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Martin L. Alani

Boyce Thompson InstituteORCID 0000-0002-1356-9760Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Plant Biology· 2 Cell Biology· 1 Ecology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:plant (other)· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Approach:genetic perturbation / CRISPR· 1

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Georg JanderiD· 3 shared Gordon C. YounkiniD· 3 shared Mahdieh MirzaeiiD· 2 shared Adrian F. PowelliD· 1 shared Amy Picard Hastings· 1 shared Anamaria Paez Copador· 1 shared Anurag A. AgrawaliD· 1 shared Asier Marcos-VidaliD· 1 shared

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Cell BiologyThe Journal of Cell BiologyPeer-reviewedJul 22, 2026

GCL pruning of PIP3 establishes the soma-germline boundary

Mariyah N. Saiduddin, Juhee Pae, Asier Marcos-Vidal…·Ruth Lehmann

The paper shows that GCL pruning of PIP3 regulates the soma-germline boundary by modulating Torso-dependent PI3K activity and Myosin II constriction in Drosophila embryos.

DOI 10.1083/jcb.202604036

Drosophilaexperimental assay

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Plant BiologybioRxivPreprintApr 10, 2024

Four enzymes control natural variation in the steroid core of Erysimum cardenolides

Gordon C. Younkin, Martin L. Alani, Tobias Züst, Georg Jander

The paper identifies four enzymes that control stereochemistry at carbon 5 of cardenolides in Erysimum, showing how natural variation in one enzyme explains structural diversity in these defensive compounds.

3 citations

plant (other)metabolomics

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Plant BiologyPlantsPeer-reviewedFeb 6, 2024

Aphid resistance segregates independently of cardiac glycoside and glucosinolate content in an Erysimum cheiranthoides (wormseed wallflower) F2 population

Mahdieh Mirzaei, Gordon C. Younkin, Adrian F. Powell…·Georg Jander

The paper examines aphid resistance in Erysimum cheiranthoides by analyzing the relationship between defensive metabolites and resistance traits in an F2 population.

5 citations

plant (other)statistical model

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EcologyNew PhytologistPeer-reviewedJan 17, 2024

Cardiac glycosides protect wormseed wallflower (Erysimum cheiranthoides) against some, but not all, glucosinolate-adapted herbivores

Gordon C. Younkin, Martin L. Alani, Anamaria Paez Copador…·Georg Jander

The paper investigates how cardiac glycosides in Erysimum cheiranthoides affect herbivore interactions, finding they protect against some but not all glucosinolate-tolerant herbivores.

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plant (other)experimental assay

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