Dolf Weijers

This study identifies a polar targeting peptide in plants and reveals its evolutionary conservation and diversification within the SOSEKI protein family.

The paper identifies polar domains in Arabidopsis male and female gametophytes using conserved proteins, revealing a universal polarity system and uncovering novel polar domains.

This study identifies Phytosulfokine (PSK) signaling as a regulator of salt stress responses and cell wall remodeling in Arabidopsis through proteomic and functional analyses.

The paper identifies a conserved mechanism for polar protein targeting in plants using proteomics and shows PAT19 mediates SOSEKI1 membrane localization in Arabidopsis and other species.

This study shows that MpARF2 forms nanoclusters that enable high-affinity, switch-like, and sequence-specific DNA binding, distinct from monomeric or condensate-based mechanisms.

The paper identifies a biochemical mechanism by which the MpARF1 transcription factor activates gene expression through subnuclear clustering and Mediator complex recruitment, revealing an evolutionary innovation in auxin response.

The paper identifies a conserved residue critical for proteolysis of B-class ARF MpARF2 and shows differential functional impact of degradation in A-class MpARF1.

The paper presents an experimental strategy to map subcellular protein localization in plants using mass spectrometry, annotating thousands of proteins across multiple species and demonstrating conservation and dynamic changes.

The paper shows that SOSEKI proteins respond to local mechanical and growth differences, linking tissue mechanics to polarity and axis establishment during lateral root organogenesis.

This study shows that maternal tissues guide the orientation of the Ceratopteris embryo axis, aligning its root pole toward maternal rhizoids, promoting progeny establishment through a nurturing strategy.

CarboTag enables live functional imaging of plant cell walls by providing modular probes for multiplexing and quantifying key cell wall properties.

The paper identifies a minimal region responsible for ARF degradation in Marchantia polymorpha, showing it is critical for development and auxin response, and suggests ARF instability predates the auxin response system.

The paper investigates auxin and tryptophan responses in the alga Penium margaritaceum, finding shared physiological and transcriptomic responses between auxin and tryptophan.

The paper shows that the ARF-DNA interface is ultra-conserved across plant lineages, explaining the evolutionary stability of auxin signaling.

This study investigates IAA's role in morphogenesis and auxin transport in Chara braunii, showing IAA promotes growth and identifies PIN homologs with distinct subcellular localization and function.

This study investigates the evolutionary origins and functional diversification of Auxin Response Factors (ARFs) through in silico and in vivo analyses, revealing their shared origin and evolutionary trajectory.

Metapredict V3 predicts intrinsically disordered regions across 20,000 proteomes to assess disorder prevalence across life kingdoms.

This study compares auxin responses in the gametophyte and sporophyte of the fern Ceratopteris richardii, finding that ontogeny, not phylogeny, determines auxin response properties.

This study identifies ETTIN as an angiosperm-specific auxin signaling pathway involved in carpel development through neofunctionalization.

This study identifies composite AuxRE elements in Arabidopsis promoters that predict auxin response and shows their regulation by ARF-TF complexes.

The paper identifies three rules governing microtubule organization in plant embryos to predict cell division orientation based on cell shape and auxin effects.

This study uses deep phylogenomics to trace the origin and evolution of nuclear auxin response proteins across land plants, revealing key evolutionary steps and non-canonical roles.

This study shows IQD proteins integrate auxin and calcium signaling to control microtubule dynamics and cell shape in Arabidopsis.

This study identifies OsIQD14 as a regulator of rice grain shape by modulating microtubule cytoskeleton organization through interactions with SPIRAL2 and calmodulin proteins.