This study shows that Turnip mosaic virus uses host m6A methylation machinery to enhance infection by creating a specific methylation landscape on its genome.

bioRxiv · May 10, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

m6A RNA methylation attenuates thermotolerance in Arabidopsis

Kirti Shekhawat, Arsheed Hussain Sheikh, Kashif Nawaz, Anam Fatima, Waad Alzayed, Arun N. Prasanna, Heribert Hirt A

This study shows that m6A RNA methylation reduces thermotolerance in Arabidopsis by suppressing heat-responsive genes, while its loss increases heat stress resilience through enhanced mRNA stability and chromatin modifications.

bioRxiv · May 22, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology

Histone modifications and DNA methylation act cooperatively in regulating symbiosis genes in the sea anemone Aiptasia

Kashif Nawaz, Maha J. Cziesielski, Kiruthiga Gayathri Mariappan, Guoxin Cui, Manuel Aranda

BMC Biology · Dec 2, 2022Peer-reviewedGenomics

Global analysis of Two Component System (TCS) member of chickpea and other legume genomes implicates its role in enhanced nodulation

Manish Tiwari, Manisha Yadav, B. P. Singh, Vimal Pandey, Kashif Nawaz, Sabhyata Bhatia

The paper analyzes Two Component System (TCS) genes in legumes to understand their role in cytokinin-mediated nodulation, finding functional divergence in response regulators and conserved histidine kinases.

Plant Biotechnology Journal · Jun 19, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics