Katharina Melkonian

The paper investigates the evolutionary conservation of DELLA protein functions in liverworts and finds GA-independent developmental roles are conserved, but DELLA is not involved in mycorrhizal symbiosis.

This study identifies a single genetic innovation, p-GPATs, as critical for the evolution of the plant cuticle and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal symbiosis during terrestrialization.

This study investigates the conserved and divergent roles of CPK28 in immune homeostasis across land plants, showing functional conservation in some contexts but divergence in others.

This study shows that the SERK-BIR module regulates development and immunity in liverworts, suggesting its conservation from the last common ancestor of land plants.

The paper identifies an ancestral gene network involved in intracellular symbiosis in plants, showing its conservation and convergent recruitment across different symbiotic systems.