Nora R. Zöllner

The paper uses single-cell RNA-sequencing to analyze cell diversity in Arabidopsis seeds, identifying distinct cell clusters and spatial domains along developmental axes.

The paper develops an ultrasensitive ratiometric glucose sensor to monitor glucose transport and metabolism in plants, finding rapid hydrolysis of shoot-derived sucrose in root tips.

This study identifies the sux gene cluster in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae as essential for sucrose uptake, which supports bacterial growth, motility, biofilm formation, and virulence in rice.