Deborah Goffner

TL;DR: Novel insights are addressed on the regulatory roles of the ABA, SA, and auxin in plant resistance to pathogens and the complex interactions among their signal transduction pathways are described.

TL;DR: The chemical flexibility of the secondary cell wall has been demonstrated and it is now possible to develop strategies to optimize its composition through genetic engineering.

TL;DR: Sequence analysis revealed remarkable homologies with dihydroflavonol-4-reductase (DFR), the first enzyme of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway, suggesting that CCR shared a common ancestor with these enzymes and can therefore be considered as a new member of the mammalian 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/ plant diHydroflvonol reductase superfamily.

TL;DR: It is shown that the gene product of lac3 is essential for normal cell wall structure and integrity in xylem fibers in plants, and a direct correlation between laccase gene expression and lignification could not be assigned.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that WALLS ARE THIN1 (WAT1), a plant-specific protein that dictates secondary cell wall thickness of wood fibres, facilitates auxin export from isolated Arabidopsis vacuoles in yeast and in Xenopus oocytes, suggesting a key role for the vacuole in intracellular auxin homoeostasis.