M. K. Patel

The endophytic fungus Serendipita indica alters auxin distribution in Arabidopsis thaliana roots through alteration of auxin transport and conjugation to promote plant growth

This study identifies how the endophytic fungus Serendipita indica promotes Arabidopsis growth by altering auxin transport and conjugation through GH3 genes and PIN2 expression.

Emergence of selectivity and specificity in a coarse-grained model of the nuclear pore complex with sequence-agnostic FG-Nups

This study uses a coarse-grained model to show that FG-Nup hydrophobicity determines NPC selectivity and specificity in transport.

Coordinated overexpression of OsSUT1, OsSWEET11 and OsSWEET14 in rice impairs carbohydrate metabolism that has implications in plant growth, yield and susceptibility to Xanthomonas oryzae pv oryzae (Xoo)