H. Motose

Thermospermine is an evolutionarily ancestral phytohormone required for organ development and stress responses in the basal land plant Marchantia polymorpha

This study identifies thermospermine as a key phytohormone in liverworts, showing its role in organ development and stress responses, with implications for evolutionary plant biology.

Overexpression of NIMA-related kinase suppresses cell proliferation and tip growth in a liverwort Marchantia polymorpha

This study shows that overexpressing MpNEK1 in liverwort inhibits cell proliferation and growth, leading to lethality, suggesting a conserved role for NEKs in cell division across species.

RNA processing/modifying enzymes play key roles in the response to thermospermine in Arabidopsis thaliana

The paper identifies four genes involved in RNA processing and modification that modulate thermospermine's effect on xylem differentiation in Arabidopsis.

Plant specific armadillo repeat kinesin directs organelle transport and microtubule convergence to promote tip growth

This study identifies MpARK, a plant-specific kinesin, as essential for organelle transport and microtubule convergence in tip-growing rhizoids, supporting plant anchorage and growth.

Agrobacterium-Mediated Transient Transformation of Marchantia Liverworts

This paper describes a method for Agrobacterium-mediated transient transformation in Marchantia liverworts and demonstrates its use for studying gene function and liverwort-bacteria interactions.