soybean	51
Rice SINA E3 ligases dichotomously control ERECTA1 ubiquitination and stability to regulate panicle morphogenesis and grain yield	50
9,10-KODA, an α-ketol produced by the tonoplast-localized 9-lipoxygenase ZmLOX5, plays a signaling role in maize defense against insect herbivory	49
Blue revolution for food security under carbon neutrality: A case from the water-saving and drought-resistance rice	49
A chromosome-level genome assembly reveals that a bipartite gene cluster formed via an inverted duplication controls monoterpenoid biosynthesis in Schizonepeta tenuifolia	49
Wheat2035: Integrating pan-omics and advanced biotechnology for future wheat design	48
Smart Breeding Platform: A web-based tool for high-throughput population genetics, phenomics, and genomic selection	48
A top HAT: A maize mutant hypersusceptible to Agrobacterium transformation	48
AlphaFold-guided redesign of a plant pectin methylesterase inhibitor for broad-spectrum disease resistance	48
Structural insights into a plant-conserved DHFR-TS reveal a selective herbicide target	48
Histone H4K8hib modification promotes gene expression and regulates rice immunity	47
SnRK2.5-mediated phosphorylation of PIN2 links osmotic stress signaling to auxin-dependent root adaptive growth in Arabidopsis	46
A “protector” model for membrane trafficking-regulated and NLR-mediated plant immunity	46
Endosperm ontogeny through the lens of epigenetics	46
Cultivating potential: Harnessing plant stem cells for agricultural crop improvement	46
Establishment and functions of the Casparian strip	46
Regulatory dynamics of the higher-plant PSI–LHCI supercomplex during state transitions	45
Gene editing produces CoQ10 rice	45
A conserved translational repression module buffers sugar-inducible root vascular proliferation	45
Calcium-dependent activation of CPK12 facilitates its cytoplasm-to-nucleus translocation to potentiate plant hypoxia sensing by phosphorylating ERF-VII transcription factors	45
Green Revolution-associated DELLA accumulation enhances salt tolerance in cereals by disrupting INDETERMINATE SPIKELET1 biomolecular condensates	44
A new oxidative pathway of nitric oxide production from oximes in plants	43
A single-cell-resolution spatial transcriptomic atlas decodes wheat spike development and yield potential	43
Communication among nucleus, plastids, and mitochondria	43
IIIVmrMLM: The R and C++ tools associated with 3VmrMLM, a comprehensive GWAS method for dissecting quantitative traits	43
Design of effective synbiotics against aboveground insect herbivory through characterization of host plant rhizosphere microbiota and metabolites	42
Systematic identification of wheat spike developmental regulators by integrated multi-omics, transcriptional network, GWAS, and genetic analyses	42
Four plasma membrane-localized MGR transporters mediate xylem Mg2+ loading for root-to-shoot Mg2+ translocation in Arabidopsis	42
The cartography of plant immunity: Proximity labeling puts a novel SGT1–NSL1 regulatory module on the map	41
Understanding source–sink interactions: Progress in model plants and translational research to crops	41
Evolutionarily conserved spatiotemporal cell wall patterning during cell division	40
Development and maintenance of the ligular region of maize leaves	40
Jazzin’ up nodules: The groovy role of jasmonic acid during nodulation	40
Asymmetric brassinosteroid signaling and biosynthesis during symmetric cell divisions	40
AraENCODE: A comprehensive epigenomic database of Arabidopsis thaliana	39
Darwin’s orchid: Plant–pollinator coevolution, chemical ecology, and genomic insights into convergent evolution of floral scent biosynthesis	39
How a species boundary becomes fuzzy: Molecular control of reproductive isolation	39
Rise of the ethylene biosynthesis machinery from the Cβ-S lyase	39
Decoding dichotomous regulation for decoupling yield traits	38
Cryo-EM structures of Arabidopsis heteromultimeric isoamylase complex essential for starch granule biogenesis	38
Activation of stress-response genes by retrograde signaling-mediated destabilization of nuclear importin IMPα-9 and its interactor TPR2	38
Mixing and matching SMXL proteins to fine-tune strigolactone responses	38
Steroidal scaffold decorations in Solanum alkaloid biosynthesis	38
Two complete telomere-to-telomere genome assemblies of Medicago reveal the landscape and evolution of its centromeres	37
Posttranslational regulation of TOR kinase activity controls resource allocation between plant growth and immunity in Arabidopsis	37
Host-adapted enzymatic deconstruction of acetylated xylan limits immune activation and facilitates mutualistic colonization of monocot roots	36
CONSTANS alters the circadian clock in Arabidopsis thaliana	36
A new phase of treasure hunting in plant genebanks	36
Nitrate confers rice adaptation to high ammonium by suppressing its uptake but promoting its assimilation	36
OsPRMT6a-mediated arginine methylation of OsJAZ1 regulates jasmonate signaling and spikelet development in rice	36
Specialized metabolites as versatile tools in shaping plant–microbe associations	36
Phase separation of the nuclear pore complex facilitates selective nuclear transport to regulate plant defense against pathogen and pest invasion	36

PlantscRNAdb 4.0: Improved marker identification and annotation under a cell-type uniformity for plants	36
Strigolactone-gibberellin crosstalk mediated by a distant silencer fine-tunes plant height in upland cotton	36
Low phosphorus promotes NSP1–NSP2 heterodimerization to enhance strigolactone biosynthesis and regulate shoot and root architecture in rice	36
Control of H2S synthesis by the monomer–oligomer transition of OsCBSX3 for modulating rice growth-immunity balance	35
Botanical timekeepers: Deciphering evolutionary relationships in plants	35
Root bacteria fine-tune rice tillering through phytohormone interference and mimicry	35
Volatilome-based GWAS identifies OsWRKY19 and OsNAC021 as key regulators of rice aroma	35
Breaking the spatial restriction of pluripotency acquisition by environmental stimuli	35
NAC1 goes TOPLESS to manage cortex proliferation	35
Genetic and molecular exploration of maize environmental stress resilience: Toward sustainable agriculture	35
From the T2T cotton genome to a tripartite regulatory module governing embryo folding	34
Insects manipulate plant immunity via a cross-kingdom small RNA effector	34
Protein phase separation of plant nuclear pore complex	34
Heat stress-induced decapping of WUSCHEL mRNA enhances stem cell thermotolerance in Arabidopsis	34
Distinctive and complementary roles of E2F transcription factors during plant replication stress responses	34
A molecular framework underlying low-nitrogen-induced early leaf senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana	34
Perenniality: From model plants to applications in agriculture	34
Telomere-to-telomere genome assembly reveals the genomic architecture of disease resistance and yield coordination in elite wheat YM33	33
The tug-of-war between growth and cold tolerance in plants: How to create resilient crops with maintained biomass	33
The winners of Rising Stars in Plant Sciences 2024	33
Nitrogen–iron interaction as an emerging factor influencing crop productivity and nutrient use efficiency	33
Multifaceted roles of phosphorylation-mediated regulation of heterotrimeric G proteins in plant cellular signaling	33
Unraveling the sorghum domestication	33
Underwater survival: Calcium signaling keeps plants afloat	33
WD40-protein-mediated crosstalk among three epigenetic marks regulates chromatin states and yield in rice	32
Regulation of jasmonate signaling by reversible acetylation of TOPLESS in Arabidopsis	32
GEFormer: A genotype-environment interaction-based genomic prediction method that integrates the gating multilayer perceptron and linear attention mechanisms	32
The RALF1-FERONIA complex interacts with and activates TOR signaling in response to low nutrients	32
A step forward in breeding for ratooning ability in rice	32
A telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of the cultivated peanut	32
The BCM1-EGY1 module balances chlorophyll biosynthesis and breakdown to confer chlorophyll homeostasis in land plants	32
Epigenetic reprogramming by glucose-TOR signaling controls plant development	31
Toward the next step to the New Green Revolution	31
The RLI1–OsPUB77–OsBZR3 module mediates the crosstalk between phosphate starvation and brassinosteroid signaling pathways to shape rice shoot architecture	30
Mobilizing Triticeae diversity from gene banks to farmer’s field	30
Chloroplast state transitions modulate nuclear genome stability via cytokinin signaling in Arabidopsis	30
Cell-type-specific transcriptomics reveals that root hairs and endodermal barriers play important roles in beneficial plant-rhizobacterium interactions	30
Polycomb and trithorax: Their yin-yang dynamics in plants	30
Presymbiotic activation of karrikin signaling creates a permissive state for arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis by derepressing the NSP1–NSP2–SLR1 transcriptional complex in rice	29
A SPX domain vacuolar transporter links phosphate sensing to homeostasis in Arabidopsis	29
Dampened nuclear localization of SnRK1 by brassinosteroid signaling inhibits stomatal development in Arabidopsis	29
The ferroxidases LPR1 and LPR2 control iron translocation in the xylem of Arabidopsis plants	29
Methylesterification of cell-wall pectin controls the diurnal flower-opening times in rice	29
Exploring the maize transcriptional regulatory landscape through large-scale profiling of transcription factor binding sites	29
SoyOmics: A deeply integrated database on soybean multi-omics	29
Petota (potatoes) evolved from fortuitous hybridization between Tomato and Etuberosum ancestors	29
Arabidopsis WRKY1 promotes monocarpic senescence by integrative regulation of flowering, leaf senescence, and nitrogen remobilization	29
RIN enhances plant disease resistance via root exudate-mediated assembly of disease-suppressive rhizosphere microbiota	29
Comparative genomic and transcriptomic analyses uncover the molecular basis of high nitrogen-use efficiency in the wheat cultivar Kenong 9204	28
Cytokinin signaling connects the chloroplast function with nuclear genome stability	28
A complete reference genome assembly for foxtail millet and Setaria-db, a comprehensive database for Setaria	28
SUMOylation-modified Pelota-Hbs1 RNA surveillance complex restricts the infection of potyvirids in plants	28
High-density cultivation of synthetic apomictic hybrid rice achieves near-complete diploidization and parental-equivalent yield in field trials	28
Should be runner or crown? A consequential decision in strawberries’ life history at the axillary meristem	27
An unprecedented one-arrow-two-hawks strategy achieves high yield with early flowering in rice	27
Increasing seed lint fiber density for promoting cotton yield: Opportunities and challenges	27
Plant PAQR-like sensors activate heterotrimeric G proteins to confer resistance against multiple pathogens	27
The tip of the iceberg: ROP2 directly interacts with SYP121 to regulate root-hair polarization, elongation, and exocytosis	27
Why 2022 is a revolutionary year for potato genomics	27
Biology-driven genebank pangenetics meet AI-powered predictions to transform crop breeding	27
Genetic insights into adaptation of alfalfa	27
The winners of rising stars in plant sciences 2025	27
DNA damage: Driver of methylome reshaping?	27
A highly efficient and environmentally friendly strategy to obtain transgene-free genome-edited progeny in flowering plants	26
Creating one-line hybrid crops by synthetic apomixis	26
PEDUNCLE LENGTH 1 regulates wheat peduncle elongation through brassinosteroid signaling pathway	26
Structural insights into ABA receptor agonists reveal critical features to optimize and design a broad-spectrum ABA signaling activator	26
Legume-specific SnRK1 promotes malate supply to bacteroids for symbiotic nitrogen fixation	26
Genomic, transcriptomic, and metabolomic analyses reveal convergent evolution of oxime biosynthesis in Darwin’s orchid	26
Overproduction of OsRACK1A, an effector-targeted scaffold protein promoting OsRBOHB-mediated ROS production, confers rice floral resistance to false smut disease without yield penalty	26
Improving the haploidization toolbox: Maternal factors take the stage	25
Pm6 from Triticum timopheevii encodes an NLR receptor that directly recognizes AvrPm6 to confer powdery mildew resistance in wheat	25
Moving magnesium	25
A gap-free complete genome assembly of oat and OatOmics, a multi-omics database	25
RLKdb: A comprehensively curated database of plant receptor-like kinase families	24
Strigolactones: Biosynthesis, transport, perception, and signal transduction	24
A circular single-stranded DNA mycovirus infects plants and confers broad-spectrum fungal resistance	24
The genome of the recretohalophyte Limonium bicolor provides insights into salt gland development and salinity adaptation during terrestrial evolution	23
Launching, perceiving, and diminishing of airborne signals	23
AI-driven protein engineering: A new paradigm for plant trait design	23
Reversible S-acylation of BONZAI1 orchestrates the internalization of immune receptors to balance plant development and immunity	23
Equilibrium in the apoplast: The molecular tug-of-war between plant and pathogen	23
Phosphorus lights up the trade-off between growth and immunity	23
Smart breeding driven by big data, artificial intelligence, and integrated genomic-enviromic prediction	23
BAI1: A plant transcription factor governing nuclear and plastid gene expression	23
Structural basis of auxin recognition and transport by the plant influx carrier AUX1	23
A useful toolbox for the detection of SCF E3 ligase activity	22
Co-evolved plant and blast fungus ascorbate oxidases orchestrate the redox state of host apoplast to modulate rice immunity	22
COG1 – A master transcription factor regulating photosynthesis	22
Conserved and divergent: Salicylic acid biosynthesis and signaling pathways across the plant kingdom	22
Sailing in complex nutrient signaling networks: Where I am, where to go, and how to go?	22
Graph-based pangenome provides insights into structural variations and genetic basis of metabolic traits in potato	21
PLETHORA transcription factors orchestrate epigenetic silencing of bivalent chromatin to promote root meristem development in rice	21
Speed vernalization to accelerate generation advance in winter cereal crops	20
The long non-coding RNA CARMA directs sucrose-responsive osmoregulation	20