“Here, we show that Arabidopsis thaliana activates selective autophagy to respond to viruses targeting mitochondria, chloroplasts, and the endoplasmic reticulum. Rather than degrading viral components, autophagy selectively removes the immune regulator Enhanced Disease Susceptibility 1 (EDS1) to prevent cell death.”

“Here we identify a sterile alpha motif (SAM)-containing protein, SAM8, that undergoes water-potential-dependent condensation both in vivo and in vitro and is crucial for hyperosmotic stress tolerance and seed germination. We use biophysical techniques, in vitro reconstitution and bioimaging to demonstrate that SAM8 is strongly hydrated under normal water conditions, preventing its macroscopic condensation.”

“Combining genetics, cell biology and biochemistry, we found that FER's endogenous RALF ligands are necessary for full colonization success of the powdery mildew‐species Erysiphe cruciferarum.”

“We used the EasiGP (Ensemble AnalySis with Interpretable Genomic Prediction) pipeline to investigate the performance of an ensemble approach, targeting flowering-time traits measured in 2 maize nested association mapping datasets. For both datasets, the ensemble-based prediction approach achieved higher prediction accuracy and lower prediction error across the flowering-time traits compared to each individual model.”

“We examined molecular evolution and modelled the change in folding free energy (ΔΔG, where negative values indicate stabilization) of the rubisco large subunit (RbcL) in four phylogenetically distant plant genera: wood ferns (Dryopteris), sea lavenders (Limonium), pines (Pinus), and viburnums (Viburnum).”