Jesse D. Woodson

Independent, Ongoing Clade-Specific Expansions of IS5 Elements in Pseudomonas syringae

The paper examines the distribution and expansion of a specific IS5 subclass in Pseudomonas syringae genomes, finding recent independent expansions and variable insertion site conservation.

Cryptochrome 2 is necessary for promoting a blue light-independent chloroplast signal to control cellular degradation

This paper shows that cryptochrome 2 (CRY2) promotes chloroplast degradation and programmed cell death via a blue light-independent pathway, uncoupling 1O2 signaling from cellular stress responses.

Heme acts a chloroplast-to-nucleus retrograde signal to regulate intercellular trafficking via plasmodesmata

This study identifies heme as a chloroplast-to-nucleus retrograde signal that regulates plasmodesmata function to control intercellular trafficking in plants.

Transcript profiling of plastid ferrochelatase two mutants reveals that chloroplast singlet oxygen signals lead to global changes in RNA profiles and are mediated by Plant U-Box 4

This paper shows that chloroplast singlet oxygen signals in fc2 mutants alter global RNA profiles, induce stress responses, and are modulated by PUB4.

A unified framework for hydromechanical signaling: Do plant signals go with the flow?

This study develops a poroelastic framework to model hydromechanical signaling in plants, showing pressure changes and mass flow can transmit signals locally and systemically.