Akihiko Nakano

This study shows that brassinosteroids (BRs) function as reproductive hormones in Arabidopsis, regulating gene expression in both male and female reproductive tissues during fertilization.

This study shows that brassinosteroids and flavonols enhance pollen tube germination and growth under temperature stress by maintaining ROS homeostasis.

The paper shows that Pho85, a non-canonical CDK, initiates a pathway to restart the cell cycle after stress by phosphorylating Sch9 and Whi5, enabling cell survival.