Molecular Plant

Papers
(The TQCC of Molecular Plant is 30. 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
Evolutionarily conserved mechanosensor PIEZO in land plants1329
DET1 regulates HY5 through COP1: A new paradigm in the regulation of HY5287
Toward haplotype studies in polyploid plants to assist breeding239
Temperature-dependent regulation of seed dormancy226
CRISPR-Cas-based plant genome engineering goes viral205
From plastids to the cytosol: Redefining boundaries for provitamin A biofortification in plants202
Identification and biosynthesis of plant papanridins, a group of novel oligomeric flavonoids189
Structural basis of RLP activation by a pathogen glycoside hydrolase174
Breaking the interspecific reproductive barriers in Brassicaceae158
SCOOP10 and SCOOP12 peptides act through MIK2 receptor-like kinase to antagonistically regulate Arabidopsis leaf senescence153
Structural insights into the functions of Raf1 and Bsd2 in hexadecameric Rubisco assembly153
“Je t'aime moi non plus": A love-hate relationship between iron and phosphate147
Rice Gene Index: A comprehensive pan-genome database for comparative and functional genomics of Asian rice135
Plant triterpenoid saponins function as susceptibility factors to promote the pathogenicity of Botrytis cinerea129
Long-read sequencing (method of the year 2022): The way forward for plant omics research129
Loss of two families of SPX domain-containing proteins required for vacuolar polyphosphate accumulation coincides with the transition to phosphate storage in green plants128
Mitigating growth-stress tradeoffs via elevated TOR signaling in rice120
A new oxidative pathway of nitric oxide production from oximes in plants118
Rice metabolic regulatory network spanning the entire life cycle116
Efficient and multiplex gene upregulation in plants through CRISPR-Cas-mediated knockin of enhancers116
Chloroplast immunity: A cornerstone of plant defense108
A telomere-to-telomere gap-free assembly of soybean genome106
Genomic insights into the genetic basis of cotton breeding in China105
The OsNAC23-Tre6P-SnRK1a feed-forward loop regulates sugar homeostasis and grain yield in rice101
Woody plant cell walls: Fundamentals and utilization100
An endophytic fungus interacts with the defensin-like protein OsCAL1 to regulate cadmium allocation in rice99
A novel miR167a-OsARF6-OsAUX3 module regulates grain length and weight in rice98
Vacuolar H+-ATPase and BZR1 form a feedback loop to regulate the homeostasis of BR signaling in Arabidopsis98
Plant and animal positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses encode small proteins important for viral infection in their negative-sense strand95
Structural variation (SV)-based pan-genome and GWAS reveal the impacts of SVs on the speciation and diversification of allotetraploid cottons95
Complexes and complexities: INO80 takes center stage95
Mitophagy: From the dark into the spotlight94
Global wild rice germplasm resources conservation alliance: World Wild-Rice Wiring94
Salicylic acid inhibits gibberellin signaling through receptor interactions92
PEP7 acts as a peptide ligand for the receptor kinase SIRK1 to regulate aquaporin-mediated water influx and lateral root growth92
A FLASH pipeline for arrayed CRISPR library construction and the gene function discovery of rice receptor-like kinases92
Population genomic analysis reveals domestication of cultivated rye from weedy rye91
A new class of receptors for plant G-proteins91
Hydrogen sulfide-linked persulfidation of ABI4 controls ABA responses through the transactivation of MAPKKK18 in Arabidopsis91
Mirids secrete a TOPLESS targeting protein to enhance JA-mediated defense and gossypol accumulation for antagonizing cotton bollworms on cotton plants90
The nucleolus as a genomic safe harbor for strong gene expression in Nannochloropsis oceanica90
Light-triggered reactions do not bias boron deficiency-induced root inhibition of Arabidopsis seedlings grown in Petri dishes89
Primary metabolism: It’s more than what's for dinner88
Nucleocytoplasmic trafficking during immunity87
Thermomemory in shoot apical meristem: Regulation of carbohydrate metabolism and stem cell identity84
Pyramiding favorable alleles in an elite wheat variety in one generation by CRISPR-Cas9-mediated multiplex gene editing83
Robust transcriptional indicators of immune cell death revealed by spatiotemporal transcriptome analyses81
How ignoring market-informed crop varietal development fuels food price volatility80
SIZ1-mediated SUMOylation of CPSF100 promotes plant thermomorphogenesis by controlling alternative polyadenylation79
A cryptic inhibitor of cytokinin phosphorelay controls rice grain size77
The HB40-JUB1 transcriptional regulatory network controls gibberellin homeostasis in Arabidopsis77
Wheat adaptation to environmental stresses under climate change: Molecular basis and genetic improvement76
An epic war between an oomycete pathogen and plants76
The CropGPT project: Call for a global, coordinated effort in precision design breeding driven by AI using biological big data76
TBtools-II: A “one for all, all for one” bioinformatics platform for biological big-data mining76
GRP7 phase separation as an interpreter of temperature cues74
Too SHY 2 repress74
On the evolution and genetic diversity of the bread wheat D genome73
Making connections with cell surface auxin signaling71
Adenosine monophosphate enhances callus regeneration competence for de novo plant organogenesis71
Super graph-based pan-genome: Bringing rice functional genomic study into a new dawn71
Chemical control of receptor kinase signaling by rapamycin-induced dimerization71
Haplotype-based phylogenetic analysis and population genomics uncover the origin and domestication of sweetpotato70
Manipulation of photosensory and circadian signaling restricts phenotypic plasticity in response to changing environmental conditions in Arabidopsis70
PDX1.1-dependent biosynthesis of vitamin B6 protects roots from ammonium-induced oxidative stress68
Arabidopsis SYP121 acts as an ROP2 effector in the regulation of root hair tip growth68
The super-pangenome of Populus unveils genomic facets for its adaptation and diversification in widespread forest trees67
The dual-targeted transcription factor BAI1 orchestrates nuclear and plastid gene transcription in land plants67
The protein–protein interaction landscape of transcription factors during gynoecium development in Arabidopsis66
Zinc in plants: Integrating homeostasis and biofortification65
Ancestral genome reconstruction for studies of the green lineage64
Interspecific plant interaction via root exudates structures the disease suppressiveness of rhizosphere microbiomes64
Engineering crop resistance by manipulating disease susceptibility genes63
A decoy receptor derived from alternative splicing fine-tunes cytokinin signaling in Arabidopsis63
Finding my way: The role of dirigent proteins in lignin assembly63
QT–GWAS: A novel method for unveiling biosynthetic loci affecting qualitative metabolic traits62
Uncover the mystery of pleiotropic effects of PROG1 during rice domestication62
TMK: A crucial piece of the acid growth puzzle62
Improving maize seed protein content and nitrogen-use efficiency by a teosinte asparagine synthetase62
Plant cytochrome P450 plasticity and evolution62
pH sensing in plants61
Back to wild relatives for future breeding through super-pangenome60
FERONIA signaling maintains cell wall integrity during brassinosteroid-induced cell expansion in Arabidopsis59
A viral movement protein targets host catalases for 26S proteasome-mediated degradation to facilitate viral infection and aphid transmission in wheat58
International research initiative on genomics-guided sugarcane breeding57
Tonoplast-associated calcium signaling regulates manganese homeostasis in Arabidopsis57
The Dof transcription factor COG1 acts as a key regulator of plant biomass by promoting photosynthesis and starch accumulation57
Development of a widely targeted volatilomics method for profiling volatilomes in plants56
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 quality56
RAF22, ABI1 and OST1 form a dynamic interactive network that optimizes plant growth and responses to drought stress in Arabidopsis56
The lncRNA MARS modulates the epigenetic reprogramming of the marneral cluster in response to ABA56
Small holes, big impact: Stomata in plant–pathogen–climate epic trifecta56
Reprogrammable design of DELLA as a strategy to mitigate alkaline–heat stress for sustainable agriculture55
WGDI: A user-friendly toolkit for evolutionary analyses of whole-genome duplications and ancestral karyotypes55
Pathogen-induced methylglyoxal negatively regulates rice bacterial blight resistance by inhibiting OsCDR1 protease activity55
Arsenite provides a selective signal that coordinates arsenate uptake and detoxification through the regulation of PHR1 stability in Arabidopsis53
The power of chromosome-scale, haplotype-resolved genomes53
Elucidation and de novo reconstitution of glyceollin biosynthesis53
Wheat-RegNet: An encyclopedia of common wheat hierarchical regulatory networks53
Differentiation trajectories and biofunctions of symbiotic and un-symbiotic fate cells in root nodules of Medicago truncatula53
9,10-KODA, an α-ketol produced by the tonoplast-localized 9-lipoxygenase ZmLOX5, plays a signaling role in maize defense against insect herbivory52
The supercomplex formation between the chloroplast NADH dehydrogenase-like complex and photosystem I52
Streamline unsupervised machine learning to survey and graph indel-based haplotypes from pan-genomes52
A cell wall-localized NLR confers resistance to Soybean mosaic virus by recognizing viral-encoded cylindrical inclusion protein52
SH3P2, an SH3 domain-containing protein that interacts with both Pib and AvrPib, suppresses effector-triggered, Pib-mediated immunity in rice51
An MCIA-like complex is required for mitochondrial complex I assembly and seed development in maize51
A transceptor–channel complex couples nitrate sensing to calcium signaling in Arabidopsis51
A chromosome-level genome assembly reveals that a bipartite gene cluster formed via an inverted duplication controls monoterpenoid biosynthesis in Schizonepeta tenuifolia50
Coordinated regulation of plant immunity by poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation and K63-linked ubiquitination50
Blue revolution for food security under carbon neutrality: A case from the water-saving and drought-resistance rice49
Smart Breeding Platform: A web-based tool for high-throughput population genetics, phenomics, and genomic selection48
FERONIA-mediated TIR1/AFB2 oxidation stimulates auxin signaling in Arabidopsis48
OsHYPK-mediated protein N-terminal acetylation coordinates plant development and abiotic stress responses in rice48
AlphaFold-guided redesign of a plant pectin methylesterase inhibitor for broad-spectrum disease resistance48
Endosperm ontogeny through the lens of epigenetics47
A “protector” model for membrane trafficking-regulated and NLR-mediated plant immunity47
Wheat2035: Integrating pan-omics and advanced biotechnology for future wheat design47
The cartography of plant immunity: Proximity labeling puts a novel SGT1–NSL1 regulatory module on the map47
Histone H4K8hib modification promotes gene expression and regulates rice immunity47
Gene duplication drove the loss of awn in sorghum46
Access to biodiversity for food production: Reconciling open access digital sequence information with access and benefit sharing46
Systematic identification of wheat spike developmental regulators by integrated multi-omics, transcriptional network, GWAS, and genetic analyses45
A virus-derived siRNA activates plant immunity by interfering with ROS scavenging45
Regulatory dynamics of the higher-plant PSI–LHCI supercomplex during state transitions45
Gene editing produces CoQ10 rice45
Bromodomain-containing proteins BRD1, BRD2, and BRD13 are core subunits of SWI/SNF complexes and vital for their genomic targeting in Arabidopsis44
Nuclear translocation of OsMFT1 that is impeded by OsFTIP1 promotes drought tolerance in rice44
Understanding source–sink interactions: Progress in model plants and translational research to crops44
Cultivating potential: Harnessing plant stem cells for agricultural crop improvement44
Four plasma membrane-localized MGR transporters mediate xylem Mg2+ loading for root-to-shoot Mg2+ translocation in Arabidopsis44
IIIVmrMLM: The R and C++ tools associated with 3VmrMLM, a comprehensive GWAS method for dissecting quantitative traits44
Calcium-dependent activation of CPK12 facilitates its cytoplasm-to-nucleus translocation to potentiate plant hypoxia sensing by phosphorylating ERF-VII transcription factors43
Pollen hydration: A tale of two peptides43
WheatOmics: A platform combining multiple omics data to accelerate functional genomics studies in wheat43
Nitric oxide regulation of plant metabolism43
Molecular mechanism of Verticillium dahliae-induced leaf senescence43
Development and maintenance of the ligular region of maize leaves42
Mixing and matching SMXL proteins to fine-tune strigolactone responses42
OsPRMT6a-mediated arginine methylation of OsJAZ1 regulates jasmonate signaling and spikelet development in rice42
Jazzin’ up nodules: The groovy role of jasmonic acid during nodulation42
A new phase of treasure hunting in plant genebanks40
Phase separation of the nuclear pore complex facilitates selective nuclear transport to regulate plant defense against pathogen and pest invasion40
Rise of the ethylene biosynthesis machinery from the Cβ-S lyase40
CONSTANS alters the circadian clock in Arabidopsis thaliana40
Volatilome-based GWAS identifies OsWRKY19 and OsNAC021 as key regulators of rice aroma40
AraENCODE: A comprehensive epigenomic database of Arabidopsis thaliana39
Targeting of anti-microbial proteins to the hyphal surface amplifies protection of crop plants against Phytophthora pathogens39
Steroidal scaffold decorations in Solanum alkaloid biosynthesis39
Nitrate confers rice adaptation to high ammonium by suppressing its uptake but promoting its assimilation39
Low phosphorus promotes NSP1–NSP2 heterodimerization to enhance strigolactone biosynthesis and regulate shoot and root architecture in rice39
Gapless indica rice genome reveals synergistic contributions of active transposable elements and segmental duplications to rice genome evolution39
Conserved and differentiated functions of CIK receptor kinases in modulating stem cell signaling in Arabidopsis38
Genetic and molecular exploration of maize environmental stress resilience: Toward sustainable agriculture38
Verticillium dahliae secretory effector PevD1 induces leaf senescence by promoting ORE1-mediated ethylene biosynthesis38
Activation of stress-response genes by retrograde signaling-mediated destabilization of nuclear importin IMPα-9 and its interactor TPR238
Specialized metabolites as versatile tools in shaping plant–microbe associations38
Strigolactone-gibberellin crosstalk mediated by a distant silencer fine-tunes plant height in upland cotton38
The winners of Rising Stars in Plant Sciences 202437
Unraveling the sorghum domestication37
Nitrate signaling: A translator between nitrate perception and calcium signaling37
GEFormer: A genotype-environment interaction-based genomic prediction method that integrates the gating multilayer perceptron and linear attention mechanisms37
Cells know how big they are36
Protein phase separation of plant nuclear pore complex36
NAC1 goes TOPLESS to manage cortex proliferation36
Nitrogen–iron interaction as an emerging factor influencing crop productivity and nutrient use efficiency36
Plant virus–derived siRNAs “turn on” broad-spectrum plant immunity in wheat36
Underwater survival: Calcium signaling keeps plants afloat36
Distinctive and complementary roles of E2F transcription factors during plant replication stress responses36
A telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of the cultivated peanut35
Breaking the spatial restriction of pluripotency acquisition by environmental stimuli35
From the T2T cotton genome to a tripartite regulatory module governing embryo folding35
Botanical timekeepers: Deciphering evolutionary relationships in plants35
Control of H2S synthesis by the monomer–oligomer transition of OsCBSX3 for modulating rice growth-immunity balance34
A molecular framework underlying low-nitrogen-induced early leaf senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana34
Heat stress-induced decapping of WUSCHEL mRNA enhances stem cell thermotolerance in Arabidopsis34
Perenniality: From model plants to applications in agriculture34
The RALF1-FERONIA complex interacts with and activates TOR signaling in response to low nutrients33
Regulation of jasmonate signaling by reversible acetylation of TOPLESS in Arabidopsis33
Three functionally redundant plant-specific paralogs are core subunits of the SAGA histone acetyltransferase complex in Arabidopsis33
The BCM1-EGY1 module balances chlorophyll biosynthesis and breakdown to confer chlorophyll homeostasis in land plants33
Rewilding staple crops for the lost halophytism: Toward sustainability and profitability of agricultural production systems33
Genome sequences of five Sitopsis species of Aegilops and the origin of polyploid wheat B subgenome33
Insects manipulate plant immunity via a cross-kingdom small RNA effector33
A war on the cell wall32
A step forward in breeding for ratooning ability in rice32
Mobilizing Triticeae diversity from gene banks to farmer’s field32
Epitranscriptome engineering in crop improvement32
Epigenetic reprogramming by glucose-TOR signaling controls plant development32
Toward the next step to the New Green Revolution32
SUMOylation-modified Pelota-Hbs1 RNA surveillance complex restricts the infection of potyvirids in plants32
CIK receptor kinases in root meristem32
MicroProteins: Expanding functions and novel modes of regulation32
Polycomb and trithorax: Their yin-yang dynamics in plants32
SoyOmics: A deeply integrated database on soybean multi-omics32
A karyopherin constrains nuclear activity of the NLR protein SNC1 and is essential to prevent autoimmunity in Arabidopsis32
Stomatal regulation: Role of H2S-induced persulfidation in ABA signaling31
(Not) an elementary question: How to mobilize the iron in the wall?31
Cell-type-specific transcriptomics reveals that root hairs and endodermal barriers play important roles in beneficial plant-rhizobacterium interactions31
A complete reference genome assembly for foxtail millet and Setaria-db, a comprehensive database for Setaria31
A SPX domain vacuolar transporter links phosphate sensing to homeostasis in Arabidopsis30
Lack of ethylene does not affect reproductive success and synergid cell death in Arabidopsis30
Chloroplast state transitions modulate nuclear genome stability via cytokinin signaling in Arabidopsis30
RIN enhances plant disease resistance via root exudate-mediated assembly of disease-suppressive rhizosphere microbiota30
Comparative genomic and transcriptomic analyses uncover the molecular basis of high nitrogen-use efficiency in the wheat cultivar Kenong 920430
The ferroxidases LPR1 and LPR2 control iron translocation in the xylem of Arabidopsis plants30
Arabidopsis WRKY1 promotes monocarpic senescence by integrative regulation of flowering, leaf senescence, and nitrogen remobilization30
Why 2022 is a revolutionary year for potato genomics30
Methylesterification of cell-wall pectin controls the diurnal flower-opening times in rice30
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