This study identifies enhanced phenolic chemical defense as a key mechanism for resistance to multiple soybean cyst nematode populations in wild soybean.

bioRxiv · Sep 17, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Multi-Omics analyses reveal dynamic interactions between DNA methylation and transcriptional regulation during black raspberry ripening

Wei-hsun Hsieh, Yu‐Hung Hung, Jianhui Zhang, Hongtai Chen, Liang-Peng Lin, Meng-Hsun He, Yen-Ching Wang, Yu-Yu Ho, Gina E. Fernandez, Penelope M. Perkins-Veazie, Brandon H. Le, Xu Li, Tzung‐Fu Hsieh, Jer-Young Lin

The paper analyzes multi-omics data to show how DNA methylation and transcriptional regulation interact during black raspberry ripening, revealing key epigenetic changes and their functional roles.

bioRxiv · Nov 24, 2025 · PreprintGenomics

The CYP71A, NIT, AMI, and IAMH gene families are dispensable for indole-3-acetaldoxime-mediated auxin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

Mario Fenech, Javier Brumós, Aleš Pěnčík, Brianne R. Edwards, Sara Belcapo, J. DeLacey, Arjun Patel, Martin M. Kater, Xu Li, Karin Ljung, Ondřej Novák, José M. Alonso, Anna N. Stepanova

This study shows that gene families involved in the IAOx pathway are not essential for auxin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis, challenging the proposed linear pathway and suggesting an uncharacterized route.

The Plant Cell · Oct 15, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetics