Christin Naumann
@cnaumann123.bsky.social
Plant biochemist, group leader @ IPB Halle, interested in the local phosphate response and plant autophagy
Out now! ➡️ Going viral – Plant selective autophagy swiping left and right on viral infections. We review how viruses and selective autophagy interact and propose that multiple parallel pathways collectively shape infection outcomes. Kudos to @jcmuede.bsky.social at @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social.
Learn about the UV response of the earliest land plants #evolution of the phenylpropanoid pathway—& its divergence in zygnematophyte #algae at Cece's @caeciliafkunz.bsky.social poster 100-042 #PlantBio2026 @aspbofficial.bsky.social & checkout @currentbiology.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
Excited to share the SNPstar! preprint! 🌿 SNPstar helps researchers explore how natural variation in Arabidopsis thaliana affects protein structure and function by integrating SNP data, AlphaFold3 models, stability predictions, population context, and more. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
SNPstar: A Web Server Linking Allelic Variation to Protein Structure and Function in Arabidopsis thaliana
Understanding how natural genetic variants affect protein structure and function is central to plant biology. The 1001 Genomes Project has catalogued millions of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)...
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‼️Job altert🚨📢 please spread the word: We're looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our new department "Phytopathology and Plant Protection" at @unihalle.bsky.social. www.verwaltung.uni-halle.de/DEZERN3/AUSS...
🌱 We are very thrilled to announce our Invited Speakers for this year's MAdLand Meeting. Join us in Göttingen, Germany, from September 29 to October 2, 2026, if you are interested in #plantsci & #evolution, and (re-)connect with an amazing scientific community. Register here: madland-meeting.de
Keine Lange-Nacht-Idee? Komm zu uns ans IPB! Bunte Bakterien? Gibts bei uns! Hier ist unser Programm: www.ipb-halle.de/oeffentlichk...
I've got something to "TORC" about! 😅 After 4 years building this project at @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social, I'm so excited to share that my first independent preprint is now online! ✨ I hope you like it: doi.org/10.64898/202... A short thread... 🧵 #PlantSci #PlantScience
The TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN (TOR) kinase controls shade-mediated hypocotyl elongation responses in Arabidopsis.
Plants perceive neighboring vegetation through an enrichment of far-red light (shade) in the environment. These changes in light quality trigger molecular and physiological responses aimed at outgrowi...
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After 2 months of hard work by @shanshuo.bsky.social with huge support by @manuelgonzalezfuen.bsky.social,help by @nico-slz.bsky.social & a bit myself (😅) we did "finalise" our paper & are finally "𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸" 🤞 Here is the last version of our paper: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #openscience
Autophagy acts as a spatial organizer of cell-type-specific plant immunity
Effective plant immunity requires precise spatial coordination of immune responses across cell-types to restrict pathogens while preventing tissue damage, yet the intracellular pathways that organize ...
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Şuayb Üstün@suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 2mo ago2) 🔬We show that EDS1 is degraded by autophagy during Pst infection - most likely in the mesophyll 🌱🦠 Our model: autophagy recycles EDS1 during infection. Without this turnover, EDS1 accumulates (explaining elevated SA in atg5?!) but EDS1-dependent HR fails. 🔄💥 Ready to submit 🤞
Our work is out now! (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...). We discover a selective autophagy pathway that protects plants from the mess caused by RNA viruses. Intrigued? Follow the spaghetti trail for a summary of our findings🧵-->
Selective autophagy fine-tunes plant immunity to promote cell survival during viral infection
RNA viruses co-opt host endomembranes to form replication complexes, often triggering cellular stress and immune responses. Here, we show that Arabidopsis thaliana activates selective autophagy to res...
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We have an open PhD position in our Mol. Biochemistry of Plant-Microbe Interactions Lab Saurlab.com. Please see details below, share and consider applying. jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
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Plant protein families are an exciting research focus. If you are investigating their evolution, understanding their diversification, or interested in related topics, Frontiers of Plant Science has a new research topic open for submission👇. Join us. www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
Frontiers | The Evolution of Protein Families
Most proteins belong to evolutionary lineages commonly referred to as protein families, although this fundamental feature is often overlooked in everyday res...
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I have no words, best poster @adithya1972.bsky.social 🥇and best talk @aciattoni.bsky.social 🥇on #ICPP2026 I am incredibly proud of you guys! Thanks to the organizers for this recognition and for putting together a wonderful meeting. @simonstael.bsky.social @ipbhalle.bsky.social #SNP2Prot
Our own @aciattoni.bsky.social takes the floor and shows our progress on understanding the biochemistry of SAP1-MucD interaction. #ICPP2026 #SNP2Prot @ipbhalle.bsky.social #ProudSupervisor
Plant protein families are an exciting research focus. If you are investigating their evolution, understanding their diversification, or interested in related topics, Frontiers of Plant Science has a new research topic open for submission👇. Join us. www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
Frontiers | The Evolution of Protein Families
Most proteins belong to evolutionary lineages commonly referred to as protein families, although this fundamental feature is often overlooked in everyday res...
frontiersin.org
It is a totally new experience to go to your favourite conference with members of your own lab. I am so grateful for this opportunity! #NewPI #ProudSupervisor #ICPP2026
Adithya Acharya@adithya1972.bsky.social · 2mo agoHad an amazing chance to present my PhD topic for the poster session of 7th International Plant Protease conference held in Sigtuna,Sweden🇸🇪 Coming back with lots of positive comments, feedback and lots of energy 🧫🥼🌱🪴 @marischuster.bsky.social @ipbhalle.bsky.social #IPPC2026
Just two weeks in, I just send in the first evaluation of a very interesting manuscript, which exceeded my expectations. Great stuff! We are accepting manuscripts to make a nice topic on the Evolution of Protein Families, in plants or related to plants (pathogens!). Join the Evolution!
Arjen ten Have@darwinianascent.bsky.social · 2mo agoHappy to present this novel research topic in Frontiers in Plant Science. Plant protein families in plants are often large due to whole-genome duplications and specialised metabolism. Open for submissions, or just send us an abstract for a preliminary evaluation. www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
Happy to present this novel research topic in Frontiers in Plant Science. Plant protein families in plants are often large due to whole-genome duplications and specialised metabolism. Open for submissions, or just send us an abstract for a preliminary evaluation. www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
Frontiers | The Evolution of Protein Families
Most proteins belong to evolutionary lineages commonly referred to as protein families, although this fundamental feature is often overlooked in everyday res...
frontiersin.org
📢 #Postdoc opportunity! We're looking for a Postdoc to join the lab of @carogutj.bsky.social at the @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social (Potsdam, Germany). Research focus: #molecular mechanisms of nutrient exchange in arbuscular #mycorrhiza #symbiosis 📩 See www.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/2287446/karr...
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Wie entzieht Säure Proteinen das Wasser? Dieses seit 50 Jahren bestehende Rätsel haben Forschende der MLU um Prof. Dr. Panagiotis Kastritis nun gelöst. Mithilfe der Kryo-Elektronenmikroskopie konnten sie den Prozess erstmals direkt beobachten. pressemitteilungen.pr.uni-halle.de/index.php?mo...
It's out! A tour-de-force in plant-virus interactions by @thevirusmc.bsky.social @plantophagy.bsky.social and many others @gmivienna.bsky.social @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social. It turns out autophagy prevents virus-induced cell death, allowing plants to tolerate viral infection! A must-read 🌱
Marion Clavel@thevirusmc.bsky.social · 2mo agoOur work is out now! (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...). We discover a selective autophagy pathway that protects plants from the mess caused by RNA viruses. Intrigued? Follow the spaghetti trail for a summary of our findings🧵-->
@cnaumann123.bsky.social talking about her work on LPR1 Feoxidase at @ceplas.bsky.social CEPLAS Friday
Are you excited about understanding the molecular underpinnings of arbuscular mycorrhiza? Then this PostDoc position may be for you: jobs.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/jobposting/4...
Postdoc (m/f/d) position on molecular mechanisms of nutrient exchange in arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis
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Less Fertilizer Through Smart Alliances Working with researchers from the University of Bonn, we have discovered a molecular switch that signals for or against the maintenance of a mycorrhizal symbiosis. A study in Science Advances. More info here: www.ipb-halle.de/en/public-re...
The abstract submission deadline for the Botanik Tagung of the German #PlantScience Society ( @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social ) is coming up. If you want to showcase your science to the German Plant Science Community, then this is the place to be: 👇
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Berit Ebert@beritebert.bsky.social · 3mo agoAbstract deadline May 31st - register now! Join us at the Botanik-Tagung 2026 in Bochum, Germany (6–10 September 2026) for exciting science, great networking, and lively discussions across all areas of plant research with plant scientists from around the world. botanik-tagung.de
Happy to share the first manuscript from my PhD & congrats to all authors!! We delve a bit deeper into the evolution of the understudied SymRK receptor family in plants. Stay tuned, more to follow about them;)
bioRxiv Plant Bio@biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 3mo agoEvolutionary diversification of the SymRK receptor family in land plants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.08.723708v1
Excited to share that our work on VIH2-dependent inositol pyrophosphate signaling and arbuscular mycorrhiza is now out in Science Advances! In this study, we explore how VIH2 contributes to the regulation of AM in Lotus japonicus. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Lotus japonicus VIH2 is an inositol pyrophosphate synthase that regulates arbuscular mycorrhiza
Inositol pyrophosphate messengers regulate arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and phosphate uptake in Lotus japonicus.
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Very happy to share our recent publication in @currentbiology.bsky.social, showcasing the cell systems response of a close relative of land plants to UV-B light by utilising a multi-omics approach. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @jandevries.bsky.social @watertoland.bsky.social
Chemodiverse cell system responses to UV in an algal sister of land plants
Plant terrestrialization necessitated overcoming a barrage of stressors.1 Embryophytes (land plants) use an integrated response network to adjust thei…
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Now online at @natplants.nature.com ‼️ Led by Jierui Zhao, a former PhD student @gmivienna.bsky.social & together w/ @moritznowack.bsky.social lab, we uncover how #autophagy shapes salt stress tolerance and lifespan. www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41... A short 🧵👇
Cell-type-specific autophagy in root-hair-forming cells is essential for salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana - Nature Plants
This study reveals that enhanced autophagy in root-hair-forming cells helps Arabidopsis store excess sodium, control oxidative stress and tolerate salt stress.
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