Kenneth D. Birnbaum

This study shows that glutathione accelerates cell cycle progression and reprogramming in plant regeneration by promoting rapid division and nuclear changes near injury sites.

This study identifies HDACs HDA9 and HDA19 as critical for reprogramming plant root regeneration by repressing old identities and stress responses, followed by cell division rate modulation.

This study shows that SHR regulates multiple C4 traits in Setaria viridis by controlling cell identities and photosynthetic gene expression, reducing photosynthetic capacity and seed yield under heat stress.

The paper introduces a rapid, sensitive whole mount RNA-FISH and IHC protocol for plants, enabling 3D spatial gene expression analysis and simultaneous detection of multiple transcripts.

The paper uses single-cell RNA-seq to map the maize root transcriptome and identifies a mechanism regulating cortex layer number through the SHR signaling pathway.

The paper describes the development of a cloud-based platform for managing, analyzing, and distributing MaizeCODE data, enhancing reproducibility and accessibility.

The paper develops a 4D imaging method to track cell divisions in Arabidopsis root meristems over a week, revealing a gradient of division rates near the stem cell niche.