Nicolás M. Cecchini

Alarmone ((p)ppGpp) signalling tunes Arabidopsis thaliana nuclear gene expression to shape the balance of plant immune outcomes

This study shows ppGpp signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana modulates immune outcomes by controlling defense gene expression, rather than just scaling immune response magnitude.

Selective autophagy promotes bacterial immunity under warming through NBR1-dependent regulation of ABI5

This study shows that NBR1-mediated selective autophagy reduces bacterial susceptibility in Arabidopsis under warming by regulating ABI5 turnover and ABA signaling.

Systemic resistance to pathogens in Arabidopsis requires HASTY-dependent miRNA cell-to-cell movement.

This study shows that HASTY is required for systemic defense activation in Arabidopsis by enabling miRNA cell-to-cell movement and their role in systemic responses.

The Arabidopsis TNL immune receptor BNT1 localizes to the plastid envelope and mediates flg22-induced resistance against Pseudomonas

This paper identifies BNT1 as a TNL-class immune receptor localized to the plastid envelope in Arabidopsis, showing that only the plastid-localized isoform mediates PAMP-triggered immunity responses against Pseudomonas.