Role of membrane-organizing SPFH proteins in plants: @hannah-web.bsky.social, Alexandra Ehinger, @birgitkemmerling.bsky.social et al define how Arabidopsis HIR2 forms higher-order assemblies and organizes receptor signaling domains link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The Arabidopsis SPFH protein HIR2 modulates receptor signaling and plasma membrane organization - The EMBO Journal

Plant plasma membrane proteins are organized into distinct domains; however, the principles that govern this spatial organization are not fully understood. HYPERSENSITIVE-INDUCED REACTION (HIR) protei...

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We are happy to share that the HIR2 story is online @EMBO Journal link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The Arabidopsis SPFH protein HIR2 modulates receptor signaling and plasma membrane organization - The EMBO Journal

Plant plasma membrane proteins are organized into distinct domains; however, the principles that govern this spatial organization are not fully understood. HYPERSENSITIVE-INDUCED REACTION (HIR) protei...

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Born from the collaborative spirit of #TRR356, I’m excited to share my first first-author project! 🪴🦠 What started as a side project with @kbuhrman.bsky.social led us to discover that KAR/KL and SL signalling fine-tune the strength and timing of plant defense responses in a conserved manner!

bioRxiv Plant Bio@biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Karrikin and strigolactone signalling affect pattern-triggered immunity and resistance to specific pathogens https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.05.722863v1

And that’s a wrap for the #TRR356 “Plant-Microbe” PhD & PostDoc retreat at beautiful Frauenchiemsee 🌿 We enjoyed talks from within the TRR and from our fantastic invited speakers, along with an engaging poster session, workshop, and career development discussions. A truly great event!

Congratulations to our junior PI @mpcontreras.bsky.social on the 2027 Early Career Research Award from the @biochemsoc.bsky.social! Well done! 🥳🥳🥳

Biochemical Society@biochemsoc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

As an emerging leader in plant innate immunity, we're thrilled to present Mauricio Contreras with a 2027 Early Career Research Award! Alongside advocating for Open Science and preprint review, Mauricio's "activation-and-release" and "NLR resurrection" models are already referenced worldwide.

Thanks to all collaborators involved! Anne Schneider, @debanganamoitra.bsky.social, Athanasios Makris, @hua-wei.bsky.social, Martina Ried-Lasi, @birgitkemmerling.bsky.social, @carogutj.bsky.social and Martin Stegmann

📜 Arabidopsis HYPERSENSITIVE INDUCED REACTION 2 affects plasma membrane receptor pathways and organization 🧑‍🔬 @hannah-web.bsky.social, Alexandra Ehinger, Birgit Kemmerling, et al. 📔 @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social 🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantSignaling

Arabidopsis HYPERSENSITIVE INDUCED REACTION 2 affects plasma membrane receptor pathways and organization

The distribution of proteins across the plasma membrane is not uniform; however, the principles governing their organization remain not fully understood. Hypersensitive-induced reaction (HIR) proteins...

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Excited to present at @mpmijournal.bsky.social Can BIR proteins link PTI and ETI? Using AlphaFold & evolutionary insights, we dive into how BIRs balance immunity with CSA1 as a key regulator of cell death & receptor complex homeostasis. P-441 | Mon 14 July | 13:30–15:15 #2025ISMPMI

Poster going up today at #ISMPMI2025! Exploring how BIR proteins bridge PTI & ETI via CSA1 & BAK1 🧬 📍 P-441 | 13:30–15:15 📄 Poster: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #PlantImmunity #AlphaFold #OpenMPMI @mpmijournal.bsky.social @birgitkemmerling.bsky.social

We're looking for a new PhD candidate to join the lab. Please share 🌱😄

I am presenting my work as a poster @ISMPMI #2025ISMPMI on monday 14.07 ! :) Join me and learn more about HIR2 oligomeric rings - a novel perspective on membrane organization (Poster number 39) Head here to see more: ismpmi.org/congress

The GreenRobust Cluster of Excellence, a joint venture of the Universities of Tübingen, Heidelberg, and Hohenheim, is now a reality!! For the next 7 years, we will investigate the principles underlying robustness to perturbations in plants. Stay tuned! greenrobust.de 🍾🥂💚🌱 @dfg.de

Congratulations to the #GreenRobust team for securing @dfg.de funding for the next 7 years to investigate plant robustness! 🌱 Special thanks to our very own Rosa Lozano-Durán @geminiteamlab.bsky.social and the co-spokespersons @thomasgreb.bsky.social and @kjschmid.bsky.social. Exciting times ahead!

GeminiTeamLab@geminiteamlab.bsky.social · last yr.

The GreenRobust Cluster of Excellence, a joint venture of the Universities of Tübingen, Heidelberg, and Hohenheim, is now a reality!! For the next 7 years, we will investigate the principles underlying robustness to perturbations in plants. Stay tuned! greenrobust.de 🍾🥂💚🌱 @dfg.de

The Cell Wall Controls Stem Cell Fate in the Arabidopsis Shoot Apical Meristem https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.19.654883v1

Excited to share our #bioRxiv #preprint on HIR2, RLKs and membrane organisation in #Arabidopsis. We used many exciting techniques like #sptPALM, #AlphaFold and #BN-PAGE 🌱

bioRxiv Plant Bio@biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · last yr.

Arabidopsis HYPERSENSITIVE INDUCED REACTION 2 affects plasma membrane receptor pathways and organization https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.11.648320v1