P. Clauw

Metabolic enzymes moonlight as selective autophagy receptors to protect plants against viral-induced cellular damage

This study shows that metabolic enzymes act as autophagy receptors in plants to degrade defense executors during viral infection, revealing autophagy as a tolerance pathway rather than an antiviral defense.

Locally adaptive temperature response of vegetative growth in Arabidopsis thaliana

The paper examines how Arabidopsis thaliana accessions from different latitudes respond to cold temperatures, finding that northern accessions grow slower but show signs of local adaptation through transcriptome and metabolome changes.

Plasticity of the primary metabolome in 241 cold grown Arabidopsis thaliana accessions and its relation to natural habitat temperature

The paper examines metabolic responses and growth rates of 241 Arabidopsis thaliana accessions under cold conditions, finding correlations between metabolite profiles, genomic predictions, and habitat temperature.