Our work now on its final version. We mapped the mechanical properties of roots at tissue and single cell levels using Brillouin microscopy and molecular rotors. Additional mutants and stress measurements from what we previously showed in the preprint are included. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

1/7 Happy to share that the first publication from my PhD, in which we review the literature about THESEUS1, is now out in @theplantjournal.bsky.social ☘️: doi.org/10.1111/tpj....

🪲 REVIEW 🪲 This review uncovers the critical role of the plant cell wall in pest defence, integrating structural, molecular, and genetic insights to highlight its emerging significance in plant–pest interactions during herbivory - Perez-Alonso et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪

🌱 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 🌱 Lu et al. review the cysteine-rich peptides RALF and EPF/EPFL, and their roles in regulating growth, development, immune responses and stress adaptation, highlighting new mechanistic insights and challenges in peptide research. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪

Christoph Ringli and collaborators identify a new regulator of the Arabidopsis extensin-mediated cell wall integrity sensing: phosphatase PP2C12 inhibiting receptor kinase FERONIA www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

Thrilled to share our latest review on receptor kinase processing in plants! 🌱 Huge congratulations to @adithya1972.bsky.social and Anna for leading this work, and a big thank you to our fantastic collaborator Martina-Ried Lasi for making this a truly rewarding team effort!

What... There is an Arabidopsis gene called Lord of the Rings (AT5G50150). "LOTR1 protein has an unknown function. It contains both DUF4409 and DUF239 domains. Loss of function mutations show defects in formation of the Casparian band, which is correlated with mis-localization of CASP1. "

"Plants have a secret language that scientists are only now starting to decipher" - Nature News feature @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41... Signals from the plant cell wall help to orchestrate growth, reproduction and immune function. Can we harness them to create better crops?

Fran @frangordilloc.bsky.social and I wrote this piece on one of our favorite topics: the evolutionary relevance of co-receptors for immune receptor transfer in #plants 🌱 #EvoMPMI #MPMI Check also the beautiful paper by Zhang et al. on the PRR STOMR and discover what happened to its co-receptor 😱

A RALF-brassinosteroid signaling circuit regulates Arabidopsis hypocotyl cell shape doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...

Very proud to share our latest preprint: postdoc/LRSF fellow Yue Rui studies the mechanisms regulating attachment of the cell wall to the plasma membrane. The Cellulose Synthase Complex and REMORINs determine the extent of attachment and root osmotic stress tolerance. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

One of the key aspects influencing morphogenesis is mechanics. We mapped the mechanical properties of living roots at the tissue and cellular levels using Brillouin microscopy and molecular rotors. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Interesting paper 👀 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🌱🧩 How do plant cells get their shape? 🧪 Check out the new #open-access #review exploring the mechanochemical duet between auxin & the cell wall in shaping diverse plant cell types from @srobertgroup.bsky.social's Lab. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ppl.... #PlantBiology #CellShape #Auxin #Biomechanics

DARWIN REVIEW: "Plant cell wall structure and dynamics in plant–pathogen interactions and pathogen defence" - Kristina S Munzert et al, doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #plantscience 🧪

The FERONIA–RESPONSIVE TO DESSICATION 26 module regulates vascular immunity to Ralstonia solanacearum academic.oup.com/plcell/advan... #PlantScience