S. Brady

Quantitative Modeling of the Short-Term Response to Nitrogen Availability that Coordinates Early Events in Lateral Root Initiation

The paper uses transcriptomic data and single-cell profiling to identify transcription factors involved in early lateral root development in response to nitrogen availability.

Fine-scale contemporary recombination variation and its fitness consequences in adaptively diverging stickleback fish

Identification of cambium stem cell factors and their positioning mechanism

The paper identifies TDIF ligand-activated PXY receptors and CAIL transcription factors as key to defining cambium stem cell identity in Arabidopsis roots and explains their positioning mechanism.

Conservation and divergence of regulatory architecture in nitrate-responsive plant gene circuits

The paper identifies and validates a six-gene regulatory circuit upstream of NLP6/7 in Arabidopsis and tomato, revealing conservation and divergence in nitrogen-responsive gene regulation across species.

The VanS sensor histidine kinase from type-B VRE recognizes vancomycin directly

This study shows that type-B VanS from VRE directly interacts with vancomycin, activating its autokinase activity and confirming a direct sensing mechanism for VanS.

Regulation and Function of a Polarly Localized Lignin Barrier in the Exodermis

This study identifies a polar lignin cap in tomato exodermis that functions similarly to the endodermal Casparian strip but is regulated by distinct transcription factors.

The Phosphate Deprivation Response is Mediated by an Interaction between Brassinosteroid Signaling and Zinc in Tomato

This study shows that brassinosteroid signaling and zinc accumulation in tomato mediate a constitutive phosphate deprivation response, offering a new strategy for plant adaptation to phosphate starvation.

Initiation and regulation of vascular tissue identity in the Arabidopsis embryo

The paper identifies GBF2 as a regulator of vascular tissue identity in Arabidopsis embryos, showing its interaction with MP and role in gene expression.

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.

A beneficial genomic rearrangement creates multiple versions of calcipressin in C. elegans

The paper identifies a beneficial genomic rearrangement in C. elegans that creates multiple versions of the rcan-1 gene, enhancing fitness and exploration behavior.

Transcriptional dynamics of bread wheat in response to nitrate and phosphate supply reveal functional divergence of genetic factors involved in nitrate and phosphate signaling

The paper investigates wheat's transcriptional response to nitrate and phosphate, identifying gene modules and functional divergence in transcription factors.