Minoru Ueda

This study identifies MpILR1 as a key enzyme in Marchantia polymorpha that hydrolyzes dn-iso-OPDA-amino acid conjugates, activating jasmonate signaling and defense responses.

This study identifies (3R,7S)-11-hydroxy-jasmonic acid as a major oxidative shunt product of jasmonate catabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana, showing it is biologically inactive and distinct from the 12-hydroxy-JA pathway.

The paper identifies downstream metabolites of cis-OPDA as noncanonical bioactive jasmonates in Arabidopsis thaliana that function independently of the JA-Ile-COI1-JAZ signaling pathway.

The paper identifies dn-OPDA-amino acid conjugates in Marchantia polymorpha and shows they reduce dn-OPDA bioactivity, highlighting a dichotomous role of jasmonate conjugation in land plants.