Y. Tada

Florigen-producing cells express FPF1-LIKE PROTEIN 1 that accelerates flowering and stem growth in long days with sunlight red/far-red ratio in Arabidopsis

The paper identifies FLP1 as a gene expressed in FT-producing cells in Arabidopsis that promotes flowering and stem growth under long-day conditions.

The pathogenic coronatine toxin hijacks host redox signalling to suppress plant immunity

This study shows coronatine toxin suppresses plant immunity by disrupting glutathione and nitric oxide redox signaling, independent of jasmonic acid pathways.

A consensus protocol for the recovery of mercury methylation genes from metagenomes

The paper presents a standardized protocol and bioinformatic pipeline for detecting and quantifying mercury methylation genes (hgcAB) in metagenomes, showing comparable efficiency between single and co-assembly approaches.

Proteasome-associated ubiquitin ligase relays target plant hormone-specific transcriptional activators

The paper identifies proteasome-associated HECT-type ubiquitin ligases that relay and process hormone-specific transcriptional activators, regulating their activity and stability.

Mechanosensory trichome cells evoke a mechanical stimuli-induced immune response in plants

The paper shows that trichome cells in Arabidopsis detect mechanical stimuli from raindrops, triggering calcium waves that activate immune responses against pathogens.

SNF1-related protein kinase 2 directly regulate group C Raf-like protein kinases in abscisic acid signaling

This study identifies Raf36 as a SnRK2-interacting kinase that negatively regulates ABA responses and is directly phosphorylated by SnRK2s, revealing a new phosphosignaling pathway in ABA signaling.