Sarah Brajkovic

Brassinosteroid-regulated transcription factors confer epigenetic changes that repress plant immunity

This study shows brassinosteroids repress plant immunity by inducing DNA methylation and altering splicing of immune receptor genes through bHLH transcription factors.

Multi-omics of barley Fusarium Head Blight converge on pathogen-triggered biosynthesis of aromatic amino acid derived chemical defense compounds

This study uses multi-omics approaches to show that barley responds to Fusarium infection by upregulating aromatic amino acid-derived defense compounds.

Structural variation at lhcb6 underlies genetic variation in photosystem II maximum quantum efficiency in maize

The paper identifies a structural variation in lhcb6 in maize landraces that affects photosystem II maximum quantum efficiency through differential accumulation of LHCII antenna components.

KIPK and KIPK-LIKE1 suppress overbending during negative hypocotyl gravitropic growth

This study identifies KIPK and KIPKL1 as regulators that suppress overbending during hypocotyl gravitropic growth by modulating ARK kinesins and cortical microtubules.

Gemcitabine and ATR inhibitors synergize to kill PDAC cells by blocking DNA damage response

This study identifies ATR inhibitors as synergistic with gemcitabine in killing PDAC cells by blocking the DNA damage response pathway.

Embracing native diversity to enhance maximum quantum efficiency of photosystem II in maize (Zea mays L.)

The paper identifies a rare allele of ndhm1 in maize that improves cold tolerance and photosynthetic efficiency through NDH-mediated cyclic electron transport.