Matheus E. Bianconi

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.

The paper identifies EPP1 as a fourth gene in the ancestral common symbiosis pathway, essential for plant-microbe interactions across multiple plant clades.

This paper presents the first chromosome-level genome assembly of a non-nodulating legume, Nissolia brasiliensis, and identifies genes associated with root nodule symbiosis.

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

The paper identifies 16 independent origins of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis in rosid lineages and finds convergent gene duplications in cell wall remodeling genes.

This study constructs a nuclear phylogeny of grasses using genome-scale data, showing agreement with plastome phylogeny and evidence for repeated reticulation events.