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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 7h
Cryptic fate priming and lineage stabilization during Arabidopsis anther development (Jianzheng Wang , Xueyi Zhou , Wenhui Sun , Yeqiao Liu , Shiting Zhang , Hanji Li , Yuhan Zhao , Xinyi Xie , Zhenze Lei , Hong Ma , Fang Chang) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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Cryptic fate priming and lineage stabilization during Arabidopsis anther development
Single-cell analysis reveals that early classically defined Ar-derived anther intermediates remain globally transcriptionally similar, while fate separatio
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 10h
IN BRIEF: Going out with a bang: CESA7 and microtubules are required for patterning of secondary cell walls in explosive fruit (Nataliia Konstantinova) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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Going out with a bang: CESA7 and microtubules are required for patterning of secondary cell walls in explosive fruit
Explosive seed dispersal is one of the most visually striking methods to spread seeds. Hairy bittercress (C. hirsuta) is a species that employs this techni
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 12h
Chorismate and isochorismate turnover reveal hidden dynamics of aromatic metabolism in Arabidopsis leaves (Anya E Franks , Scott A Ford , Anya Hu , Christina De Melo , Sonia E Evans , Matthew E Bergman , Michael A Phillips) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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Chorismate and isochorismate turnover reveal hidden dynamics of aromatic metabolism in Arabidopsis leaves
Abstract. The shikimate pathway provides precursors for phenolic metabolites in plant primary and secondary metabolism. Carbon flux measurements in intact
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Specific light-harvesting complexes mediate grana stacking and prevent energy spillover between photosystems in plant chloroplasts (Zeno Guardini , Rodrigo L Gomez , Johannes Stuttmann , Parveen Akhtar , Petar H Lambrev , Luca Dall’Osto , Roberto Bassi) doi.org/10.1093/plce... @aspbofficial
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Specific light-harvesting complexes mediate grana stacking and prevent energy spillover between photosystems in plant chloroplasts
Abstract. Land plant chloroplasts are characterized by a prominent morphological feature: the stacking of thylakoid membranes into grana, ie defining a con
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A regulatory module integrates lipid metabolism and cell wall remodeling to establish the seed coat palisade barrier (Zhichao Lu , Lu Han , Zhiqun Gu , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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A regulatory module integrates lipid metabolism and cell wall remodeling to establish the seed coat palisade barrier
Abstract. Seed physical dormancy is a crucial adaptive trait conferred by the water-impermeable seed coat, particularly its specialized palisade layer. Alt
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
OsGRP3 deacetylation drives nuclear condensate assembly and transcriptional reprogramming under salt stress (Weiyu Xiao , Naibin Zhang , Huiping Chen , Junru Gao , Wenyao Zhang , Muhammad Qadir , Feng Yu , Long Wang) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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OsGRP3 deacetylation drives nuclear condensate assembly and transcriptional reprogramming under salt stress
Abstract. High soil salinity poses a major threat to global crop yields. Although cytoplasmic stress granules are known to contribute to plant responses to
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The small helix–loop–helix protein NsrC is a regulator of phycobilisome biosynthesis (Wenzhe Li , Qian Liu , Shoujin Fan , Zhuo Chen , Jian Zhang , Guoyan Zhao) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The small helix–loop–helix protein NsrC is a regulator of phycobilisome biosynthesis
Abstract. Nitrogen is a key nutrient that influences primary productivity in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. In cyanobacteria, its deficiency affe
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
LF1 mediates brassinosteroid signaling to regulate leaf angle development in rice (Jing You , Bingyu Ning , Yi Zhang , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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LF1 mediates brassinosteroid signaling to regulate leaf angle development in rice
Abstract. Leaf angle is a key determinant of plant architecture and grain yield in rice, yet the complex genetic regulatory network remains unclear. Here,
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Chromatin homogenization triggers burst of CHH methylation in soybean (Lesheng Cao , Tianxu Zhang , Shuang Ma , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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Chromatin homogenization triggers burst of CHH methylation in soybean
Abstract. Although chromatin states are closely associated with epigenetic modifications, how they influence each other remains to be fully elucidated. In
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
OsWOX13 functions as a heading signal transducer from integrator Ehd1 to florigen for the accurate regulation of rice heading date (Ming Yu , Minrui Chen , Xudong Zhu , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Best practices for biotin ligase–based proximity labeling proteomics in plant systems (Yiling Fang , Jacob Moe-Lange , Shou-Ling Xu , Nitzan Shabek , Yangnan Gu) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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Best practices for biotin ligase–based proximity labeling proteomics in plant systems
Abstract. Proximity labeling (PL) proteomics, primarily powered by engineered biotin ligases such as BioID and TurboID, has emerged as a transformative app
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reconstruction and correction of the rice mitochondrial reference genome (Shuo Zhang , Jie Wang , Xiaolin Gu , Yi Zou , Zhiqiang Wu) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
IN BRIEF: NAC in the middle: the conserved NAC transcription factor OsCUC1 controls organ boundary formation in rice doi.org/10.1093/plce... (Pablo González-Suárez , Yanjie Song) #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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NAC in the middle: the conserved NAC transcription factor OsCUC1 controls organ boundary formation in rice
Most seed plants spend a considerable part of their lifetime generating new organs, including leaves, shoots, and eventually flowers. These arise from meri
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
IN BRIEF: How wheat SIZes the day under pathogen attack (Ju-Chen Chia) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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How wheat SIZes the day under pathogen attack
Plant defense against pathogens relies on intricate signaling networks, among which the phytohormone salicylic acid (SA; 2-hydroxybenzoic acid) serves as a
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
IN BRIEF: Moderate temperature shifts elicit large-scale changes in the physiology and behavior of a green microalga (Barbara Bourgade , Matteo Pivato) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
IN BRIEF: Orchestrating symbiosis: how bacterial auxin programs soybean nodulation (Ved Prakash) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
IN BRIEF: Connecting the nucleus to the tip: A protein module linking RSL4 transcription with ROP signaling in root hair growth (Luciano M Di Fino) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The miPEP171b-miR171b-SCL15/HDA19 module regulates histone deacetylation to confer cold tolerance in grapevine (Dongying Fan , Junpeng Li , Lujia Wang , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
IN BRIEF: Should they stay or should they go? Regulating microRNA turnover in plants (Soledad Traubenik) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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Should they stay or should they go? Regulating microRNA turnover in plants
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) operate at the core of gene regulation in plants, guiding development and helping plants respond to a constantly changing environment. F
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Green flower coloration through AT-hook protein-mediated histone H3K27ac deacetylation in chrysanthemum (Hongfeng Huang , Jiaqi Wen , Ying Zheng , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A PIF4–PUB9–DSK2A signaling loop integrates skotomorphogenesis and carbon starvation response in Arabidopsis (Fan Wei , Yifan Zhang , Jie Zhang , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
IN BRIEF: A new player in an old process: FtsZ3 is necessary for chloroplast division in Physcomitrium patens (Vanessica Jawahir) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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A new player in an old process: ftsZ3 is necessary for chloroplast division in Physcomitrium patens
When my adventurous eating gets the better of me, I hope my indigestion only causes discomfort. The only positive outcome I expect is a lesson; I cannot fa
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A PP2A phosphatase-defined transcriptional activity window safeguards male fertility (Zesen Lai , Zhenze Lei , Jianzheng Wang , Yeqiao Liu , Ying Fu , Fang Chang) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
DELLA proteins interact with HAC1 and control plant growth via transcriptional regulation of the growth repressor gene ERF2 (Hiroki Ando , Akira Nozawa , Hidetaka Kosako , Tatsuya Sawasaki , Yohsuke Takahashi , Jutarou Fukazawa) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
N-glycosylation mediates smut effector adaptation toward a host pectin methylesterase inhibitor (Chibbhi Bhaskar , Ee Yang Teoh , Minh-Quang Chau , Chao-Hsuan Yeh , Wei-Lun Tsai , Ooi-Kock Teh , Lay-Sun Ma) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
CERK1-mediated phosphorylation of nitrilases activates auxin biosynthesis and promotes resistance to Botrytis cinerea (Jiarui Zheng , Sufen Chen , Yawen Wang , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
IN BRIEF: Dissecting the genetic switches controlling salt tolerance in bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) (Ju-Chen Chia) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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Dissecting the genetic switches controlling salt tolerance in bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon)
Soil salinization, largely caused by the accumulation of sodium chloride, is one of the greatest challenges in agriculture. Excess salt restricts water upt
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Analysis of progenitor genomes offers insights to reduce deleterious burden in hybrid potato breeding (Weizhi Liu , Yong Hu , Zihui Ding , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Sub-resolution imaging and Bayesian analysis of exocytosis events reveals nanoscale patterning by cortical microtubule arrays (Jelmer J Lindeboom , Ryan Gutierrez , Viktor Kirik , David W Ehrhardt) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The E3 ligase BnNLA1 modulates seed coat color in Brassica napus through ubiquitination of BnC07MYB3a (Ran Hu , Haijiang Liu , Yunshan Tang , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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American Society of Plant Biologists @aspbofficial.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Who is ready to review but hasn’t had the opportunity? How can plant science journals welcome new reviewers across career stages and regions and support the people mentoring them? ASPB invites one concrete change to build capacity while protecting quality. #PeerReviewWeek #PRW2026
Graphic inviting researchers to join #PeerReviewWeek by answering the question “What one change would build capacity while maintaining quality?” and thanking ASPB peer reviewers for Plant Physiology, The Plant Cell, and Plant Direct.
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A catalase-mediated redox-epigenetic switch governs rice immunity hijacked by a fungal effector (Yuan Fang , Rui Wang , Yuhang Duan , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
IN BRIEF: Lights out: PP2C phosphatases reset phototropin signalling in darkness (Barbara Bourgade) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The regulatory cascade CtrMYC2-CtrMYB20-CtrSTP13 boosts sugar and JA accumulation for cold tolerance in Citrus (Xiangming Shang , Lele Chu , Zhicheng Yang , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... PlantScience @aspbofficial
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American Society of Plant Biologists @aspbofficial.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
When does a request strengthen a paper, and when does it become a different study? How should reviewers distinguish essential evidence from an interesting next experiment? What helps authors see that distinction? Please keep examples general. #PeerReviewWeek #PRW2026
Call to discuss what makes a peer review useful when quality is the focus, inviting responses with #PeerReviewWeek and thanking ASPB reviewers for Plant Physiology, The Plant Cell, and Plant Direct, with ASPB and Peer Review Week logos.
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Bifurcation of StCRY1–StHY5 axis orchestrates blue light–enhanced glycoalkaloid and chlorophyll accumulation in potato tubers (Jun Qin , Shenglin Jing , Shengxuan Liu , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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American Society of Plant Biologists @aspbofficial.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Plant Scientists: Think about the last peer review invitation you declined. What would have helped you say yes: more time, a better expertise match, clearer expectations, or institutional recognition? #PeerReviewWeek #PRW2026
Graphic asking "What would make it easier to say yes to a peer review invitation?" and inviting responses with #PeerReviewWeek, with ASPB and Peer Review Week logos and a brief thank-you to reviewers for several plant journals.
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
IN BRIEF: Arbuscules up close: spatiotemporal and single cell translatomics in rice and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis (Crispus M Mbaluto) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
JA-Modulated OsbHLH091 drives lodicule cell expansion to initiate and synchronize diurnal floret opening in rice (Tao Song , Nana Gu , Liangchao Wang , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The HORMA-domain protein ASY1 recruits the plant-specific cyclin SDS to promote DMC1-mediated meiotic recombination (Bowei Cai , Xinjie Yuan , Fei Cao , Yanru Luo , Yashi Zhang , Jixin Zhuang , Miaowei Geng , Lei Chu , Arp Schnittger , Chao Yang) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Mitochondrial glutamine synthetase overexpression in tomato source leaves increases assimilate export and fruit yield (José G Vallarino , Laise Rosado-Souza , Youjun Zhang , R George Ratcliffe , Lee J Sweetlove , Sanu Shameer , Alisdair R Fernie) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
IN BRIEF: Teamwork makes the dream work: IPA1 and OsNPR1 work together to enhance immunity in rice (Annabelle Campbell) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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Teamwork makes the dream work: IPA1 and OsNPR1 work together to enhance immunity in rice
When plant cells detect bacterial pathogens during infection, they elicit an immune response involving the biosynthesis and dissemination of the signaling
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Heterodimers of the MADS transcription factors GhAGL1 and GhAGL4 modulate cotton fiber initiation and elongation (Mengling Sun , Yawen Xiao , Xiaxia Liu , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
IN BRIEF: Every angle covered: osWRKY36 regulates leaf inclination in rice (Nataliia Konstantinova) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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