Stephanie E. Martinez

This study identifies two new recessive alleles of the maize OPAQUE1 gene, revealing its role in plant growth and architecture through internode elongation and inflorescence development.

This study shows that KATANIN p60 is essential for forming complete preprophase bands in maize, which is necessary for proper division positioning of subsidiary mother cells.

This study shows that KATANIN, encoded by two genes in maize, promotes cell elongation and division by affecting microtubule severing, PPB formation, and nuclear positioning, leading to smaller and abnormally shaped mutant plants.

The paper shows TANGLED1 is recruited to cell plate fusion sites independently of the preprophase band during cytokinesis in maize.