Plant Molecular Biology Research

The paper shows that LBD genes restrict intercellular communication to enable root regeneration in plants.

This study identifies WALLFLOWER (WFL), a receptor-like kinase, and shows its role in regulating cell wall mechanics and directional growth in Arabidopsis roots.

This study shows that auxin counteracts ABA-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis through the TIR1/AFB-AUX/IAA module and ROS suppression, with genetic factors and mild drought modulating the response.

The paper presents a scalable TFBS assay to create an atlas of 3,000 genome-wide binding site maps for 360 TFs across 10 flowering plant species, revealing conservation and rewiring of regulatory elements.

The paper investigates how brassinosteroids coordinate sepal elongation in Arabidopsis by analyzing gene expression and growth patterns in a mutant background.

The paper identifies PEBP genes in Zostera marina that correlate with flowering and seed production, showing some promote while others repress flowering in Arabidopsis.

The paper develops a proximity labeling protocol to study FTL1 interactome in rice panicles, identifying proteins involved in trafficking and transcription, and showing FTL1's cell-to-cell mobility.

The paper shows that water availability in Arabidopsis and tomato determines whether wounded tissues regenerate as callus or de novo roots.

The paper investigates organ-specific rewiring of the NGAL/CUC/KLU gene regulatory network in Arabidopsis, revealing how developmental constraints influence GRN modulation and gene pleiotropy.

The paper investigates miR394's role in Arabidopsis flowering time regulation using transcriptomic data and identifies a novel lncRNA, MIRAST, associated with the MIR394B locus.

This study identifies the miR156-SPL16/23-IPT5/LOG1-cytokinin pathway as a mechanism by which shade inhibits cambial activity in poplar stems.

The paper shows that CLE40 maintains the proximal root meristem by regulating cytokinin and auxin signaling in Arabidopsis.

This study identifies a feedforward regulatory loop involving auxin, MpANT, and MpPIN1 that regulates meristem maintenance and cell proliferation in Marchantia polymorpha.

This study identifies ZOS5-09 as a transcriptional repressor that regulates rice grain size, starch, and protein biosynthesis by modulating cell proliferation, expansion, and gene expression.

The paper presents a comparative regulomics resource analyzing wood transcriptomes across six tree species to uncover evolutionary changes in regulatory programs for wood formation.

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.

This study investigates the evolutionary history and functional specialization of miRNA genes in Arabidopsis halleri and A. lyrata, showing rapid birth-and-death dynamics and integration into core biological processes.

This study shows that moderately increasing stomatal density in Arabidopsis through overexpression of FSTOMAGEN improves biomass, with optimal results observed at intermediate densities.

This study shows BZR1 promotes pluripotency and callus formation by directly regulating ARF7 and ARF19 in plants.

This study shows that temperature-sensitive condensation of SUF4 protein regulates FLC transcription and flowering time in Arabidopsis.

This paper identifies domains in Arabidopsis ENP that drive its own polarization and recruit PIN1 to the plasma membrane, revealing a PID-independent mechanism for PIN1 activity.

This paper uses mathematical models to guide synthetic transcription factor-based gene expression modulation to predictably engineer plant organ size across species and environments.

This study identifies MdBRC1 and MdFT2 interaction as a molecular switch regulating bud break timing in apple trees, with implications for climate resilience.

The paper investigates the molecular mechanisms of early floral initiation in two seasonal flowering strawberry cultivars under natural conditions, identifying genes related to carbohydrate metabolism, phytohormones, and chromatin structure.

This study identifies two tomato AFP3 isoforms with opposing roles in hormonal regulation and development, revealing their impact on growth, stress responses, and yield.

This study shows that TaPGS1 overexpression increases flavonol accumulation, disrupts auxin transport, delays endosperm cellularization, and enlarges wheat grains.

This study investigates the roles of Type-A and -C response regulators in rice growth and panicle architecture using RNA-Seq and CRISPR/Cas9 mutants, finding their positive effects on branching and heading date.

The paper shows that mechanical treatment of tomato seedlings increases stem width, vascular bundles, early flowering, and yield through auxin and ethylene pathways.

This study identifies two phases of PRC2-mediated gene repression during seedling emergence, linking PRC2 activity to metabolic and developmental transitions from heterotrophy to photoautotrophy.