Uta Paszkowski

Gain-of-function CCaMK in rice overrides genetic and anatomical barriers to arbuscular mycorrhizal colonisation

This study shows that overactive CCaMK in rice restores AM symbiosis in d14l mutants but not mesocotyl elongation, revealing distinct roles for D14L in development and symbiosis.

Spatiotemporal regulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis at cellular resolution

This study uses spatial transcriptomics and TRAP-seq to analyze gene expression dynamics in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, revealing spatiotemporal regulation of nutrient exchange and defense responses.

Defining the pre-symbiotic transcriptional landscape of rice roots

This study examines the transcriptional responses of rice roots to exudates from beneficial and pathogenic fungi, finding no specific signatures but a generic stress and immune response, with changes upon physical fungal contact.

Reductive evolution of the DNA replication machinery in endosymbiotic fungi

This study shows that two fungal lineages lost DNA polymerase complexes, leading to increased genetic variation and suggesting alternative DNA replication mechanisms in endosymbiotic fungi.

Drought drives reversible disengagement of root-mycorrhizal symbiosis

This study shows that drought causes rice to temporarily disengage from its mycorrhizal symbiosis, which reverses when water is restored.

A highly contiguous genome assembly reveals sources of genomic novelty in the symbiotic fungus Rhizophagus irregularis

The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly of Rhizophagus irregularis, revealing genomic innovations specific to the Glomeromycotina subphylum.

Transcriptional activity and epigenetic regulation of transposable elements in the symbiotic fungus Rhizophagus irregularis

The paper examines transcriptional activity and epigenetic regulation of transposable elements in the symbiotic fungus Rhizophagus irregularis, finding evidence of TE activity and epigenomic regulation.