Parisa Kakanj

This study identifies a two-stage proteolytic pathway for maize phytocytokine Zip1 maturation and release, revealing spatial and temporal control of immune signaling.

This paper identifies prion-like domains (PrLDs) as noncanonical plastid-targeting elements in PEPSI effectors and shows PEPSI6 modulates DXR during root symbiosis.

The paper shows that lysosomal uptake of mtDNA reduces heteroplasmy by enhancing mtDNA turnover through retromer-mediated mechanisms in Drosophila.