Julia Santiago

The paper identifies ATHE/MEE39 as a receptor kinase involved in detecting cell wall integrity during root vascular pathogen infection and shows its interaction with MIK2 to enhance defense.

The paper identifies how a disulfide bond stabilizes a peptide fold that enables specific recognition by the plant receptor kinase HSL3.

This study determines the structure of the plant receptor IGP1 bound to a cellulose-derived DAMP, revealing its mechanism for recognizing glycan patterns and initiating immune responses.

The paper investigates how reduced CLAVATA3 peptide signaling contributes to the evolution of capitula in Asteraceae plants and shows its impact on stem cell regulation and flower development.

The paper identifies SCOOP-MIK2 binding mechanisms using in silico analysis, AlphaFold-Multimer, and experimental validation, revealing conserved binding pockets and their functional importance.