Brian Mooney

A membrane-anchored inhibitor of papain-like cysteine proteases promotes Pseudomonas root colonization

This study identifies Cpi1, a membrane-anchored protease inhibitor in Pseudomonas that inhibits plant PLCPs, enhancing bacterial root colonization by modulating immune responses.

Functional divergence of the Arg/N-degron pathway between the crop Brassica rapa and the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana

This study compares the Arg/N-degron pathway function between Arabidopsis thaliana and Brassica rapa, identifying both conserved and divergent roles in hypoxia and stress responses.

Reactivity-based proteomics uncovers ATP-induced proteome restructuring

This study uses reactivity proteomics to analyze ATP-induced changes in Arabidopsis proteomes, revealing conformational shifts and metabolite-protein interactions.

Subtilase SBT5.2 inactivates flagellin immunogenicity in the plant apoplast

The paper shows that the subtilase SBT5.2 cleaves flagellin's flg22 epitope, inactivating its immunogenicity and controlling immune responses in plants.