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Waad Alzayed

King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyORCID 0000-0002-9529-0244Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:Arabidopsis· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Arun N. PrasannaiD· 2 shared Heribert Hirt AiD· 2 shared Amal Khalaf AlghamdiiD· 1 shared Anam FatimaiD· 1 shared Anamika RawatiD· 1 shared Arsheed Hussain SheikhiD· 1 shared Kashif NawaziD· 1 shared Kirti ShekhawatiD· 1 shared

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Mangrove endophytes shorten the life cycle of rice while enhancing yield and salt tolerance

Amal Khalaf Alghamdi, Anamika Rawat, Waad Alzayed, Sabiha Parween, Arun N. Prasanna, Maged M. Saad, Heribert Hirt

This study shows that mangrove endophytes enhance rice yield and salt tolerance while shortening its life cycle.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences · Sep 24, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant 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