M. Schäfer

Induced responses contribute to rapid plant adaptation to herbivory

This study shows herbivory-induced responses in plants can evolve rapidly and increase resistance to herbivores through experimental evolution.

Ligand binding promiscuity of αVβ3 integrin is enlarged in response to mechanical force

This study shows that mechanical force increases the ligand promiscuity of αVβ3 integrin by enabling binding to fibronectin through conformational changes.