New preprint! @mitomaths.bsky.social expanded our model of mitochondrial dynamics to comprehensively characterise potential behaviours. We look through the plant lense: even under compounded genomic stress plants show rebalanced but still near-optimal behaviours! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

"The breadth of topics presented & active participation of ECRs reflected the vibrant and collaborative nature of the ICPMB community. Plant mito biology is well positioned for further advances in both fundamental plant research and for future crop breeding" academic.oup.com/pcp/advance-...

Highlights from the 14th International Conference for Plant Mitochondrial Biology: Current Trends and Future Directions

Abstract. Plant mitochondrial biology is undergoing a rapid transformation driven by advances in genomics, structural biology, quantitative imaging, and ge

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Meet the 19 teams we’re funding in Precision Mitochondria. They’ll work on developing a genetic toolbox to make mitochondria programmable for the first time, empowering scientists to robustly investigate the link between mitochondrial health + disease. Find out more here: link.aria.org.uk/jz4

Funded projects | Precision Mitochondria

We're funding 19 teams of world-leading experts spanning fields from mitochondrial and engineering biology to nanotechnology. Explore the projects we're funding in the Precision Mitochondria programme.

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Organelle partitioning in the multi-budding yeast Aureobasidium pullulans | Molecular Biology of the Cell

Cellular organelle content is fairly constant within a given cell type. This is accomplished in part by ensuring equitable organelle partitioning during division. Much of our understanding of organell...

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A Modular Platform for Purification of Organelle-associated Mitochondria Reveals Functional Specialization at Organelle Contact Sites https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.01.742152v1

If you're attending the @sebiology.bsky.social conferennce, make sure to join myself and @robynemm.bsky.social for day 2 of the Plant Epigenetics session! Featuring somatic memory, epigenetic perception, immunity and developmental plasticity 😍🌿🧬

Sjon Hartman@hartman-plantlab.com · 3mo ago

Looking forward to present our work on epigenetic flooding stress memory in plants at #SEBconference (unfortunately as a virtual participant)! I'll talk about our recent #plantscience #epigenetics preprint and more 🌱🌊 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Really hyped to share our pre-print on mtDNA replication-fission ! @nanigrotjahn.bsky.social (doi: doi.org/10.64898/202...) 🧵with details below ⤵️

ATAD3A structurally links mtDNA replication and mitochondrial fission

Mitochondrial function depends on the maintenance of its genome, and disruptions in copy number and distribution are hallmarks of mitochondrial disorders. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) replication is spat...

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Mechanical forces & cell shape guide how plant stomata form🥬👄 @leoserra.bsky.social & Euan Smithers from @robinsonsci.bsky.social's team uncover how the interplay between cell shape & mechanical stress influences the orientation of stomata doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/news/mechani...

Endosomal mRNA transport coordinates local mitochondrial bioenergetics during polar fungal growth https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.12.731371v1

@lfceriotti.bsky.social et al. investigate the rewiring of organellar translation in the holoparasitic Balanophoraceae, revealing extreme changes in the anciently conserved machinery of plant organellar translation. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag077 #evobio #molbio #PlantSky

We're hiring! 🔬🏔️ Looking for curious, open-minded, and multidisciplinary #PhD candidates to research at the intersection of #mitochondria, #metabolism, #imaging & #physiology, with the #Alps as a backdrop. Sounds like you or someone you know? Link below! @fbm-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social

Juan C. Landoni@jclandoni.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The Landoni Lab opens this summer at UNIL! @fbm-unil.bsky.social 🔬 Quantitative #imaging + systems biology to decipher how #metabolic architecture & #mtDNA dynamically shape tissue development, #aging and #mitodisease. Beyond excited to fire up the lasers, open positions soon! 🧪 #mitochondria #newPI

Tiny shoot apical meristems demand precision and patience. During my PhD, I measured oxygen directly by inserting a 3 or 10 µm microsensor into the meristem. Very happy that this work is now published in Molecular Plant. Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.mo...

Our undergraduate researcher Jennifer Marron @jennamarron.bsky.social is graduating this semester and looking for a job! If you are looking for a candidate with molecular and computational biology skills as well as great time management and work ethic, look no further! Otherwise, please repost!

We are excited to launch a new webinar series, Macro to micro: quantitative plant imaging across scales, organised by @ajcellbio.bsky.social and @joemckenna.bsky.social. Our first webinar will featured talks from @blace.bsky.social and Simon Gilroy. focalplane.biologists.com/2026/03/30/n...

It’s not just plant mitochondria that remain small and lack mtDNA- functional specialisation of axonal mitochondria www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Mitochondria can indeed be inherited from the father! 🍀 In this new study, we uncovered the molecular mechanisms underlying mitochondrial inheritance in Nicotiana tabacum. @natplants.nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s414...

High-frequency biparental inheritance of plant mitochondria upon chilling stress and loss of a genome-degrading nuclease - Nature Plants

Maternal inheritance of mitochondria breaks down in the cold when a mitochondrial DNA degrading nuclease is defective, resulting in biparental inheritance that can rescue mitochondrial mutations and g...

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Check out this article summarising the recent Flora in Focus conference! Summing up some wonderful advances in plant imaging 🌱🔬💥

Botany One@botany.one · 7mo ago

Flora in Focus: A Journey into the Microscopic Life of Plants www.botany.one/flora-in-foc... An old tool with new precision reveals the spectacular inner life of plants #Botany #PlantScience

All together now 🗣️🗣️ : mitochondrial dynamics are vital *even in plants*! 🗣️🗣️ Fantastic work looking looking at the prime candidate for the mysterious & elusive plant mito fusion factors: MIRO1 The momentum for plant mito dynamics is picking up 💪🏻 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Mitochondrial fusion safeguards stomatal defence in plants - Nature Plants

Plants close their stomata to block pathogen entry, but how this defence is supported at the organelle level remains unclear. Our study reveals that immune signalling promotes MIRO1-dependent mitochon...

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PhD opportunity in the newly minted RO2T Respiration Group! Please share! Interested in root biology, oxygen dynamics, imaging & modelling? We’re recruiting a PhD student at the University of Nottingham. Deadline 15th February. jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #plantscijobs #plantscience

In their Review, Rahul Kumar Verma, Somya Madan and Richa Rikhy discuss mitochondrial dynamics and signalling in stem cell differentiation. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Great collaboration with the Sanchez-Puerta lab and colleagues! @lfceriotti.bsky.social @organelledchaos.bsky.social @jumpinggenomes.bsky.social @chusteckisci.bsky.social @achristensenphd.bsky.social (and others not on bsky) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Reshaping Organellar Translation and tRNA Metabolism: The Consequences of Photosynthesis Loss and Massive Horizontal Gene Transfer

The transition to holoparasitism in plants precipitates the loss of photosynthesis, fundamentally altering the selective landscape acting on organellar genomes. These changes raise questions about the...

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More evidence for the sphere of influence model- local mtDNA quality determines local mitochondrial function, even when part of an interconnected network- and drives selection! Beautiful work

Osman Lab@osman-lab.bsky.social · 9mo ago

How do cells assess mtDNA quality? Local ATP and membrane-potential gradients reflect mtDNA integrity and drive intracellular purifying selection. We introduce FAST, a scalable mtDNA QC assay in S. cerevisiae. Great collaboration with the Schmoller Lab. journals.plos.org/plosgenetics... 🧬⚡

1. Apply for one of the positions below (lab or theory) by Jan 18th 2. Learn interdisc skills and discover cool new things about how mitochondria move and socialise 3. Explore some of Norway's beautiful nature (both the below, Rundemanen and Gullfjellet, <10km from work)

Iain Johnston@mitomaths.bsky.social · 9mo ago

‼️Two new PhD positions open! One experimental, one modelling, exploring these beautiful collective dynamics in mitochondria across species. 🇳🇴, good pay, full staff benefits. [Shares much appreciated] Lab: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Modelling: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Apply here for an incredible mentor, cool science and a beautiful city in which to work! ✨

Iain Johnston@mitomaths.bsky.social · 9mo ago

‼️Two new PhD positions open! One experimental, one modelling, exploring these beautiful collective dynamics in mitochondria across species. 🇳🇴, good pay, full staff benefits. [Shares much appreciated] Lab: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Modelling: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

🔬 Curious about #mitochondria #imaging but unsure where to begin? Our review might help! 🚀📜🧪 www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... #Quantitative #Microscopy #SuperResolution #AcademicSky #ScienceSky #CellBiology #mtDNA

So happy to see this work finally online! In this Research Review, I discuss the emerging roles of H3K27me3 writers (the enzymes that lay it down) and erasers (the enzymes that remove it) in controlling plant adaptation 🌿🌡️❄️🦠 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Finding balance: the dynamic interplay between H3K27me3 writers and erasers in regulating environmental plasticity and memory

Subject to an ever-changing world, plants must respond to harmful conditions and environmental fluctuations. Their evolutionary success can be attributed to their plasticity in both perceiving and in...

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Check out the editorial 'Plant Mitochondrial Biology' special issue; home to our paper 'Running on empty: Mitochondria Without DNA Exhibit Differential Motility&Connectivity' @achristensenphd.bsky.social Editorial onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Paper onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We just released a new major version of TrackMate (v8), the cell and organelle tracking plugin of Fiji. It ships many new features, detailed below, but that are articulated around the following:

🚀 Our new paper is out @natmethods.nature.com! Kuffer & Marzilli engineered conditionally stable MS2 & PP7 coat proteins (dMCP & dPCP) that degrade unless bound to RNA, enabling ultra–low-background, single-mRNA imaging in live cells. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧬 www.addgene.org/John_Ngo/

A privilege to attend the 9th annual Computational Plant Biology workshop last week at @slcuplants.bsky.social heard inspiring talks, got direct help and advice with pipeline bottlenecks and explored some very pretty places!