Frances Kerin Clark

The paper investigates how stomatal and giant cell patterning interact in Arabidopsis leaf epidermis, showing that endoreduplication and tissue context influence stomatal number and spatial distribution.

This study shows that SIAMESE regulates G2 phase length in Arabidopsis by modulating G2 CDK activity, compensating for the absence of WEE1/CDC25 in plant cell cycle control.

This study shows APETALA2 regulates seed growth by controlling mechanical properties of the outer integument layers through cell wall remodeling without affecting mechanosensitive responses.

The paper shows a common genetic pathway controls giant cell formation in both sepal and leaf epidermis, leading to non-random spatial patterns through stochastic gene expression and tissue growth.

This study identifies ALE2 as a receptor-like kinase that promotes giant cell formation in Arabidopsis sepals by modulating ATML1 activity rather than expression.

The paper shows that high ATML1 concentrations induce VLCFA synthesis, which maintains giant cell identity by promoting auto-activation through lipid ligand binding.