OEF18 is a membrane-anchored organellar Ca{superscript 2}⁺ sensor linking calcium signaling to jasmonate-mediated defense and stress acclimation
Simon Stael, Przemyslaw Kmiecik, Bernhard Wurzinger, Shuolin Qi, Dominic Kuang, Elena Sánchez Martín‐Fontecha, Roman G. Bayer, Barbara Pfister, Michael Reichelt, Ingo Ebersberger, Inge De Clercq, Axel Mithoefer, Markus Teige
This paper identifies OEF18 as a membrane-anchored Ca²⁺ sensor in chloroplasts and peroxisomes that links calcium signaling to jasmonate-mediated defense and stress responses in plants.
bioRxiv · Aug 18, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology