We are reporting the identification of the RNA-binding protein EDM3 as a critical contributor to a race-specific disease resistance mechanism in Arabidopsis thaliana. Most importantly, we are providing clear evidence for a direct physical link between the heterochromatic histone H3 lysine 9 dimethylation mark and transcript polyadenylation.

By screening 18 000 F₂ progeny from a cross between two semi-dwarf cultivars that carry these different defective alleles, we detected 24 GC events, indicating a conversion rate of ~3.3 × 10⁻⁴ per marker per generation in a single meiotic cycle in rice.

We describe the changes in host cell cycle gene expression in response to P. brassicae infection, and characterise the impact of key cell cycle regulators (MYB3R4, E2Fa, CCS52A1), establishing that cell proliferation during gall development stems from repression of cell cycle exit, whereas hypertrophy in later disease stages depends on stimulation of endoreduplication. This provides a molecular framework for understanding the progress of clubroot disease and gall formation.

At intensities that can induce DNA damage in Arabidopsis plants, E2Fc-deficient plants show a lower inhibition of leaf size and an altered DNA damage response. The inhibition of plant growth by UV-B mediated by E2Fc occurs epistatically over the microRNA396 and independently of E2Fe.

As a rapid first redox response during oxidative stress, hydrogen peroxide reacts with cysteine thiols on proteins, forming sulfenylated cysteines. We trapped and identified these cysteine-modified proteins in plastids. With the subcellular targeting of the YAP1C probe, we opened the path for defining redox-sensitive pathways at the organellar level.

We constructed a high-quality draft genome sequence of C. equisetifolia and systematically characterized 29,827 annotated protein-coding genes and 1,983 non-coding genes, respectively. Furthermore, we construct the genome-wide map of DNA modification, such as two novel forms N6-Adenine (6mA) and N4-methylcytosine (4mC), including the genes in the regulation of lignin and cellulose. The high-quality genome resource in this study provides valuable resources to strengthen our understanding of the diverse traits of trees.