Paola Ruiz Duarte

This study identifies a premitotic polarity program involving BdPL1 that drives asymmetric cell divisions in grass leaf epidermis, contributing to cell-type patterning.

This study maps the development of the grass leaf in Brachypodium distachyon using single-cell RNA-sequencing, identifying key regulatory genes and cell types involved in leaf anatomy.

The paper identifies MUTE's role in promoting asymmetric divisions to form subsidiary cells in Crassulaceae succulents, contrasting its function in Arabidopsis and grasses.

This study shows that the cell wall controls stem cell fate in the Arabidopsis shoot apical meristem by modulating mechanical properties through pectin methylesterase expression regulated by WUS.