Jan de Vries

The paper exposes zygnematophyte algae to UV irradiance and identifies conserved molecular responses, including lipid droplets and phenolic compounds, suggesting a shared UV acclimation mechanism with land plants.

The paper predicts plant morphological complexity using transcription factor data with TabPFN, finding TF family expansion drives complexity evolution.

This study sequenced the Spirogyra pratensis genome and analyzed its transcriptional responses to light and temperature, revealing unique cytokinetic processes and plastid division mechanisms.

The study shows the N-terminal extension of AtKEA1 is not essential for plastid function but contributes to potassium homeostasis.

The paper reveals a 2-MDa chloroplast RNA polymerase structure in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, showing unexpected complexity not linked to land plant evolution.

Disruption of KEA-mediated chloroplast ion homeostasis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii reveals conserved and lineage-specific control of plastid rRNA processing and cell cycle progression.

The paper identifies BnOPR from Brevibacillus nitrificans as a functional OPDA reductase that rescues the male infertile phenotype in Arabidopsis thaliana.

The paper investigates the evolution of osmotic stress response pathways in plants by studying zygnematophytes and their homologous ABA-independent kinase systems.

This study investigates UV-B responses in the algal relative of land plants Mesotaenium, revealing dynamic transcriptomic and metabolomic changes and a chemodiverse response toolkit.

The paper sequences 43 new transcriptomes of Zygnematophyceae algae and builds a phylogenomic tree, revealing deep genetic structure and ancient radiations within this algal class.

Multi-omic profiling of unicellular Mesotaenium and filamentous Zygnema under osmotic and salt stress reveals a conserved protein and cell-wall remodeling chassis driving acclimation in land plants' closest algal relatives.

The paper tests bryophyte monophyly using a large genome dataset and shows it is supported despite phylogenetic disputes and outgroup effects.

The paper generates transcriptomic data for 22 fern species to study their evolutionary genetics and cell wall composition, revealing unique gene families and divergent cell wall biochemistry.

The paper studies stress response kinetics in early land plants and their algal relatives using multi-omics data to infer ancient gene regulatory networks.

The paper identifies a pathogen-secreted protein that reprograms plant cells to enhance drought resilience by inducing tracheary element formation.

The paper updates TAPscan to enhance sensitivity, enabling analysis of transcription factor evolution in streptophyte algae and land plants, identifying lineage-specific gains.

The paper presents the first nuclear and mitochondrial genome sequences of Ranunculus, along with plastome evolution, using efficient assembly strategies for non-model plants.