Yasin Dagdas

Arabidopsis BAG proteins regulate cellulose synthase stability

This study identifies Arabidopsis BAG proteins as redundant proteostasis factors that maintain CESA6 stability during salt stress, ensuring cellulose synthesis and plant stress tolerance.

Organ identity shapes autophagy dynamics and selectivity in plants

This study examines autophagy dynamics and selectivity in Arabidopsis roots and shoots under stress, finding stronger autophagy in roots and distinct cargo selection patterns.

Autophagy acts as a spatial organizer of cell-type-specific plant immunity

This study shows autophagy coordinates cell-type-specific immunity in plants by modulating immune responses in guard cells and mesophyll cells during Pseudomonas syringae infection.

Cell-type specific autophagy in root hair forming cells is essential for salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

The paper shows that autophagy in root hair-forming cells of Arabidopsis is crucial for salt stress tolerance by enabling sodium sequestration.

Root hair lifespan is antagonistically controlled by autophagy and programmed cell death

The paper shows that autophagy extends root hair lifespan, while its loss triggers cell death via a gene network involving ANAC046 and ANAC087.

CANE1-mediated autophagosome size regulation fine-tunes phosphate starvation tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

This study identifies CANE1 as a regulator of autophagosome size in Arabidopsis thaliana under phosphate starvation, linking it to ER stress and autophagy.

Bacteria use processing body condensates to attenuate host translation during infection

This study shows pathogenic bacteria inhibit host translation by targeting processing bodies and reveals a link between ER stress, autophagy, and P-body dynamics.

UFMylation anchors splicing factors at the ER to reprogram nuclear splicing

The paper identifies a retrograde signaling pathway where UFMylation of ER ribosomes anchors splicing factors at the ER, linking translational stress to nuclear RNA processing and altering membrane-associated gene expression.

Cross-species interactome analysis uncovers a conserved selective autophagy mechanism for protein quality control in plants

The paper identifies a conserved selective autophagy receptor, CESAR, critical for proteostasis under heat stress in plants through cross-species interactome analysis.

Nuclear auxin signalling induces autophagy for developmental reprogramming

This study shows auxin induces autophagy for developmental reprogramming in plants, linking it to gene expression and organogenesis.

Electrostatic changes enabled the diversification of an exocyst subunit via protein complex escape

The paper shows electrostatic changes in the Exo70 subunit led to its dissociation from the exocyst complex, enabling functional divergence in plants.

Nonuple atg8 mutant provides genetic evidence for functional specialization of ATG8 isoforms in Arabidopsis thaliana

The paper shows that different ATG8 isoforms in Arabidopsis have specialized functions in autophagy, as demonstrated by a mutant lacking all nine isoforms and complementation experiments.

Ancestral P-body proteins rewired for autophagic recyclingin the early land plant Marchantia polymorpha

This study identifies EDC4 and DCP1 as autophagy receptors for P-body turnover in Marchantia polymorpha, revealing lineage-specific adaptations and potential therapeutic applications.

A dual component system instructs membrane hydrolysis during the final stages of plant autophagy

This study identifies two phospholipases, LCAT3 and LCAT4, that work together to hydrolyze autophagic bodies in plant cells, completing the autophagy pathway.

A moss N-Acetyltransferase-MAPK protein controls 2D to 3D developmental transition via acetylation and phosphorylation changes

This study identifies a moss protein with dual acetylation and phosphorylation domains that regulates the 2D-to-3D developmental transition through PTM-mediated metabolic reprogramming.

ATG8ylation of vacuolar membrane protects plants against cell wall damage

This study identifies a vacuolar quality control pathway in plants that uses ATG8ylation to protect vacuolar integrity following cell wall damage.

The coordinated action of UFMylation and ribosome-associated quality control pathway clears arrested nascent chains at the endoplasmic reticulum

The paper shows UFMylation and RQC work together to clear stalled ER-bound ribosomes and arrested nascent chains.

Metabolic enzymes moonlight as selective autophagy receptors to protect plants against viral-induced cellular damage

This study shows that metabolic enzymes act as autophagy receptors in plants to degrade defense executors during viral infection, revealing autophagy as a tolerance pathway rather than an antiviral defense.

mRNA decapping machinery targets LBD3/ASL9 transcripts to mediate developmental changes in Arabidopsis

The paper shows that mRNA decapping machinery targets ASL9 transcripts to regulate developmental processes in Arabidopsis, with auxin and cytokinin signaling playing a role.

Friendly regulates membrane depolarization induced mitophagy in Arabidopsis

This study identifies Friendly as a mediator of mitophagy in Arabidopsis, showing its role in stress-induced and developmental mitophagy.

Host autophagosomes are diverted to a plant-pathogen interface

The paper shows that during P. infestans infection, ATG8CL autophagosomes are diverted to the pathogen interface, suggesting the pathogen coopts host selective autophagy.