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Our research is focused on understanding the single steps controlling plant plasticity.
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Christine Faulkner
7 days ago
Plasmodesmal closure triggers stress responses! Turns out cells are generally better off with connections to their neighbours. This manuscript represents a decade-long team collaboration, with heroic effort from Estee Tee to lead it over the line!
#PlantScience
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Plasmodesmal closure elicits stress responses - EMBO Reports
Plant cells are connected to their neighbors via plasmodesmata facilitating the exchange of nutrients and signaling molecules. During immune responses, plasmodesmata close, but how this contributes to...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s44319-026-00789-2
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Loitongbam Lorinda Devi
7 days ago
Glad to have presented our work on the FATE project (funded by KAW) at the 11th International Symposium on Root Development, held in Italy from 4–7 May 2026. Grateful to Stéphanie, Peter, Stéphane, Ioannis, and Luciano for their support, collaboration, and contributions to this exciting work.
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Our new berry boxes (v2) made by
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Congratulations to all! And special congrats to Ludovic!
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Plant Cell Wall Dynamics Lab
14 days ago
🌱 Big news! We received a Novo Nordisk Fonden Emerging Investigator Grant (DKK 12.5M – around €1.7M) for project DYNAMO. 5 years to understand how plant cell walls signal the growth to strength switch. So proud of the whole team. Let's go! 🧱⚡ Read more:
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Time to celebrate: The Cell Wall Dynamics group gets major grant! | Green cell wall dynamics lab
The Novo Nordisk Foundation invests DKK 12.5 million in five years of research on plant cell wall signals at Umeå University
https://www.cellwalldynamics.com/time-to-celebrate-the-cell-wall-dynamics-group-gets-major-grant
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Yasin Dagdas
14 days ago
Now online at
@natplants.nature.com
‼️ Led by Jierui Zhao, a former PhD student
@gmivienna.bsky.social
& together w/
@moritznowack.bsky.social
lab, we uncover how
#autophagy
shapes salt stress tolerance and lifespan.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A short 🧵👇
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Cell-type-specific autophagy in root-hair-forming cells is essential for salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana - Nature Plants
This study reveals that enhanced autophagy in root-hair-forming cells helps Arabidopsis store excess sodium, control oxidative stress and tolerate salt stress.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-026-02285-w
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15 days ago
Our natural variation screen for endodermal suberization identified SUBER GENE1, a new regulator of suberin via its interaction with TOPPs. Congratulations
@jian-pu.bsky.social
!
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Marie-Cécile Caillaud
15 days ago
😍
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Umeå Plant Science Centre
20 days ago
🧪🌾Two great days at the UPSC Early Career Plant Scientist Symposium 2026! We welcomed four postdoc candidates for talks, matchmaking, an MSCA workshop, lab tours & career discussions, ending with a pizza & ping-pong evening. 👏Thanks to all visitors and everyone at UPSC who helped make this happen!
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The young scientists are so impressive! What a nice set up to hear about their data!
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Laura Bacete
22 days ago
Now a highlight of our symposium: quick-fire presentations from UPSC PIs! 🎤 Hear from Totte Niittylä,
@srobertgroup.bsky.social
,
@microproteins.bsky.social
, Peter Kindgren, Nathaniel Street & Leonard Blaschek — six snapshots of the cutting-edge research happening right here at UPSC 🚀
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So nice to meet the future of plant science!
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Nicola Trozzi
26 days ago
Check out our Insight on the beautiful work by Clark et al. 🌱 How can stochastic giant-cell fate lead to non-random epidermal patterns? Cell fate, endoreduplication, and growth all matter.
cup.org/3QYjVm0
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How stochastic cell fate and endoreduplication yield non-random epidermal patterns | Quantitative Plant Biology | Cambridge Core
How stochastic cell fate and endoreduplication yield non-random epidermal patterns - Volume 7
https://cup.org/3QYjVm0
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Keiko Sugimoto
27 days ago
Our new preprint! Winter-like extended cold primes plants for regeneration🌱❄️! Work by Fu-Yu Hung, now a new PI in Taiwan!
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Rucha Karnik
27 days ago
✨ Excited to share our manuscript uncovering a new target for CO2-regulation in vesicle trafficking that provides a new perspective on plant responses to
#climate
change.
@jipb.bsky.social
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CO2‐sensitive K+ channel traffic affects stomata and whole‐plant water use
CO2-responsive regulation of membrane trafficking influences the density of the potassium ion (K+) channel KAT1 at the plasma membrane. CO2-sensitive traffic, dependent on trafficking by the SNARE SY....
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jipb.70269
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New Phytologist
about 1 month ago
Warm congratulations to our Editor
@diorkelley.bsky.social
, who has been recognised with the ASPB's Excellence in Education Award!
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ASPB Names 2026 Award Recipients | Plant Science Today
The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2026 awards, which honor distinction in service, outreach, education, and research.
https://blog.aspb.org/2026_aspb_awardees/
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Marie-Cécile Caillaud
about 1 month ago
👏So well deserved silver medal from
@cnrs.fr
😍 Emmanuelle Bayer
@emmanuellebayer.bsky.social
from
@lbmcinlyon.bsky.social
is an outstanding scientist 🤓 and one of a few female role model in the plant research field 🍀
www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/personne/...
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Emmanuelle Bayer
https://www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/personne/emmanuelle-bayer-2
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Charlotte Kirchhelle
about 1 month ago
I am thrilled and beyond grateful to receive a CNRS bronze medal this year - this is an incredible honour especially for an INRAE researcher like myself! A big thanks to my amazing team and the research community @RDP for all the great science we have done together!
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Nice! Congratulations to all!
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste
about 2 months ago
#endocytosis
RALF FER PI4P PI(4,5)P2 👌
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CNRS Biologie
about 2 months ago
#ResultatScientifique🔎|
Face au stress, les plantes réorganisent rapidement leurs lipides membranaires pour nettoyer leurs cellules et relancer leur croissance 🌱 ✍️
@yvonjaillais.bsky.social
📕
@currentbiology.bsky.social
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Les plantes activent leur « mode survie » en quelques minutes : la clé réside dans leurs lipides !
Les plantes activent en quelques minutes des mécanismes de survie face aux stress environnementaux.
https://www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/les-plantes-activent-leur-mode-survie-en-quelques-minutes-la-cle-reside-dans-leurs-lipides
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Torii Lab
about 2 months ago
Published
@newphyt.bsky.social
. We identified peptide ligand-induced K63-linked Ub sites of ERECTA, required for endocytosis & signal attenuation for proper stomatal patterning. Congrats, all authors🌱👍
@texasscience.bsky.social
@hhmi-science.bsky.social
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Meroz Lab
about 2 months ago
New preprint 🌱 Segment plants in time-series images using foundation model SAM2 - without training a model 🪩. Magician Alex Abbey! 💡SAP works across species, scales, and even z-stacks. From single cells to whole plants→ quantitative growth & dynamics .
tinyurl.com/3raedtvm
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Ben Williams
about 2 months ago
We have been cooking up this story for a while and we are excited to finally be able to share! Read on if you're interested in whole plant regeneration WITHOUT the application of hormones!
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Marie-Cécile Caillaud
about 2 months ago
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Beautiful!
@keikoutorii.bsky.social
and co! Comparative proteomic profiling of receptor kinase signaling reveals key trafficking components enforcing plant stomatal development | Science Advances
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Comparative proteomic profiling of receptor kinase signaling reveals key trafficking components enforcing plant stomatal development
Proteomic mapping uncovers endocytosis adaptors that drive receptor internalization for robust stomatal development.
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aeb6464
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Michael Raissig
about 2 months ago
Our first study on how the leaf succulent Kalanchoë laxiflora makes stomatal subsidiary cells is finally peer-reviewed & out - and it made the cover! 🌵 🧬 🔬
doi.org/10.1126/scia...
Despite 150 years of evolution, grasses and Crassulacean succulents use the SAME gene to make subsidiary cells! 🤯
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Our latest review on pavement cell shape acquisition is on line! Work from
@lorindaloi.bsky.social
@sharmavinod.bsky.social
@absolutemaverick.bsky.social
@kawresearch.bsky.social
@erc.europa.eu
Kempe fondation Vetenskapsrådet (VR) MSCA
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The art of interdigitation: Current views on pavement cell shape acquisition
Cell shape acquisition is a central feature of morphogenesis, governing tissue organization, organ development, and organismal architecture. In vascul…
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369526626000233
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Arrêtez de vouloir réussir (ça vous épuise) - Olivier Hamant
YouTube video by Les Lueurs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2hHqA9LVSA
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Trends in Plant Science
about 2 months ago
Women in plant science around the world
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Women in plant science around the world
The article series ‘Women in plant science around the world’ marks the 30th anniversary of Trends in Plant Science, a milestone that invites us to reflect on three decades of shared discoveries, international collaborations, and the diverse voices that propel the field forward. By centring 30 of our women authors from 30 countries, we honour the global community that continues to advance plant science, and we hope to inspire the next generation of women researchers, as well as researchers from other still underrepresented groups in plant science.
http://dlvr.it/TRgLRC
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Michelle Facette
about 2 months ago
Bumping this and flagging some corny folks - anyone know the best place for PH207 seeds (and if there are RILs or NILs)?
@jefowlerjr.bsky.social
@jrossibarra.bsky.social
@carolynplants.bsky.social
@maizegdb.bsky.social
@maizezynskihi.bsky.social
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Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU)
about 2 months ago
📣 Call for abstracts from global
#plantsci
community working on plant development! ⏰ Abstracts close in 7 days (due Monday 30 March) Registration fees due later (15 June) Register at:
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Jenny Russinova
about 2 months ago
enper2026.bio21.bas.bg
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Plant Physiology
2 months ago
LETTER: SCARECROW functions in root radial patterning in rice to organize multiple cortical cell layers (Jingxia Li , Shoya Minami , Katsutoshi Tsuda , Takaki Yamauchi)
doi.org/10.1093/plph...
#PlantScience
@aspbofficial
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KleineVehnLab
2 months ago
The lab of
@elkebarbez.bsky.social
strikes again 👇 Cell wall charge acts as a tunable electrostatic gate controlling iron availability in roots. Really nice work linking extracellular physics with nutrient homeostasis.
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2 months ago
The 7th International Symposium on Plant Apoplastic Diffusion Barriers (PADiBa2026) will be held in Lausanne, Switzerland from August 31th to September 3rd 2026. We now have a website:
wp.unil.ch/padiba2026/
Registrations will open on April 1st.
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FATE annual in person meeting! This time in Umeå! Nice day of interdisciplinary science!
@stephanevrg.bsky.social
@lorindaloi.bsky.social
@pmarhavy.bsky.social
@kawresearch.bsky.social
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@umeaplantsciencecentre.se
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2 months ago
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Ari Pekka Mähönen
2 months ago
After a long journey, our new paper is out! 🌱 In this study, Tiina and colleagues show that cambium activation in the Arabidopsis root is triggered by the induction of auxin, cytokinin, and TDIF peptide signalling. 🧵1/x
doi.org/10.1093/plce...
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Plant hormone and peptide signaling converge in the genetic network regulating cambium activation in Arabidopsis roots
An intertwined network of cytokinin, auxin and peptide hormone signaling activates secondary growth in the Arabidopsis roots.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koag059
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Jennifer Lopez Ortiz
2 months ago
During secondary growth, primary protective barriers break, and a new one forms beneath: the phellem. But what triggers phellem to differentiate and become a functional barrier? Our results show it’s mechanical cues from tissue rupture 🌱 Check out our preprint 👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste
2 months ago
#Ligand-binding
site predictor 😎
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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AF2BIND: predicting small-molecule binding sites using the pair representation of AlphaFold2 - Nature Methods
AF2BIND is a logistic regression model trained on AlphaFold2 pair features to predict small-molecule binding-site residues in proteins, without multiple sequence alignments, homology models or knowled...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41592-026-03011-2?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nmeth
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Elke Barbez
2 months ago
Want to image apoplastic pH in plants? 🔬 Two new papers from our team offer a full workflow plus open access analysis tools. Congrats to
@aroessling.bsky.social
, Niklas Mayle and
@lguerard.bsky.social
Nature Protocols:
rdcu.be/e7R2E
BMC Methods:
lnkd.in/dctpWJ3X
Happy Imaging!
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Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU)
3 months ago
Register Now!
#SLS26
Sainsbury Laboratory Symposium | 22-24 Sept 2026 | Cambridge, UK Theme - Shaping Life: Mechanisms of Morphogenesis! If you are into Plant Development - join us! In-person + livestream Limited fee waivers
www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/sls
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Prof. Keiko Torii
3 months ago
🪴Postdoc position - UT Austin, TX, USA - Developmental Mechanisms of Adaptation to Underwater Environment/Genome Editing🪴 Do you love amphibious/aquatic plants? Then consider applying to the position! See the attached ads.
utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UTstaff/job/...
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Yasin Dagdas
3 months ago
Really happy to see this one out:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Alibek's drive & great coll w/ friends
@gekaragoz.bsky.social
& E. Hallacli resulted in a cool story that starts with our beloved
#Marchantia
and ends with iPSC-derived neurons 🤩🤪 A short 🧵
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@soestrauss.bsky.social
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3 months ago
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Christian Fankhauser
3 months ago
I have a PhD student and a post-doc position available in my lab to work on plant photobiology. Please use the links below to postulate. Please RT, many thanks
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preLights
3 months ago
Leaf pavement cells may look simple, yet their shapes encode developmental history & environmental response.
@srobertgroup.bsky.social
show that a MYB transcription factor contributes to fine-tuning this process in aspen.
#preprint
#preLight
by Jeny Jose ⬇️
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a...
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A drought stress-induced MYB transcription factor regulates pavement cell shape in leaves of European aspen (Populus tremula) - preLights
Leaf pavement cells look deceptively simple, yet their shapes encode developmental history and environmental response. A MYB transcription factor contributes to fine-tuning this process in aspen.
https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a-drought-stress-induced-myb-transcription-factor-regulates-pavement-cell-shape-in-leaves-of-european-aspen-populus-tremula/
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Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso
3 months ago
Students out there, I have a PhD project cutting across biology, material science and biomedicine that requires a highly capable, diverse and brave applicant. if you think this is for you please Apply using the link below. All details in the website!! Project:
eb4bm.org/project/engi...
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Engineering bioinspired beta-glucan scaffolds with membrane interfaces for drug targeting and delivery - Engineering Biology For Biomedicine
This project combines multidisciplinary approaches, bridging biology and soft polymer physics, to deliver new biocompatible synthetic systems as programmable environments for applications in drug deli...
https://eb4bm.org/project/engineering-bioinspired-beta-glucan-scaffolds-with-membrane-interfaces-for-drug-targeting-and-delivery/
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Our preprint was highlighted in prelights, selected by the biological community:
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a...
Thanks for that!
@siamsadoyle.bsky.social
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se
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A drought stress-induced MYB transcription factor regulates pavement cell shape in leaves of European aspen (Populus tremula) - preLights
Leaf pavement cells look deceptively simple, yet their shapes encode developmental history and environmental response. A MYB transcription factor contributes to fine-tuning this process in aspen.
https://prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a-drought-stress-induced-myb-transcription-factor-regulates-pavement-cell-shape-in-leaves-of-european-aspen-populus-tremula/
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New Phytologist
3 months ago
Discrete and cell-specific hypoxic responses in
#Arabidopsis
#roots
resolved by single-nuclei transcriptomics A
#CommunityResource
by Hill et al. 👇 📖
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