Christine R. Faulkner

The paper identifies ChEC108 as a fungal effector that targets plasmodesmata in Arabidopsis, binds HIPP6, and induces plasmodesmal closure to restrict fungal spread.

This study shows that plasmodesmal closure triggers stress responses in plants, including gene expression changes and altered susceptibility to pathogens.

The paper shows that leaf age affects immune response execution in plants, with sink leaves prioritizing growth over defense by maintaining open plasmodesmata.

This study re-analyzes mobile mRNA datasets and finds that many annotated mobile transcripts lack support from RNA-Seq data due to technical and biological factors.

The paper investigates the neofunctionalization of a Poales-specific EXO70 clade, showing HvEXO70FX12 lost exocyst complex association and may play a role in immunity.