Cool new preprint on cell wall charge and iron by @elkebarbez.bsky.social . Congrats to all involved.

Last few days to submit an abstract for a SEB session in Florence on plant microbiota! 🌿🦠 Invited speakers: Corné Pieterse, Sofie Goormachtig, and Kathrin Wippel. Thanks to our sponsors, we’ll also have ECR prizes available. 🏆 Please share/spread the word! 🙏

Come to Florence for a nice session on plant microbiota (P6) with Corné Pieterse @cornepieterse.bsky.social, Sofie Goormachtig @goormachtig.bsky.social and Kathrin Wippel as invited speakers. 10 speakers will be selected upon abstract submission.

Abstract submissions for #SEBconference Florence 2026 are officially open! 🎉 Deadline: 6 March 2026. Submit today and be part of cutting-edge biology in Florence. More information www.sebiology.org/resource/seb-conference-florence-2026-abstract-submission-is-now-open.html

Happy and proud to share the first first-author paper from @arianna-kr8.bsky.social! Lettuce phenotypes strongly influence leaf-associated microbiota. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

SEB Conference Florence 2026: Abstract submission is now open Abstract submission deadline: Friday 6 March 2026 www.sebiology.org/resource/seb...

Happy to share that our new study is now published online in @newphyt.bsky.social We showed dat the PEP2–PEPR2 signaling module plays a key role in Fe-deficiency responses and root growth in Arabidopsis. doi.org/10.1111/nph....

@arianna-kr8.bsky.social on Plant genetic and root-associated microbial diversity modulate Lactuca sativa responsiveness to a soil inoculum under phosphate deficiency #PMS2025

When do phosphorus cycling microbes help the plant? Depends on the plant genotype! #PMS2025

It was wonderful to have Bijun with us @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social & @incavirus.bsky.social to finally "use our microscope to its full potential" as our core-facility put it! 🔬 Congrats to all, esp. @bijuntang.bsky.social and @xanderjones.bsky.social ! Super happy to be a part of this great story!

Have a look at our latest preprint about MLO role in root development and calcium signaling!

A symbiotic MLO gene regulates root development via RALF34-triggered Ca2+ signalling in Lotus japonicus https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.18.676995v1

Oggi esce VERTIGINE, il mio nuovo libro. Un viaggio tra la spietatezza del metodo scientifico, la potenza delle nostre emozioni e il mercato, a volte cinico, delle speranze /1 amzn.eu/d/bBjv73s

#PMS2025 is going global! 🌍 So far, participants from 32 countries have registered for #PMS2025 This is your chance to connect, share ideas, and network with a international community of #plantmicrobiome scientists. 📅 Join now @ 6thplantmicrobiomesymposium2025.com #MicrobiomeResearch

New preprint! 🐛 Root-knot nematodes hijack root cells, turning them into feeding sites and making plants very sick. Using a cross-species scRNA-seq approach we mapped this process and show how this knowledge can be used to engineer resistant crops.🌱 A summary🧵 : www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

I still think about this 2018 “American Gut” study every time I go grocery shopping - eating MORE than 30 types of plants per week boosts diversity in your gut microbiome, and also reduces antibiotic resistance genes in your body journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10....

"Diversity of perspectives and knowledge stimulates creativity, and collaborative work enables projects that would be impossible to achieve alone." - Dr. Cecilia Zumajo-Cardona. botany.one/2025/09/ceci... #Botany #PlantScience 🧪

First some back pain I had to treat with cortisone injection that forced me to postpone the flight. Then, yesterday, my flight was cancelled. Now I'm finally on my way to #2025ISMPMI. A bit late, but I hope to catch up with friends and science!

I just published: Why I’m skipping the Congress this year (And why you should still publish your posters) Publishing your poster creates a citable record and protects you from bad actors. #ISMPMI2025 #OpenMPMI #AcademicChatter #PhDchat medium.com/p/why-im-ski...

🧵1/ New preprint out! We reveal that ERAD, a protein degradation pathway, selectively targets intracellular PILS auxin transport facilitators to control growth. This expands ERAD's role beyond protein quality control, right into developmental regulation. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Updated preprint: MMF1 is "a microbiota receptor” through which Arabidopsis plants perceive their soil microbiome. Perception optimises root microbiome composition, immune status and ultimately leads to better growth. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

1/🚨 New preprint alert! Can mutualists and pathogens co-colonise the same living plant cell and what does that do to the plant membranes that surround these microbes?

🚨Preprint Alert🚨 I'm really happy to finally share our exploits in red algae and introduce the wider community to Bostrychia, the new model system we have been developing to tackle the molecular biology of red algae. Isn't she a beauty? Thread below 🧵 1/8 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

💥🥳 At long last, our latest paper is out! Gag proteins of endogenous retroviruses are required for zebrafish development www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Led heroically by Sylvia Chang & @jonowells.bsky.social A study which has changed the way I think of #transposons! No less! 🧵 1/n

Amazing !! Antiproteolysis peptides (APPs), identified by artificial intelligence, stabilized TF by inhibiting E3 ligase to induce resistance. Targeted Inhibition of Protein Degradation #TIPD #PPSTasis www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Commentary www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Plant genetic and root-associated microbial diversity modulate Lactuca sativa responsiveness to a soil inoculum under phosphate deficiency https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.02.646582v1

It's always a good feeling to have things out on biorXiv! That's the second line of research we took with lettuce a few years ago, spearheaded by Arianna!

A must read for AM symbiosis afficionados nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Happy to share this viewpoint, written together with @fabriceroux7.bsky.social and Fabienne Vailleau @lipme-toulouse.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 1/4

I'm incredibly proud of the work the broad plant science community has done through the ROOT&SHOOT initiative. Given its nature, our future funding is uncertain. Please give us a boost by sharing this announcement and joining us for the event, we'd love to have a big turnout. Thanks! 💚 #PlantSci

🚨Job alert: We are looking for a #phd student to join us @unil.bsky.social to study evolution & function of gene regulatory sequences in the context of crop domestication using genome editing and imaging 🌱🍅🧬. #plantscience #scijobs #plantscijobs. Apply here: tinyurl.com/mrdpm5yf

Peter Visscher is a luminary in human genetics, but in this case, he is completely wrong. Here's why 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Proud to have my updated work available on Biorxiv : ancestral function of LysM-RLK for AM establishment @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social @malick-mbengue.bsky.social @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social @melaniekrich.bsky.social @kellerjeanphd.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Just amazing how brazenly scientific journals ask authors and reviewers for free labour. We've ceded too much power to journals by making them the primary arbiters of our career success.

I faced a major rejection today, accompanied by superficial and rushed comments from a reviewer. I truly hope the future of science publishing evolves for the better.

Would you like to see @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social add a share to blue sky button?! I know I would! Share this post to let @richardsever.bsky.social @erictopol.bsky.social and others at bioarxiv know!

Ok, I did it. I cancelled my X profile, and it feels good :)

Modulatory effect of plasma-activated water on arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in Lotus japonicus https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.19.624245v1

Do you know who Douglas Prasher is? Many don't, even though he is the person who cloned the original #GFP gene in the late 1980s. In my short history of plant light #microscopy I also cover a bit of his story - & why he is relatively unknown today, despite the importance of his work. See this 🧵👇

Last three days to contribute to our crowdfunding / citizen science experiment! So grateful for the support we've received www.ideaginger.it/progetti/cit...

In our latest work, we provide molecular insights into the age-dependent morphological changes occurring in the root meristem during phase change. Perseverance over many years by BaoJun Yang and Yanbiao Sun. Generous funding by ERC, FWO, VIB and UGent #plantscience www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Reserve your spot today! Register Now: bit.ly/4e7B9mM Discover how : - leaf morphology influences bacterial communities - #crowdfunding can fuel your research - you can contribute to scientific research from your own garden #ParticipatoryScience #metagenomics #microbiome

Plant phenotypic differentiation outweighs genetic variation in shaping the lettuce leaf microbiota https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.10.16.618533v1

@jeanmichelane.bsky.social Welcome to Bluesky. If you're looking for some Plant Science connections to get started, have a look at this starter pack: go.bsky.app/8Zfmwf7

Happy to share our latest preprint showing that Plant phenotypic differentiation outweighs genetic variation in shaping the lettuce leaf microbiota! First PhD chapter from the first PhD student I'm supervising www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Happy to see our recent work highlighted in current JXB issue: academic.oup.com/jxb/article/...

A suberized exodermis is required for tomato drought tolerance. Exciting, impactful work from the Brady lab and I’m delighted to have contributed to it! doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Vienna connections in Torino!

Every new paper announcement that says "here's the thread I wrote about the preprint last year, which covers all the major points" sends an important message about the weird-ass current state of scientific publication.

Happy to share our recent paper on calcium-mediated responses to chitin oligomers in roots! academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jxb/erad360/7274483