L. Pauwels

Modulation of the DA1 pathway in maize shows that translatability of information from Arabidopsis to crops is complex

The paper investigates the DA1 pathway in maize to assess if findings from Arabidopsis can be translated, finding limited organ size changes in mutants.

SAMBA controls the rate of cell division in maize development through APC/C interaction

This study shows that SAMBA regulates cell division rate in maize by interacting with APC/C, with different alleles causing varying growth defects due to altered protein function.

SlKIX8 and SlKIX9 are negative regulators of leaf and fruit growth in tomato

This study identifies SlKIX8 and SlKIX9 as negative regulators of leaf and fruit growth in tomato, with loss-of-function mutants showing enlarged organs due to increased cell expansion.

Constitutive Steroidal Glycoalkaloid Biosynthesis in Tomato is Regulated by the Clade IIIe Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors MYC1 and MYC2

The paper shows that MYC1 and MYC2 control constitutive steroidal glycoalkaloid biosynthesis in tomato independently of jasmonate signaling.

Selective auxin agonists induce specific AUX/IAA protein degradation to modulate plant development

The paper identifies selective auxin agonists that induce specific AUX/IAA protein degradation, revealing their role in modulating plant development through targeted chromatin remodeling.

A dual sgRNA approach for functional genomics in Arabidopsis thaliana

The paper introduces a dual sgRNA CRISPR/Cas9 approach to generate reliable loss-of-function alleles in Arabidopsis thaliana, improving the generation of true null alleles for functional genomics.