Guizhen Liu

The paper identifies VIH2 in Lotus japonicus as an inositol pyrophosphate synthase that regulates arbuscular mycorrhiza by linking phosphate starvation responses to root endosymbiosis.

This study identifies IPMK as the enzyme responsible for producing 4/6-InsP7 in land plants and shows its role in heat stress acclimation through regulation of HSF transcription activity.

The paper uses 18O-water labeling to study phosphate group dynamics in inositol phosphates across species, revealing distinct pools with different cycling behaviors.

This study uses mathematical modeling to show that 1,5-InsP8 synthesis follows a linear pathway in yeast and human cells, challenging previous assumptions about IPP metabolism.