Jesús Montiel

The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly for the Mesoamerican black bean variety Negro Jamapa and introduces Phabase, a database integrating genomic and transcriptomic data for functional genomics and breeding.

This study shows that LjEXPA1 is essential for both intracellular and intercellular rhizobial colonization in Lotus japonicus by remodeling cell walls during symbiosis.