J.-K. Zhu

This study shows that disrupting mitochondrial Ca2+ homeostasis in Arabidopsis leads to misregulated gene expression and proteostatic responses, affecting plant growth and stress resistance.

This study identifies the molecular mechanism of root halotropism in Arabidopsis, showing that ABA-mediated microtubule reorientation drives anisotropic cell expansion and root twisting in response to salt stress.

This study identifies AGDP3 as a protein that binds H3K9me2 and facilitates ROS1-mediated DNA demethylation in Arabidopsis, revealing a mechanism linking histone modification to gene regulation.

The paper identifies a mechanism by which H3K27me3 is recognized and transcriptionally repressed through the BAH-PHD-CPL2 complex in Arabidopsis.

A hidden layer of host immunity against non-pathogenic microbes leads to plant incompatibility with beneficial rhizobacteria.

This study identifies SIZ1-mediated SUMOylation of ROS1 as a mechanism enhancing ROS1 stability and promoting active DNA demethylation in Arabidopsis.

This paper identifies a novel protein complex in Arabidopsis that regulates ROS1-mediated active DNA demethylation and targets ROS1 to specific genomic regions.

The paper shows that the TYLCV protein V2 suppresses viral genome methylation in plant Cajal bodies by interacting with AGO4.

The paper identifies SCREAM as a scaffold that recruits MPK3/6 to downregulate SPEECHLESS, enforcing stomatal initiation through a bipartite motif interaction.

The paper identifies BAM1 as a positive regulator of RNAi cell-to-cell spread and shows that a viral protein inhibits this process by interacting with BAM1 and BAM2.