Mark A. Estelle

The role of auxin-mediated gene activation in the bryophyte, Physcomitrium patens

The paper uses CRISPR/Cas9 to create a septuple ARF mutant in Physcomitrium patens, showing reduced auxin-mediated gene induction but maintained basal expression, leading to less severe developmental defects than constitutive repression lines.

BPMs regulate Arabidopsis seedling development by promoting auxin-independent degradation of the Aux/IAA protein IAA10

This study shows BPM genes regulate Arabidopsis seedling development by promoting auxin-independent degradation of IAA10, affecting hypocotyl elongation and apical hook formation.

Hierarchical global and local auxin signals coordinate cellular interdigitation in Arabidopsis

The paper shows auxin signaling coordinates cell shape in Arabidopsis through global and local pathways involving TIR1/AFB and TMK.