Martin D. Crespi

The root knot nematode effector MiEFF186 interacts with a splicing factor to reshape plant transcriptome

This study identifies MiEFF186a as a nematode effector that interacts with GDP1/CIS2 to alter plant transcriptome splicing and gene expression, affecting susceptibility to nematode infection.

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING OF A CODING GENE PRODUCES A NUCLEAR REGULATORY LONG NON-CODING RNA

The paper shows alternative splicing generates regulatory lncRNAs from protein-coding genes in Arabidopsis, forming autoregulatory RNA-protein feedback loops under dark conditions.

The long non-coding RNA ACHLYS modulates biomolecular condensates to regulate alternative splicing in root development

This study identifies ACHLYS, a lncRNA that modulates NSRa biomolecular condensates to regulate alternative splicing in Arabidopsis root development.

What Large Language Models Know About Plant Molecular Biology

This paper benchmarks large language models in plant molecular biology using a new dataset, finding strong performance on multiple-choice questions but limitations in factual accuracy and self-awareness.

The Arabidopsis RNA-binding protein SGS3 is recruited to the chromatin remodeler CHR11 to promote siRNA production from protein-coding genes

The paper shows SGS3 recruits CHR11 to select nuclear RNAs for export to the cytosol, promoting siRNA production from protein-coding genes under stress.

The subunit 3 of the SUPERKILLER (SKI) complex mediates miR172-directed cleavage of Nodule Number Control 1 (NNC1) to modulate nodulation in Medicago truncatula

The paper shows that MtSKI3 mediates miR172 cleavage of MtNNC1, regulating nodulation in Medicago truncatula by affecting nodule number and bacterial infection.

A plant-specific clade of serine/arginine-rich proteins regulates RNA splicing homeostasis and thermotolerance in tomato

This study identifies RS2Z35 and RS2Z36 as plant-specific splicing factors that regulate HSFA2 intron splicing and thermotolerance in tomato under heat stress.

A conserved HSF:miR169:NF-YA loop involved in tomato and Arabidopsis heat stress tolerance

The paper identifies a conserved HSF:miR169:NF-YA regulatory loop that enhances heat stress tolerance in tomato and Arabidopsis by modulating transcription and post-transcriptional regulation of key genes.

The lncRNA MARS modulates the epigenetic reprogramming of the marneral cluster in response to ABA

The paper identifies the lncRNA MARS as a regulator of epigenetic reprogramming in the Arabidopsis marneral cluster in response to ABA, modulating chromatin structure and gene expression.

Insights into long non-coding RNA regulation of anthocyanin carrot root pigmentation

The paper identifies lncRNAs associated with anthocyanin biosynthesis in carrots and links a NAT to the regulation of DcMYB7.

An Arabidopsis long noncoding RNA modulates the transcriptome through interactions with a network of splicing factors

This study shows that the lncRNA ASCO modulates alternative splicing in Arabidopsis by interacting with splicing factors PRP8a and SmD1b, affecting flagellin responses and biotic stress.

Genome sequence of the cluster root forming white lupin

The paper provides a high-quality genome sequence of white lupin and identifies a transcription factor regulating cluster root formation.