Takashi Ueda

Arabidopsis thaliana ACTIN DEPOLYMERIZING FACTORs are novel susceptibility factors for Colletotrichum higginsianum

This study identifies Arabidopsis ADFs as susceptibility factors for Colletotrichum higginsianum infection, showing their role in promoting actin fragmentation and suppressing resistance mechanisms.

ABCG transporters are involved in the accumulation of specialized metabolites in the oil bodies of Marchantia polymorpha

This study identifies MpABCG1 and MpABCG36 as key proteins involved in the accumulation of specialized metabolites in oil bodies of Marchantia polymorpha.

Comparative Proteomic Profiling of Receptor Kinase Signaling Reveals Key Trafficking Components Enforcing Plant Stomatal Development

The paper identifies key trafficking components involved in ERECTA receptor kinase signaling that regulate plant stomatal development through endocytosis.

A SABATH family enzyme regulates development via the gibberellin-related pathway in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha

This study identifies MpSABATH2 in liverwort Marchantia polymorpha as essential for development, linking it to gibberellin metabolism and showing convergent evolution of SABATH functions in land plants.

Amyloplasts are necessary for full gravitropism in thallus of Marchantia polymorpha

This study shows that amyloplasts in Marchantia polymorpha are necessary for full gravitropism but not essential for gravity sensing.

GENETIC ANALYSIS OF ARABIDOPSIS AUTOPHAGY-RELATED 8 FAMILY PROTEINS REVEALS THEIR REDUNDANT AND REGULATORY ROLES IN PLANT AUTOPHAGY

This study uses CRISPR/Cas9 to knockout Arabidopsis ATG8 genes, revealing their redundant and regulatory roles in autophagy, with Clade I and II ATG8s showing overlapping functions and interactions with RABG3 proteins.