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2025


Class IV plant U-box proteins function redundantly to optimize protein accumulation of receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase BIK1. 
  • Authors: Dou R, Miguel VN, Grubb LE, Rana M, Saltzman B, Monaghan J.
  • Read the preprint on BioRxiv.


Conservation of an immune homeostasis module in land plants. 
  • Authors: Dou R, El Mahboubi K, Tanney CAS, Chu J, Bredow M, Rodrigues Gallo MC, Lauressergues D, Keller J, Miguel VN, DeFalco TA, Uhrig RG, Zipfel C, Delaux PM, Monaghan J.
  • Read the preprint on BioRxiv


Catalytically inactive subgroup VIII receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases regulate the immune-triggered oxidative burst in Arabidopsis thaliana. 
  • Authors: Goncalves Dias M, Dharmasena T, Gonzalez-Ferrer C, Maika JE, Miguel VN, Dou R, Rodrigues Gallo MC, Bredow M, Siegel KR, Uhrig RG, Simon R, Monaghan J. 
  • Read the paper in Journal of Experimental Botany or on BioRxiv 

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A quick guide to the calcium-dependent protein kinase family in Brassica napus. 
  • Authors: Miguel VN, Monaghan J. 
  • Read the paper in Genome.



2024

Arabidopsis thaliana protein NSL1 interacts with Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 effector HopM1 in a yeast 2-hybrid assay.
  • Authors: Sementchoukova I, Dominguez-Ferreras A, Ntoukakis V, Monaghan J. 
  • Read the paper in MicroPublications Biology


Subfamily C7 Raf-like kinases MRK1, RAF26, and RAF39 regulate immune homeostasis and stomatal opening in Arabidopsis thaliana.
  • Authors: Goncalves Dias M, Doss B, Rawat A, Siegel KR, Mahathanthrige T, Sklenar J, Derbyshire P, Dharmesana T, Cameron E, Zipfel C, Menke FLH, Monaghan J. 
  • Read the paper in New Phytologist or on BioRxiv


A cyclic lipopeptide from Fusarium graminearum targets plant membranes to promote virulence.
  • Authors: Brauer E, Bosnich W, Holy K, Thapa I, Krishnan S, Syed M,  Bredow M, Sproule M, Power M,  Johnston A, Cloutier M, Haribabu N, Khan IUH, Diallo J-S, Monaghan J, Chabot D,  Overy DP, Subramaniam R, Piñeros M,  Blackwell B, Harris LJ.
  • Read the paper in Cell Reports or on SSRN.  
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Editorial Overview: Biotic Interactions Edition
  • ​Authors: Delaux PM and Monaghan J.
  • Read the editorial in Current Opinion in Plant Biology.
  • Read the entire issue in Current Opinion in Plant Biology

2023

Substrate profiling of the Arabidopsis calcium-dependent protein kinase AtCPK4 and its Ricinus communis ortholog RcCDPK1.
  • Authors: Kilburn R, Fedosejevs ET, Mehta D, Soleimani F, Ghahremani M, Monaghan J, Thelen JJ, Uhrig RG, Snedden WA, Plaxton WC. 
  • Read the paper in Plant Science.


Arabidopsis translation initiation factor binding protein CBE1 negatively regulates accumulation of the NADPH oxidase respiratory burst oxidase homolog D
  • Authors: George J, Stegmann M, Monaghan J, Bailey-Serres J. Zipfel C.
  • Read the paper in Journal of Biological Chemistry or BioRxiv. 


Running a Research Group in the Next Generation: Combining sustainable and reproducible research with values-driven leadership.
  • Authors: Monaghan J, Brady SM, Haswell ES, Roy S, Schwessinger B, McFarlane HE.
  • Read the paper in Journal of Experimental Botany.



2022

Cross-kingdom regulation of calcium- and/or calmodulin-regulated protein kinases by phospho-switches that relieve autoinhibition.
  • Authors: Bredow M, Monaghan J. 
  • Read the paper in Current Opinion in Plant Biology.

Activation and turnover of the immune signaling kinase BIK1: A fine balance. 
  • Authors: Goncalvez Dias M, Soleimani F, Monaghan J. 
  • Read the paper in Essays in Biochemistry

Evolution and functions of plant U-box proteins: From protein quality control to signaling
  • Authors: Trenner J, Monaghan J, Saeed B, Quint M, Shabek N, Trujillo M. 
  • Read the paper in Annual Review of Plant Biology



2021

Phosphorylation-dependent subfunctionalization of the calcium-dependent protein kinase CPK28.
  • Authors: Bredow M, Bender KW, Johnson Dingee A, Holmes DR, Thomson A, Ciren D, Tanney C, Dunning KE, Trujillo M, Huber SC, Monaghan J.
  • Read the paper in PNAS or BioRxiv. 
  • Check out the Plantae summary about this work. 
  • Check out these recommendations in Faculty Opinions: 
    • Plaxton W: Faculty Opinions Recommendation 01 Jun 2021; 10.3410/f.740047417.793585530  
    • Costa A: Faculty Opinions Recommendation 07 Jun 2021; 10.3410/f.740047417.793585765

Truncated variants of calcium-dependent protein kinases: A conserved mechanism?
  • Authors: Loranger MEW, Huffaker A, Monaghan J.
  • Read the paper in Trends in Plant Science
  • Check out the Plantae summary about this work.

Differential regulation of the calcium-dependent protein kinase CPK28 by site-specific modification. 
  • Authors: Bredow M, Monaghan J.
  • Read the paper in Plant Physiology. 

Receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase MAZZA mediates developmental processes with CLAVATA1-family receptors in Arabidopsis. 
  • Authors: Schulz P, Schlegel J, Gonzalez-Ferrer C, Becher S, Gustavo Pinto K, Monaghan J, Simon R.
  • Read the paper in Journal of Experimental Botany. 
  • Check out this Insight Article about this work: 
    • Xing and Xing (2021) In da club: Cytoplasmic kinase MAZZA joins CLAVATA signaling and dances with CLV1-like receptors. Journal of Experimental Botany. 

A novel allele of the Arabidopsis thaliana MACPF protein CAD1 results in deregulated immune signaling. 
  • Authors: Holmes DR, Bredow M, Thor K, Pascetta S, Sementchoukova I, Siegel KR, Zipfel C, Monaghan J.
  • Read the paper in Genetics ​​or BioRxiv. 

Proteobacteria contain diverse flg22 peptides that elicit varying responses in Arabidopsis thaliana. 
  • Authors: Cheng JHT, Bredow M, Monaghan J, diCenzo G.
  • Read the paper in Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions or BioRxiv.  

Large-scale identification of ubiquitination sites on membrane-associated proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana. 
  • Authors: Grubb LE, Derbyshire P, Dunning KE, Zipfel C, Menke FLH, Monaghan J.
  • Read the paper in Plant Physiology or BioRxiv. 



2019

Pattern-triggered oxidative burst and seedling growth inhibition assays in Arabidopsis thaliana. 
  • Authors: Bredow M, Sementchoukova I, Siegel KR, Monaghan J.
  • Read the paper in Journal of Visualized Experiments.   

Modulation of plant innate immune signaling by small peptides.
  • Authors: Segonzac C, Monaghan J.
  • Read the paper in Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 

Regulation of plant immune signaling by calcium-dependent protein kinases.
  • Authors: Bredow M, Monaghan J.
  • Read the paper in Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions.

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2018

The jasmonate receptor COI1 is required for AtPep1-induced immune responses in Arabidopsis thaliana.
  • Authors: Holmes DR, Grubb LE, Monaghan J.
  • Read the paper in BMC Research Notes.

A regulatory module controlling homeostasis of a plant immune kinase.
  • ​​Authors: Wang J, Grubb LE, Wang J, Liang X, Li L, Gao C, Ma M, Feng F, Li M, Li L, Zhang X, Yu F, Xie Q, Chen S, Zipfel C, Monaghan J, Zhou JM.
  • Read the paper in Molecular Cell.
  • Check out these Spotlight articles about this work:
    • ​Monaghan J. (2018) Conserved degradation of orthologous RLCKs maintains immune homeostasis. Trends in Plant Science, 23: 555-558.
    • ​Xu et al., (2020) Differential Ubiquitination of BIK1 Fine-Tunes Plant Immunity. Trends in Plant Science, 26: 1-2. 
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2017

Autophosphorylation-based calcium (Ca2+) sensitivity priming and Ca2+/Calmodulin inhibition of Arabidopsis thaliana Ca2+-dependent protein kinase 28 (CPK28). ​
  • Authors: Bender K, Blackburn RK, Monaghan J, Derbyshire P, Menke FLH, Zipfel C, Goshe MB, Zielinski RE, Huber SC.
  • Read the paper in Journal of Biological Chemistry.

The receptor kinase FER is a RALF-regulated scaffold controlling plant immune signaling.
  • ​​Authors: Stegmann M, Monaghan J,  Smakowska-Luzan E, Rovenich H, Lehner A, Holton N, Belkhadir Y, Zipfel C.
  • Read the paper in Science.
  • Check out this article about the study in the Queen's Gazette. 

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