R. Nishihama

This study identifies MpCKI1 as a conserved two-component signaling component required for female germline specification in Marchantia polymorpha.

This paper uses deep learning to classify sex in Marchantia polymorpha gemmalings, revealing that morphological differences are due to autosomal variation rather than sexual dimorphism.

This study shows that GA-related compounds in liverworts modulate far-red light responses, revealing evolutionary conservation and functional divergence in GA biosynthesis.

This study identifies LysM receptor components and phosphoproteomic regulators of PTI in M. polymorpha, revealing conserved and novel elements of plant immune signaling.

The paper identifies a conserved RAF-like kinase mediating ultra-rapid auxin responses across land plants and algae, linking it to phosphorylation and fast physiological responses.

The paper introduces MBEX, a web-based platform for analyzing and visualizing transcriptomes in Marchantia polymorpha, demonstrating its utility through oil body biogenesis analysis.

The paper shows that a Ia-IIIb bHLH TF module regulates seta development in liverwort Marchantia polymorpha, similar to its role in stomatal formation in stomatous plants.

This paper describes a method for Agrobacterium-mediated transient transformation in Marchantia liverworts and demonstrates its use for studying gene function and liverwort-bacteria interactions.

This study shows that DELLA in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha coordinates growth and stress responses, similar to vascular plants, and interacts with MpPIF to promote oxidative stress tolerance.

The paper identifies a minimal auxin response system in Marchantia polymorpha, showing that a single A-ARF activates gene expression while a B-ARF represses it, defining developmental zones of auxin response.

The paper identifies MpTAW1, an ALOG family protein in Marchantia polymorpha, as a regulator of lateral organ development and meristem maintenance, showing its conserved function in specifying lateral organ identity across plant lineages.

The paper identifies GCAM1 as an essential regulator of gemma cup development in Marchantia polymorpha, suggesting an ancient conserved mechanism for secondary meristem production in land plants.

This study shows that loss of CG methylation in Marchantia polymorpha disrupts cell division and reveals unique non-CG methylation regulatory mechanisms in basal land plants.

This study develops efficient CRISPR/Cas9 vectors for genome editing in Marchantia polymorpha, achieving over 70% editing efficiency and enabling conditional genetic analysis.