🧵New preprint alert! How do #plants cope with fundamentally different types of belowground attack? We challenged #Arabidopsis with three #nematode species — one migratory, two sedentary — and the answers surprised us. t.co/yYvOcB2sVU
Jaap-Jan Willig
@jaapjanwillig.bsky.social
PostDoc at Nematology and Agrosystems Research Wageningen UR. Interested in nematodes, tolerance, resilience, root plasticity, damage-perception.
New paper out! 🌱 Plant defence isn’t a free upgrade. We show phloem proteins can boost resistance to one attacker but increase susceptibility to another (incl. cyst nematodes). Great collaboration 🙌 🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #plantscience #nematology
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Stationary phloem proteins and their effects on viruses, aphids, and cyst nematodes in Arabidopsis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.10.675357v1
We are excited to announce our next Trends in Nematology Webinar on Nematode Genomics and Effectoromics! When: 18th September, 2025 Time: 16:00-17:15 CEST How can I join: Register using the QR code below 🪱 Looking forward to seeing you there!
Thrilled to share our preprint on how CHD2 dosage controls the autolysosomal pathway ♻️, shaping the neurodevelopmental pace 🧠 that sets us 👩🏽🔬 apart from our extinct relatives and great apes🐒: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... See 🧵below:
CHD2 Dosage Ties Autolysosomal Pathway to Cortical Maturation in Disease and Evolution
The relatively slow pace of cortical development in humans has long been a topic of investigation. Studies seeking to understand the underlying mechanisms have mostly focused on neurogenetic compariso...
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Cedric Boeckx@cedricboeckx.bsky.social · 2y agoNew preprint 📣! Excited to share the result of several years of work, led by @ellylewerissa.bsky.social & @olivieroleonardi.bsky.social, in collaboration with friends @naelnadifkasri-lab.bsky.social & Giuseppe Testa. On CHD2, a chromatin remodeller, its role in evolution & development [🧵] 🧪🧠🧫🧬
Super excited to share this study.
Cedric Boeckx@cedricboeckx.bsky.social · 2y agoNew preprint 📣! Excited to share the result of several years of work, led by @ellylewerissa.bsky.social & @olivieroleonardi.bsky.social, in collaboration with friends @naelnadifkasri-lab.bsky.social & Giuseppe Testa. On CHD2, a chromatin remodeller, its role in evolution & development [🧵] 🧪🧠🧫🧬
New preprint 📣! Excited to share the result of several years of work, led by @ellylewerissa.bsky.social & @olivieroleonardi.bsky.social, in collaboration with friends @naelnadifkasri-lab.bsky.social & Giuseppe Testa. On CHD2, a chromatin remodeller, its role in evolution & development [🧵] 🧪🧠🧫🧬
