Have you ever wondered how phytocytokines are transported to the extracellular space and which factors regulate this process? We elucidated this mechanism for the maize-specific phytocytokine Zip1. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Here, we dissect the processing and release mechanism of the maize phytocytokine Zip1. Our results reveal a two-step mechanism of phytocytokine processing, translocation, activation and clearance. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Processing and release of the maize phytocytokine Zip1 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.11.659102v1

Happy to share our last preprint where we discovered a two step mechanism for the release of the maize signaling peptide Zip1. A “two - factor authentication”. Enjoy the reading! 👇

Non-invasive imaging of salicylic and jasmonic acid activities in planta https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.17.636591v1

Today we celebrate a wide diversity in plant sciences at the Symposium of our institute at @unicologne.bsky.social with support from @ceplas.bsky.social & @trr341.bsky.social #PlantScience

The MadFungi🍄 research unit funded by @dfg.de kicked off this week with our meeting in Cologne @unicologne.bsky.social. We're excited to see what great science we'll achieve over the next four years.