New Preprint! We use #AFM and CarboTag-based #FLIM to describe rapid cell wall mechanisms of Phytosulfokines & Brassinosteroids and investigate how these processes are initiated on the nanoscale by using #sptPALM! PS: This is also the main story of my PhD project😊✌🏻 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Distinct nanoscale dynamics of growth receptor complexes link hormone perception to rapid cell wall remodeling

Cell elongation is a fundamental process allowing plants to change size and shape, a process governed by several growth promoting hormones. While hormones such as brassinosteroids (BRs) and phytosulfo...

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A little late to share this, but very happy to see our review published in JXB! We discuss how plants control which small RNAs move, where they move, and where they act....and the emerging mechanisms that give this mobility remarkable precision. academic.oup.com/jxb/article-...

Precision in motion: how plants route and control the mobility of small RNAs

Plants use mobile small RNAs to coordinate development and stress responses. Here, we review recent advances revealing mechanisms shaping the mobile sRNA p

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Very happy to see this work out as a preprint! 🌽🌱 How are shoot stem cells specified in the maize embryo? We uncover a small RNA-driven morphogenic circuit linking positional information with auxin, cell wall mechanics & cell division patterning. Check it out 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Specification of embryonic shoot stem cells via a small RNA-driven morphogenic circuit

The specification of embryonic stem cells capable of self-renewing and differentiation into virtually any cell type, is one of the most consequential events in the development of a multicellular organ...

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Very cool new tool for plant cell biologists! 🌱🔬 A triple fluorescent marker to simultaneously visualize the plasma membrane, nucleus & microtubule cytoskeleton during plant morphogenesis...all from a single construct! Definitely worth checking out 👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

A triple fluorescent marker for live imaging of plant cell morphogenesis

Live imaging of plant subcellular structures is key to deciphering the spatiotemporal bases of cellular processes, and their functional impact on growth and morphogenesis at various biological scales....

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If you want to learn from the best, apply! ☺️🌽

Cecilia Lara Mondragón@cecilialaram.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Come join us for a pretty exciting project! 🌱🌽 Please share 🫶

Fantastic work from an outstanding team! Excited to see these new insights into how Xanthomonas manipulates plant cell walls during infection. Congrats on the preprint Jessica! 🥳🥳🥳

Jessica Lee Erickson@ericksonlab.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New Preprint! We identified 20 new type II-secreted effectors from Xanthomonas euvesicatoria and show that they help bacteria feed and remodel plant cell walls during infection. Proud of my team at #ZMBP and collaborators for making this possible! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Had an amazing time at #PlantWallK and the 2026 EPCC in Prague! @stephanevrg.bsky.social @arvidhema.bsky.social @janmartinek.bsky.social @barbjel.bsky.social @kbuerstenbinder.bsky.social

COST Action PlantWallK@plantwallk.org · 5mo ago

🧵 It’s happening! The #PlantWallK kick-off meeting is officially underway in sunny Prague 🇨🇿 Over the next 2 days, researchers from across Europe (and beyond!) will come together to push the frontiers of plant cell wall science. Stay tuned for live updates! #PlantWallK26 #COSTAction

Happy to see this story out in @natcomms.nature.com. 🎊🎉 A tiny leftover from my PhD finally out in the world — thanks to Pantelis for pushing it across the finish line :) doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Kinesin-12 POK2 polarization is a prerequisite for a fully functional division site and aids cell plate positioning - Nature Communications

Livanos et al. provide mechanistic insight into the recruitment and maintenance of kinesin-12 POK2, a central component of the division site in plants that is required for cell plate positioning durin...

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Plant Science Research Weekly -- Finding balance: how plants achieve signal specificity in stomatal development and defense (Science Advances) @keikoutorii.bsky.social @arvidhema.bsky.social (Summary by Kes Maio) plantae.org/finding-bala... #PlantaePSRW

Finding balance: How plants achieve signal specificity in stomatal development and defense | Plantae

Plants need to develop and grow within their environment whilst defending themselves against potential external threats. There are limited resources for these energy-intensive processes and so cross…

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A new study by biologists at UT Austin & Texas A&M, in collaboration with scientists in Japan, shows how plants balance growth and defense — offering insights for stronger, more resilient crops. @keikoutorii.bsky.social #TexasScience #PlantScience #PlantBiology cns.utexas.edu/news/researc...

Researchers Find Hidden Link Between Plants’ Growth and Immunity

Biologists have uncovered a surprising connection between the way plants grow and how they defend themselves against pathogens and infections.

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It is finally out and made the cover of Science Advances! During my last postdoc, we used a small chemical, kC9, to reveal the signal specificity boundary between development and immunity—a fascinating discovery and a glorious ending to my time there 🎉 Check it out: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...