Daniel Slane

The paper shows that auxin distribution is not required for initial embryonic patterning in Arabidopsis, as differential phosphorylation of AUX/IAA8 by MPK6 sets up the apical-basal axis.

The paper identifies ALBA proteins that form stress-inducible nuclear condensates to suppress gene inducibility during osmotic stress in plants.

This study shows that phosphorylation of the bHLH transcription factor SCRM by MPK3/6 promotes zygote polarization in Arabidopsis, contrasting with its role in epidermal cell divisions.