Genetic Diversity, Predictive Protein Structures, and Interaction Networks of Cysteine-Rich Receptor-Like Kinases in Arabidopsis thaliana | Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal spj.science.org/doi/10.34133...

Very cool work by Matteo Citterico. Thanks @rople.bsky.social and Martin Potocký for the collaboration.

Preprint alert! I am extremely happy to finally (!) share our work on the redox-dependent regulation of the CRKs in plants! We integrated high-throughput interactomics, redox proteomics, structural modelling, and genetics to map a ROS-dependent CRK interaction landscape in Arabidopsis.

PPRM2026 Registration is now OPEN! www.events.tum.de/frontend/ind... You can book hotel rooms at the venue here 👇

ERC-funded PhD position: auxin in plant morphogenesis! Come to our team to study molecular mechanisms downstream of auxin signaling that control morphogenesis in plants! ueb.cas.cz/en/news/?id=...

Dear PPRM community, we are pleased to invite you to the next PPRM meeting, 14-16 September 2026 in Freising, Germany. Registration opening soon!

🔵mTurquoise2-based glucose biosensors TINGL and THINGL from @joachimgoedhart.bsky.social and the Teusink Lab! Find the plasmids here: www.addgene.org/browse/artic...

RACK1A interacts and colocalizes with FSD1 in stress granules to regulate salt stress response in Arabidopsis (Pavol Melicher , Petr Dvořák , Maryna Tsinyk , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial

!!!! PhD position!!!! #SUMO modification in plant DNA damage repair. Join our team @pecinka-grp.bsky.social and work on this cool & still understudied topic. More info ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Duckweeds are an important plant research model but have been challenging to modify genetically. A study published in @newphyt.bsky.social by the Marí-Ordóñez group at the GMI, presents a new and highly reproducible method for genetic transformation in the duckweed species Spirodela polyrhiza.

GCN5 negatively regulates class III peroxidases PRX71 and PRX33 to promote lignin deposition in Arabidopsis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.27.701911v1

📣 Check out JXB's newest Special Issue 📣 📜 Issue 3 of 2026 📜 🔬 Plasmodesmata: Current perspectives on plant intercellular communication and signalling 🔬 📘 Guest edited by Jake Brunkard & Tessa Burch-Smith 🔗 academic.oup.com/jxb... #JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪 SEBiology

We're thrilled to announce our new PhD position in the AGILE Doctoral Network on nuclear lamina's role in the maintenance of Rabl configuration in barley!🔬🌾🧬 More info on the position : olomouc.ueb.cas.cz/en/lamina-in...

JUNIOR STAR GAČR starts at IEB this January! Jakub Hajný, who recently discovered the CANAR protein regulating sugar transport in plants, will explore how understanding of these mechanisms can lead to higher crop yields. Project "Programmable sugar distribution in plants“ lgr.upol.cz/en/

The group of @jennyrussinova.bsky.social is looking for a PhD student to work on brassinosteroid transport. Please spread the word! jobs.vib.be/j/129012/phd...

Enter the oldest known fossil liverwort, Metzgeriothallus sharonae (ca. 388 Ma). These exceptionally well-preserved fossils allow us to distinguish different cell types. Dark cells (homologs of oil body cells of modern liverworts) form salt-and-pepper patterns, a hallmark of lateral inhibition.

CRK2 modulates flowering in Arabidopsis together with GLYCINE‐RICH RNA‐BINDING PROTEIN 7 - Colina - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We are pleased to announce the official release of PLAZA 5.1, our plant genomics platform, which comes with a major front-end redesign. This results in improved performance, enhanced visualization tools, and refined Toolboxes. Src: www.vandepoelelab.be/plaza/news#28

Diploid potato lines for the study and improvement of starch metabolism and structure https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.19.695480v1

Last one of the year: CRK2 controls the localisation of other RLKs to plasmodesmata. Great collaboration with @grandpahiro.bsky.social @rople.bsky.social and Ivan Kulich - thank you for the help and great collaboration!

New preprint from my group on the roles of CRK2 in controlling symplastic transport @zeineradam.bsky.social

The hidden danger of Biorender (& the death of scientific illustration) A short thread 🧵

We have a project available for 2026 NRP Doctoral Training Partnership entry (i.e. PhD studentship opportunity!) How do cells communicate when it's hot? Don't know? Me either! Come work with us @johninnescentre.bsky.social and figure it out biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/how...

🚨 PhD researcher wanted! Join the Heat DDR MSCA DN to study plant DNA damage responses – key for crop resilience & food security in a changing climate. 🌱🔬 👉 Apply now! 🔗 tinyurl.com/PecinkaHeatDDR

New preprint: In situ Architecture of #Plasmodesmata. Using #cryoET, #AlphaFold & proteomics, we uncover the native organization of plant intercellular nanopores. 🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2025... 🧪🧵1/n #teamtomo #PlantScience #Physcomitrium #Arabidopsis #cryoEM

That’s a wrap for #PPRM2025. Great science, wonderful community and amazing location. Glad it all went smoothly and big thanks to @jackrhodes.bsky.social and @draegermarkus.bsky.social for helping organize the meeting.

New preprint from my group. Thank you so much Aleksia Vaattovaara and Jarkko Salojärvi for the help

New preprint from my group looking at more aspects of CRK2 biology 🙂

Hey all! We have been awarded a Spanish national grant to keep researching. Best of all is we have a full PhD contract assigned. We are looking for candidates interested in molecular biology and evolution of (plant) transcription factors, please spread the word!! Check our web for more information.

Less than a week left to apply! 🌱💚

Join us for the 🪴 🌵 Plant Peptide Receptor Meeting 2025 ☘️ 🪴 in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 8th-10th September #plantsignaling #PlantScience #plantsci pprm2025.events.kdmeventsportal.co.uk @pprm2025.bsky.social A thread 🧵 (1/n)

The website for abstract submission and registration for #PPRM2025 is now online. We have a great lineup of speakers and we look forward to meeting you in #Edinburgh. pprm2025.events.kdmeventsportal.co.uk/registration

Plant peptide receptor meeting (PPRM2025) in now on social media. Edinburgh 8-10 September 2025. Great line up of speakers and lots of opportunities to present available. Website with more details to follow soon bsky.app/profile/pprm...

📜 Exploring the formation and permeability of plasmodesmata in the liverwort, Marchantia polymorpha 🧑‍🔬 Chia-Yun Hsu, Chia-Hsuan Hsu, Hui-Yu Chang, Kuan-Ju Lu 📔 @plantcellphysiol.bsky.social 🔗 academic.oup.com/pcp/article/... #️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantEvoDevo #Marchantia #Plasmodesmata