Xingbo Cai

This paper identifies a fungal natural product, MDD, as a novel cellulose biosynthesis inhibitor that targets CESA1 and disrupts cellulose synthase complexes, enabling the development of multi-drug resistant crop varieties.

This study identifies PP2A subunits that dephosphorylate PIF3, modulating photomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis by affecting hypocotyl length and gene expression under red light.