Damien De Bellis

This study shows mechanical cues trigger phellem differentiation in Arabidopsis roots during barrier transition.

This study identifies GPAT2 as a non-redundant enzyme required for incorporating very-long-chain fatty acids into the Arabidopsis root cap cuticle, distinct from GPAT4 and GPAT8.

The paper improves cryo-CLEM and cryo-ET techniques for imaging plant cell walls with enhanced precision and reduced contamination, enabling detailed structural analysis of root-specific features.

This paper shows that GPAT4/6/8 and GPAT5/7 clades in Arabidopsis have non-redundant roles in root suberization, with GPAT5/7 specifically required for lamellated suberin structure.