Cäcilia F. Kunz

The paper exposes zygnematophyte algae to UV irradiance and identifies conserved molecular responses, including lipid droplets and phenolic compounds, suggesting a shared UV acclimation mechanism with land plants.

The study shows the N-terminal extension of AtKEA1 is not essential for plastid function but contributes to potassium homeostasis.

The paper investigates the evolution of osmotic stress response pathways in plants by studying zygnematophytes and their homologous ABA-independent kinase systems.

This study investigates UV-B responses in the algal relative of land plants Mesotaenium, revealing dynamic transcriptomic and metabolomic changes and a chemodiverse response toolkit.

The paper sequences 43 new transcriptomes of Zygnematophyceae algae and builds a phylogenomic tree, revealing deep genetic structure and ancient radiations within this algal class.

Multi-omic profiling of unicellular Mesotaenium and filamentous Zygnema under osmotic and salt stress reveals a conserved protein and cell-wall remodeling chassis driving acclimation in land plants' closest algal relatives.