P. C. Ronald

This study identifies nematode-produced sulfated peptides similar to bacterial virulence factors that promote plant root growth and nematode parasitism.

The paper presents a plant kinase chemogenomics set, identifying compounds that affect root development in Arabidopsis and rice, with implications for understanding plant kinase function.

This paper identifies sulfotyrosine (sTyr) as a key determinant of extracellular protein-protein interaction specificity, highlighting its roles in hormone-receptor binding, HIV entry, chemokine signaling, and blood clotting.

The paper identifies molecular regulators of root circumnutation and demonstrates its functional role in root exploration and seedling establishment.

The paper identifies RaxX as a sulfated RiPP that binds the rice immune receptor XA21, revealing its role in bacterial immune activation.

The paper shows that a synthetic sulfated RaxX peptide mimics plant PSY peptides to promote root growth and that XA21 recognizes microbial RaxX to trigger immunity.

The paper sequenced 1,504 mutant lines in the rice variety Kitaake and established a database to enable rapid functional genomic studies.