Sarah A. Kessans

TL;DR: The results indicate that the expression of individual members of the CesA/Csl superfamily and glycosyl transferases share common regulatory control points, and siRNAs from natural cis-antisense pairs derived from the Ces a/C sl superfamily could function in this global regulation of cell-wall synthesis.

TL;DR: This study reveals, for the first time to the authors' knowledge, where Smchd1 binds genome-wide, its hitherto unappreciated functional interaction with chromatin organizer CCCTC-binding factor in gene regulation, and which part of the protein is required for chromatin binding, which leads to a new model of Smd1 function, where it directly binds DNA to mediate 3D chromatin architecture.

TL;DR: Results suggest that wheat bZIP may participate in defence response cascades associated with Fhb1 and that there is a cross-talk between biotic and abiotic stress signalling pathways.

TL;DR: The detailed design and use of MIDAS is described, exemplified by the reconstruction, in the filamentous fungus Penicillium paxilli, of the metabolic pathway for production of paspaline and paxilline, key intermediates in the biosynthesis of a range of indole diterpenes-a class of secondary metabolites produced by several species of filamentous fungi.

TL;DR: The enzymatic basis for the biosynthetic branch point that gives rise to nodulisporic acids is presented and the first reported gene product capable of introducing a carboxylic acid moiety to an indole diterpene core structure that acts as a reactive handle for further modification is presented.