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2025

ZINC FINGER PROTEIN2 suppresses funiculus lignification to ensure seed loading efficiency in Arabidopsis

Low PM, Kong Q, Blaschek L, Ma Z, Lim PK, Yang Y, Quek T, Lim CJR, Singh SK, Crocoll C, Engquist E, Thorsen JS, Pattanaik S, Tee WT, Mutwil M, Miao Y, Yuan L, Xu D, Persson S, Ma W

Dev Cell. 2025 Feb 21:S1534-5807(25)00062-0

Dimerization among multiple NAC proteins mediates secondary cell wall cellulose biosynthesis in cotton fibers

Feng Chen, Mengfei Qiao, Li Chen, Min Liu, Jingwen Luo, Yanan Gao, Mengyun Li, Jinglong Cai, Staffan Persson, Gengqing Huang, Wenliang Xu

The Plant Journal (2025) 121, e17223

Pupylation-based proximity labeling reveals regulatory factors in cellulose biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

Shuai Zheng, Lise C. Noack, Ouda Khammy, Andreas De Meyer, Ghazanfar Abbas Khan, Nancy De Winne, Dominique Eeckhout, Daniël Van Damme & Staffan Persson

Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 20;16(1):872. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-56192-3.
PMID: 39833163

Resolving spatially distinct phytohormone response zones in Arabidopsis thaliana roots colonized by Fusarium oxysporum

Calabria J, Wang L, Rast-Somssich MI, Chen HW, Watt M, Persson S, Andersen TG, Idnurm A, Somssich M.

J Exp Bot. 2025 Jan 17:erae516. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erae516.
PMID: 39823275

2024

FERONIA adjusts CC1 phosphorylation to control microtubule array behavior in response to salt stress.

Xin Liu, Liu Wang, Linlin Liu, Yuan Li, Michael Ogden, Marc Somssich, Yutong Liu, Yuwen Zhang, Minyuan Ran, Staffan Persson, Chunzhao Zhao

Sci Adv. 2024 Nov 29;10(48):eadq8717. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adq8717. Epub 2024 Nov 29.

Small-sized starch nanoparticles for efficient penetration of plant cells.

Yongxian Chen, Simin Jiang, Yang Wang, Fuxue Zhang, Liu Wang, Li Zhao, Siyu Liu, Junjun Tan, Staffan Persson, Bo Sun, Junsheng Chen, Andreas Blennow

Chem Commun (Camb). 2024 Nov 26;60(95):14113-14116. doi: 10.1039/d4cc05493h.

Mechanism of maltogenic α-amylase modification on barley granular starches spanning the full range of amylose.

Li Ding, Wenxin Liang, Staffan Persson, Sylwia Głazowska, Jacob Judas Kain Kirkensgaard, Bekzod Khakimov, Kasper Enemark-Rasmussen, Kim Henrik Hebelstrup, Andreas Blennow, Yuyue Zhong.

Food Chem. 2025 Feb 1;464(Pt 3):141890. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.141890. Epub 2024 Nov 2.

RMD and Its Suppressor MAPK6 Control Root Circumnutation and Obstacle Avoidance via BR Signaling

Dong L, Shi J, Persson S, Huang G, Zhang D.

Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Sep 30;25(19):10543. doi: 10.3390/ijms251910543.
PMID: 39408870

Colocalising proteins and polysaccharides in plants for cell wall and trafficking studies


Lampugnani ER, Persson S, van de Meene AML.

Front Plant Sci. 2024 Sep 11;15:1440885. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1440885. eCollection 2024.
PMID: 39328792

The fnr-like mutants confer isoxaben tolerance by initiating mitochondrial retrograde signalling

Broad RC, Ogden M, Dutta A, Dracatos PM, Whelan J, Persson S, Khan GA.

Plant Biotechnol J. 2024 Jun 27. doi: 10.1111/pbi.14421.
PMID: 38935864

OsMADS6-OsMADS32 and REP1 control palea cellular heterogeneity and morphogenesis in rice

Zhang X, Cai Q, Li L, Wang L, Hu Y, Chen X, Zhang D, Persson S, Yuan Z.

Dev Cell. 2024 Apr 6:S1534-5807(24)00194-1. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.03.026. PMID: 38593802

NKS1/ELMO4 is an integral protein of a pectin synthesis protein complex and maintains Golgi morphology and cell adhesion in Arabidopsis.

Lathe RS, McFarlane HE, Kesten C, Wang L, Khan GA, Ebert B, Ramírez-Rodríguez EA, Zheng S, Noord N, Frandsen K, Bhalerao RP, Persson S.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Apr 9;121(15):e2321759121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2321759121. Epub 2024 Apr 5.
PMID: 38579009

Tip Growth Defective1 interacts with the cellulose synthase complex to regulate cellulose synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Lampugnani ER, Persson S, Khan GA.

PLoS One. 2024 Feb 15;19(2):e0292149. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292149. eCollection 2024. PMID: 38358988

Top five unanswered questions in plant cell surface research.

Boerjan W, Burlat V, Cosgrove DJ, Dunand C, Dupree P, Haas KT, Ingram G, Jamet E, Mohnen D, Moussu S, Peaucelle A, Persson S, Voiniciuc C, Höfte H.

Cell Surf. 2024 Feb 13;11:100121. doi: 10.1016/j.tcsw.2024.100121. Jun. PMID: 38405175

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2023

Balanced callose and cellulose biosynthesis in Arabidopsis quorum sensing and pattern-triggered immunity.

Liu X, Ma Z, Tran TM, Rautengarten C, Cheng Y, Yang L, Ebert B, Persson S, Miao Y.

Plant Physiol. 2023 Dec 30;194(1):137-152. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiad473.
PMID: 37647538

Strategies for starch customization: Agricultural modification.

Guo K, Liang W, Wang S, Guo D, Liu F, Persson S, Herburger K, Petersen BL, Liu X, Blennow A, Zhong Y.

Carbohydr Polym. 2023 Dec 1;321:121336. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121336. Epub 2023 Aug 26.
PMID: 37739487

Actomyosin and CSI1/POM2 cooperate to deliver cellulose synthase from Golgi to cortical microtubules in Arabidopsis

Lu Liu, Ting Wang, Yifan Bai, Pengcheng Yan, Liufeng Dai, Pingzhou Du, Staffan Persson, Yi Zhang.

Nature Communications. 2023 Nov 17;14(1):7442. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-43325-9. PMID: 37978293

Down-regulation of xylan biosynthetic GhGT47Bs in cotton impedes fibre elongation and secondary wall thickening during fibre transition

Yanjun Guo, Yanan Gao, Feng Chen, Jingwen Luo, Mengfei Qiao, Mengyun Li, Staffan Persson, Wei Zeng, Wenliang Xu.

Plant Biotechnol J. 2023 Oct 20. doi: 10.1111/pbi.14205. Online ahead of print.

Phosphate starvation regulates cellulose synthesis to modify root growth.

Khan GA, Dutta A, Van de Meene A, Frandsen KEH, Ogden M, Whelan J, Persson S.

Plant Physiol. 2023 Oct 12:kiad543. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiad543. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 37823515

Cellulose biosynthesis inhibitor isoxaben causes nutrient-dependent and tissue-specific Arabidopsis phenotypes.

Ogden M, Whitcomb SJ, Khan GA, Roessner U, Hoefgen R, Persson S.

Plant Physiol. 2023 Oct 12:kiad538. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiad538. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 37823413

Cellulose synthesis in land plants.

Pedersen GB, Blaschek L, Frandsen KEH, Noack LC, Persson S.

Mol Plant. 2023 Jul 3;16(7):1228. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2023.05.008. Epub 2023 Jun 19. PMID: 37339637

Effects of natural starch-phosphate monoester content on the multi-scale structures of potato starches.

Ding L, Liang W, Qu J, Persson S, Liu X, Herburger K, Kirkensgaard JJK, Khakimov B, Enemark-Rasmussen K, Blennow A, Zhong Y.

Carbohydr Polym. 2023 Jun 15;310:120740. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.120740. Epub 2023 Feb 23.
PMID: 36925255

Label-free optical interferometric microscopy to characterize morphodynamics in living plants.

Ebrahimi S, Moreno-Pescador G, Persson S, Jauffred L, Bendix PM.

Front Plant Sci. 2023 May 22;14:1156478. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1156478. eCollection 2023.
PMID: 37284726

Cellulose synthesis across kingdoms.

Noack LC, Persson S.

Curr Biol. 2023 May 8;33(9):1865. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.04.031.
PMID: 37160083

Protocol for analyzing root halotropism using split-agar system in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Yu B, Zheng W, Persson S, Zhao Y.

STAR Protoc. 2023 Mar 13;4(2):102157. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102157. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 36917605

Noninvasive Long-Term Imaging of the Cytoskeleton in Arabidopsis Seedlings.

Ruhnow F, Persson S, Schneider R.

Methods Mol Biol. 2023;2604:297-309. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2867-6_24.
PMID: 36773244

The effects of different types of high-amylose maize starches on viscosity and digestion of acidified milk gels.

Li R, Ding L, Guo K, Qu J, Herburger K, Persson S, Blennow A, Zhong Y.

Food Chem. 2023 Mar 15;404(Pt A):134525. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134525. Epub 2022 Oct 6.
PMID: 36242959

A receptor-like kinase controls the amplitude of secondary cell wall synthesis in rice.

Cai W, Hong J, Liu Z, Wang W, Zhang J, An G, Liang W, Persson S, Zhang D.

Curr Biol. 2023 Feb 6;33(3):498-506.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.12.035. Epub 2023 Jan 12.
PMID: 36638797

Cell wall regulation by carbon allocation and sugar signaling.

Pottier D, Roitsch T, Persson S.

Cell Surf. 2023 Jan 13;9:100096. doi: 10.1016/j.tcsw.2023.100096. eCollection 2023 Dec.
PMID: 37396713

Cellulose synthesis in land plants.

Pedersen GB, Blaschek L, Frandsen KEH, Noack LC, Persson S.

Mol Plant. 2023 Jan 2;16(1):206-231. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2022.12.015. Epub 2022 Dec 23.
PMID: 36564945

The cell biology of primary cell walls during salt stress.

Colin L, Ruhnow F, Zhu JK, Zhao C, Zhao Y, Persson S.

Plant Cell. 2023 Jan 2;35(1):201-217. doi: 10.1093/plcell/koac292. PMID: 36149287

2022

Modeling the molecular structures and dynamics responsible for the remarkable mechanical properties of a plant cell wall.

Geitmann A, Mulder BM, Persson S, Spalding EP.

Fac Rev. 2022 Sep 20;11:24. doi: 10.12703/r-01-0000016. eCollection 2022.
PMID: 36262560

Xylan-based nanocompartments orchestrate plant vessel wall patterning.

Wang H, Yang H, Wen Z, Gao C, Gao Y, Tian Y, Xu Z, Liu X, Persson S, Zhang B, Zhou Y.

Nat Plants. 2022 Mar;8(3):295-306. doi: 10.1038/s41477-022-01113-1. Epub 2022 Mar 22.
PMID: 35318447

Secondary cell wall patterning-connecting the dots, pits and helices.

Xu H, Giannetti A, Sugiyama Y, Zheng W, Schneider R, Watanabe Y, Oda Y, Persson S.

Open Biol. 2022 May;12(5):210208. doi: 10.1098/rsob.210208. Epub 2022 May 4.
PMID: 35506204

Fluorescent cytoskeletal markers reveal associations between the actin and microtubule cytoskeleton in rice cells.

Liu Z, Østerlund I, Ruhnow F, Cao Y, Huang G, Cai W, Zhang J, Liang W, Nikoloski Z, Persson S, Zhang D.

Development. 2022 Jun 15;149(12):dev200415. doi: 10.1242/dev.200415. Epub 2022 Jun 21.
PMID: 35587127

Multi-omics analyses of 398 foxtail millet accessions reveal genomic regions associated with domestication, metabolite traits, and anti-inflammatory effects.

Li X, Gao J, Song J, Guo K, Hou S, Wang X, He Q, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Yang Y, Tang J, Wang H, Persson S, Huang M, Xu L, Zhong L, Li D, Liu Y, Wu H, Diao X, Chen P, Wang X, Han Y.

Mol Plant. 2022 Aug 1;15(8):1367-1383. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2022.07.003. Epub 2022 Jul 8.
PMID: 35808829

ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR 34 promotes secondary cell wall thickening and strength of rice peduncles.

Zhang J, Liu Z, Sakamoto S, Mitsuda N, Ren A, Persson S, Zhang D.

Plant Physiol. 2022 Oct 27;190(3):1806-1820. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiac385.
PMID: 36047836

The TOR complex controls ATP levels to regulate actin cytoskeleton dynamics in Arabidopsis.

Dai L, Wang B, Wang T, Meyer EH, Kettel V, Hoffmann N, McFarlane HE, Li S, Wu X, Picard KL, Giavalisco P, Persson S, Zhang Y.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Sep 20;119(38):e2122969119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2122969119. Epub 2022 Sep 12. PMID: 36095209

Tracing and tracking filamentous structures across scales: A systematic review.

Østerlund I, Persson S, Nikoloski Z.

Comput Struct Biotechnol J. 2022 Dec 16;21:452-462. doi: 10.1016/j.csbj.2022.12.023. eCollection 2023.
PMID: 36618983

Root twisting drives halotropism via stress-induced microtubule reorientation.

Yu B, Zheng W, Xing L, Zhu JK, Persson S, Zhao Y.

Dev Cell. 2022 Oct 24;57(20):2412-2425.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.09.012. Epub 2022 Oct 14.
PMID: 36243013

2021

Not Just a Simple Sugar: Arabinose Metabolism and Function in Plants.

Mariette A, Kang HS, Heazlewood JL, Persson S, Ebert B, Lampugnani ER.

Plant Cell Physiol. 2021 Dec 27;62(12):1791-1812. doi: 10.1093/pcp/pcab087.
PMID: 34129041

Synthetic biosensor for mapping dynamic responses and spatio-temporal distribution of jasmonate in rice.

Li S, Cao L, Chen X, Liu Y, Persson S, Hu J, Chen M, Chen Z, Zhang D, Yuan Z.

Plant Biotechnol J. 2021 Dec;19(12):2392-2394. doi: 10.1111/pbi.13718. Epub 2021 Nov 5.
PMID: 34601785

Ectopic expression of OsJAZ6, which interacts with OsJAZ1, alters JA signaling and spikelet development in rice.

Cao L, Tian J, Liu Y, Chen X, Li S, Persson S, Lu D, Chen M, Luo Z, Zhang D, Yuan Z.

Plant J. 2021 Nov;108(4):1083-1096. doi: 10.1111/tpj.15496. Epub 2021 Oct 7.
PMID: 34538009

GhMYB7 promotes secondary wall cellulose deposition in cotton fibres by regulating GhCesA gene expression through three distinct cis-elements.

Huang J, Chen F, Guo Y, Gan X, Yang M, Zeng W, Persson S, Li J, Xu W.

New Phytol. 2021 Nov;232(4):1718-1737. doi: 10.1111/nph.17612. Epub 2021 Aug 4.
PMID: 34245570

Brassinosteroids Influence Arabidopsis Hypocotyl Graviresponses through Changes in Mannans and Cellulose.

Somssich M, Vandenbussche F, Ivakov A, Funke N, Ruprecht C, Vissenberg K, VanDer Straeten D, Persson S, Suslov D.

Plant Cell Physiol. 2021 Sep 24;62(4):678-692. doi: 10.1093/pcp/pcab024.
PMID: 33570567

AUXIN RESPONSE FACTORS 6 and 17 control the flag leaf angle in rice by regulating secondary cell wall biosynthesis of lamina joints.

Huang G, Hu H, van de Meene A, Zhang J, Dong L, Zheng S, Zhang F, Betts NS, Liang W, Bennett MJ, Persson S, Zhang D.

Plant Cell. 2021 Sep 24;33(9):3120-3133. doi: 10.1093/plcell/koab175.
PMID: 34245297

A G protein-coupled receptor-like module regulates cellulose synthase secretion from the endomembrane system in Arabidopsis

McFarlane HE, Mutwil-Anderwald D, Verbančič J, Picard KL, Gookin TE, Froehlich A, Chakravorty D, Trindade LM, Alonso JM, Assmann SM, Persson S.

Dev Cell. 2021 May 17;56(10):1484-1497.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.03.031. Epub 2021 Apr 19. PMID: 33878345

Rice transcription factor MADS32 regulates floral patterning through interactions with multiple floral homeotic genes

Hu Y, Wang L, Jia R, Liang W, Zhang X, Xu J, Chen X, Lu D, Chen M, Luo Z, Xie J, Cao L, Xu B, Yu Y, Persson S, Zhang D, Yuan Z.

J Exp Bot. 2021 Mar 29;72(7):2434-2449. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa588.
PMID: 33337484

Current and future advances in fluorescence-based visualization of plant cell wall components and cell wall biosynthetic machineries.

DeVree BT, Steiner LM, Głazowska S, Ruhnow F, Herburger K, Persson S, Mravec J.

Biotechnol Biofuels. 2021 Mar 29;14(1):78. doi: 10.1186/s13068-021-01922-0. PMID: 33781321

Structure of Arabidopsis CESA3 catalytic domain with its substrate UDP-glucose provides insight into the mechanism of cellulose synthesis.

Qiao Z, Lampugnani ER, Yan XF, Khan GA, Saw WG, Hannah P, Qian F, Calabria J, Miao Y, Grüber G, Persson S, Gao YG.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 Mar 16;118(11):e2024015118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2024015118. PMID: 33729990

Salt with a sweet tooth: galactan synthesis impacts salt tolerance in Arabidopsis.

Wang L, Lampugnani ER, Persson S.

Mol Plant. 2021 Mar 1;14(3):361-363. doi: 10.1016/j.molp.2021.01.011. Epub 2021 Jan 18. PMID: 33476834

Long-term single-cell imaging and simulations of microtubules reveal principles behind wall patterning during proto-xylem development.

Schneider R, Klooster KV, Picard KL, van der Gucht J, Demura T, Janson M, Sampathkumar A, Deinum EE, Ketelaar T, Persson S.

Nat Commun. 2021 Jan 28;12(1):669. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-20894-1. PMID: 33510146

A network-based framework for shape analysis enables accurate characterization of leaf epidermal cells.

Nowak J, Eng RC, Matz T, Waack M, Persson S, Sampathkumar A, Nikoloski Z.

Nat Commun. 2021 Jan 19;12(1):458. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-20730-y. PMID: 33469016

2020

Differentiation of Tracheary Elements in Sugarcane Suspension Cells Involves Changes in Secondary Wall Deposition and Extensive Transcriptional Reprogramming.

Simões MS, Ferreira SS, Grandis A, Rencoret J, Persson S, Floh EIS, Ferraz A, Del Río JC, Buckeridge MS, Cesarino I.

Front Plant Sci. 2020 Dec 18;11:617020. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.617020. eCollection 2020.
PMID: 33469464

Grass-Specific EPAD1 Is Essential for Pollen Exine Patterning in Rice.

Li H, Kim YJ, Yang L, Liu Z, Zhang J, Shi H, Huang G, Persson S, Zhang D, Liang W.

Plant Cell. 2020 Dec;32(12):3961-3977. doi: 10.1105/tpc.20.00551. Epub 2020 Oct 22.
PMID: 33093144

Associations between phytohormones and cellulose biosynthesis in land plants.

Wang L, Hart BE, Khan GA, Cruz ER, Persson S, Wallace IS.

Ann Bot. 2020 Oct 6;126(5):807-824. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa121. PMID: 32619216

CELLULOSE SYNTHASE INTERACTING 1 is required for wood mechanics and leaf morphology in aspen.

Bünder A, Sundman O, Mahboubi A, Persson S, Mansfield SD, Rüggeberg M, Niittylä T.

Plant J. 2020 Aug;103(5):1858-1868. doi: 10.1111/tpj.14873. Epub 2020 Jul 10. PMID: 32526794

Molecular and genetic pathways for optimizing spikelet development and grain yield.

Yuan Z, Persson S, Zhang D.

aBIOTECH. 2020 Jul 31;1(4):276-292. doi: 10.1007/s42994-020-00026-x. eCollection 2020 Oct. PMID: 36304128

Bright Fluorescent Vacuolar Marker Lines Allow Vacuolar Tracing Across Multiple Tissues and Stress Conditions in Rice.

Cao Y, Cai W, Chen X, Chen M, Chu J, Liang W, Persson S, Liu Z, Zhang D.

Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Jun 12;21(12):4203. doi: 10.3390/ijms21124203. PMID: 32545623

Investigation of CRISPR/Cas9-induced SD1 rice mutants highlights the importance of molecular characterization in plant molecular breeding.

Biswas S, Tian J, Li R, Chen X, Luo Z, Chen M, Zhao X, Zhang D, Persson S, Yuan Z, Shi J.

J Genet Genomics. 2020 May 20;47(5):273-280. doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2020.04.004. Epub 2020 May 21.
PMID: 32684419

CytoSeg 2.0: automated extraction of actin filaments.

Nowak J, Gennermann K, Persson S, Nikoloski Z.

Bioinformatics. 2020 May 1;36(9):2950-2951. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btaa035. PMID: 31971582

Cell Wall Biology: Dual Control of Cellulose Synthase Guidance.

Khan GA, Persson S.

Curr Biol. 2020 Mar 9;30(5):R232-R234. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.01.012. PMID: 32155429

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