Kazuyuki Kuchitsu

KymoTip is a tool for analyzing live imaging data of plant cell tip growth, enabling accurate quantification of cell dynamics and intracellular events despite fluctuations in position and shape.

This study shows that the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha propagates Ca2+ waves and electrical signals rapidly in response to wounding, similar to vascular plants, involving GLR channels.

The paper identifies two conserved serine residues in MpRBOHB whose phosphorylation enhances Ca2+ binding affinity, thereby activating chitin-triggered ROS production in liverwort.