D. Kliebenstein

Leaf abaxial and adaxial surfaces differentially affect plant-fungal pathogen interactions

The paper investigates how Botrytis cinerea interacts with abaxial and adaxial leaf surfaces across multiple plant species, finding that abaxial surfaces are more susceptible and linking this to defense signaling and compound production.

Fine-mapping identifies NAD-ME1 as a candidate underlying a major locus controlling temporal variation in primary and specialized metabolism in Arabidopsis

This study identifies NAD-ME1 as a candidate gene underlying a major QTL controlling temporal variation in metabolism and circadian clock outputs in Arabidopsis.

Red-light is an environmental effector for mutualism between begomovirus and its vector whitefly

The paper shows red-light promotes mutualism between begomovirus and whitefly by stabilizing βC1, which inhibits plant defenses through interference with PIFs and MYC2 transcriptional activity.

Quantitative interactions drive Botrytis cinerea disease outcome across the plant kingdom

The paper investigates how Botrytis cinerea interacts with diverse plant hosts, finding that host species and pathogen strain differences are major sources of variation in disease outcomes.

Epistatic Transcription Factor Networks Differentially Modulate Arabidopsis Growth and Defense

The paper investigates how transcription factor networks modulate growth and defense in Arabidopsis, finding that their effects are conditional and not simply correlated.

Auxin-sensitive Aux/IAA proteins mediate drought tolerance in Arabidopsis by regulating glucosinolate levels

The paper shows that Aux/IAA proteins regulate glucosinolate levels, which in turn affect drought tolerance in Arabidopsis by influencing stomatal regulation.

A global co-expression network approach for connecting genes to specialized metabolic pathways in plants

The paper uses global co-expression networks to identify modules of genes associated with specialized metabolic pathways in plants, finding that these modules contain known biosynthetic genes and validated pathways.