Fabian van Beveren

The paper identifies a rare population of root hair cells in legumes that are pre-specified for rhizobial infection through transcriptional specialization, regulated by ethylene and conserved across species.

This study identifies SBT12a as a subtilase that regulates symbiosome stability in legumes by degrading defense proteins and promoting symbiosis.

The paper uses nucleomorph genes to reconstruct the phylogeny of cryptophyte plastids, finding they are sister to Cyanidiophytina, suggesting an ancient origin of red complex plastids outside known Rhodophyta subgroups.

This study identifies horizontally transferred terpene synthase genes and immune pathways in M. polymorpha that contribute to resistance against fungal pathogens.

This paper presents the first chromosome-level genome assembly of a non-nodulating legume, Nissolia brasiliensis, and identifies genes associated with root nodule symbiosis.

The paper identifies 16 independent origins of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis in rosid lineages and finds convergent gene duplications in cell wall remodeling genes.

This study shows that the common symbiotic pathway genes are essential for arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in bryophytes, indicating conservation of this pathway for 450 million years.

This study examines the mosaic genome structure of the hybrid fungal plant pathogen Verticillium longisporum and its evolutionary implications.