M. Galli

Transcription factor binding site divergence across maize inbred lines drives transcriptional and phenotypic variation

The paper identifies TF binding site divergence between maize inbred lines and links it to gene expression and phenotypic variation.

WUSCHEL-dependent chromatin regulation in maize inflorescence development at single-cell resolution

The paper uses single-cell ATAC-seq to show ZmWUS1 overexpression alters chromatin accessibility in maize inflorescence meristem, revealing its role in stem cell maintenance through context-dependent regulation.

Mechanisms Of Meristem Maintenance By Maize Transcriptional Corepressors

The paper identifies REL2 and RELK1 as key regulators of maize meristem development, showing they control gene expression to maintain meristem size and influence seed yield.

Designer antisense circRNAGFP reduces GFP protein abundance in Arabidopsis protoplasts in a sequence-specific manner, independent of RNAi pathways

This study shows that designer circRNAs can reduce target protein abundance in Arabidopsis in a sequence-specific manner, independent of RNAi pathways.

Binucleated human hepatocytes arise through loss of membrane anchorage to the midbody during endomitosis

This study identifies how human hepatocytes undergo endomitosis by losing membrane anchorage to the midbody, leading to binucleation, and shows the role of WNT signaling and E2F proteins in this process.

The Defenders of the Alveolus Succumb in COVID-19 Pneumonia to SARS-CoV-2, Necroptosis, Pyroptosis and Panoptosis

This paper investigates how SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to the destruction of alveolar type II cells in fatal COVID-19 pneumonia through multiple inflammatory cell death pathways and suggests potential therapeutic strategies.

A key regulator with a MIF-like domain orchestrates cellular differentiation and virulence in the fungal pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae

This study identifies MoMIF1, a MIF-like protein in Magnaporthe oryzae, as a key regulator of virulence by balancing biotrophy and necrotrophy during infection.

Short-term molecular consequences of chromosome mis-segregation for genome stability

This study shows that aneuploidy can trigger chromosome instability (CIN) by causing DNA replication stress and continuous CIN, leading to genetically diverse cells with varying proliferation abilities.

Endomitosis controls tissue-specific gene expression during development

The paper inhibits binucleation in C. elegans intestinal cells and shows it enhances tissue-specific gene expression, particularly for vitellogenins, which affect progeny development and fitness.

The FUSED LEAVES1/ADHERENT1 Regulatory Module Is Required For Maize Cuticle Development And Organ Separation

The study identifies AD1, a 3-KETOACYL-CoA SYNTHASE gene regulated by FUSED LEAVES1, as essential for cuticle formation and organ separation in maize.