High-Throughput Glycan Array Screening Reveals Rhamnogalacturonan-I as a ligand for Arabidopsis Leucine-Rich Repeat Receptor Kinases Involved in Plant Immunity #research #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...
Isabel saur
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Molecular Biochemistry of Plant Microbe Interactions Lab @ University of Cologne. Immunity, AVR, receptors, mildews, cereals .....terrible with typos 🤷♀️ Saurlab.com
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Journal of Experimental Botany@jxbotany.bsky.social · last wk.🚨 Call for the 2027 JXB Editorial Interns is now open! 🚨 🌱 Designed for ECRs, interns will gain behind-the-scenes publishing experience and write commentary pieces that will be published in the journal 📝 Deadline: 30 Sept 2026 👉 bit.ly/jxbinterns #PlantScience 🧪 SEBiology
📢 Two postdoc positions available in @mc-caillaud.bsky.social's group (RDP lab, ENS de Lyon), part of an ERC Consolidator. Project: how plant cells orient their division, combining cell biology, molecular genetics, and mechanical modelling. 📅 Deadline: 1 Oct 26 | Start: Nov 26 onwards Details 🧵👇
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European Research Council (ERC)@erc.europa.eu · 2w agoThe ERC Work Programme 2027 has been adopted. Planning to apply for an ERC grant? The first call, Starting Grants, opens on 22 July. Find out more 👉 erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
Spätestens heute muss geerntet werden!👩🌾 Preise werden vergeben in den Kategorien Ertrag, Vielfalt und Kreativität! Wir sind schon ganz gespannt auf die Ergebnisse!
CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences@ceplas.bsky.social · 3w agoHeute geht in NRW das Schuljahr zu Ende und damit endet auch der #BeetBattle. Bei dem von CEPLAS gemeinsam mit invite und Bayer LifeHub Monheim organisierten Wettbewerb ging es darum, auf 1m2 Beet so viel Ertrag wie möglich zu erzielen.
Plant Science Research Weekly -- Trehalose-6-phosphate integrates metabolism and root development (Plant, Cell & Environment) @franzificht.bsky.social (Summary by Ching Chan @ntnuchanlab @ntnuchanlab.bsky.social) buff.ly/C6PJMiq #PlantaePSRW
Trehalose-6-phosphate integrates metabolism and root development | Plantae
How do plants decide where to invest their resources when nutrients and energy are limited? A new study highlights trehalose-6-phosphate (Tre6P), a key sugar-status signal, as a critical coordinator.
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A tomato MIK2‐clade receptor is involved in the perception of a Fusarium‐derived elicitor - Maroschek - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A tomato <fc>MIK2</fc>‐clade receptor is involved in the perception of a <fi>Fusarium</fi>‐derived elicitor
Fusarium elicitor responsivness and MIK2-clade proteins are conserved across plant families.
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Another chapter of my thesis is out! 🎉 In this study, we investigated how nutrient availability (specifically S, N, and P limitations) affects the growth-promoting ability of the bacterial synthetic community, comparing VOC-mediated vs direct physical interactions. Check it out!
bioRxivpreprint@biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 3w agoNutrient Availability Modulates Beneficial Effect of Bacterial Community Volatiles and Contact-Dependent Interactions Differently https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.12.738021v1
Hormone-dependent receptor docking controls calcium channel activity in plants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.10.737476v1
Our new preprint is out! Using AI-guided design (RFdiffusion + ProteinMPNN), we engineered a plant immune receptor to recognise non-cognate pathogen effectors. Huge thanks to our amazing co-authors for making this possible! doi.org/10.64898/202...
Computational design of de novo integrated domains enables rational control of pathogen effector recognition in plant NLR immune receptors.
The rapid evolution of plant pathogens poses a persistent threat to global agricultural sustainability, often outpacing the discovery and deployment of natural disease resistance genes. While bioengin...
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Growing Banana fruits in Bonn, Germany does indeed work…only we also grew Cladosporium (presumably) and the harvest is not quite satisfying…
We're seeking an Editorial Assistant to join the New Phytologist Foundation team for a 14-month period to cover parental leave. 📍 Location: Lancaster, UK ⌚ Fixed term, full time 💸 Salary: £26,707 to £30,378 📅 Closing date: 11 July 2026 www.newphytologist.org/news/job-vac... #PlantScience #jobs
Job vacancy: Editorial Assistant
The New Phytologist Foundation is seeking an enthusiastic and proactive colleague to join the New Phytologist Foundation Central Office team as an Editorial Assistant.
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Time for another preprint from the lab: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Led by @yuanyuanzhang.bsky.social and @defengshen.bsky.social. We found some surprising secrets that connect and uncouple root barrier formation with systemic nitrogen signaling in shoots. see the thread below for more details
A tunable receptor separates root barrier formation from nutrient signaling through ligand-perception states
In roots, the endodermis controls nutrient entry by forming a barrier known as the Casparian strip. Yet how barrier-associated processes interface with systemic signaling remains unclear. Here, we sho...
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🆕📃: #Pseudomonas🦠 helps #plants🌾 grow better under #Nitrogen limitation by stimulating mild protein changes, in the #root, only @⬇️#N. #phenomics #PlantSci #Botany #proteomics #lipidomics #phenotyping #PlantMicrobeInteractions #PMI 🧪 #Brachypodium #PlantCellEnvir #PCE doi.org/10.1111/pce....
Systems‐Level Plant Responses Reveal Pseudomonas‐Mediated Growth Promotion in Brachypodium Under Nitrogen Limitation
The plant growth–promoting bacterium Pseudomonas koreensis improves Brachypodium distachyon growth under limited nitrogen by modulating plant-encoded N acquisition and metabolic organization within a....
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Field trials are a new and exciting development in #plantscience research. A lot of recent high profile papers have presented significant yield increases, especially for rice. If all of these are true, we should be able to easily double rice yields in a few years! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Heat-triggered phospholipid flipping stabilizes plasma membrane fluidity - Nature
In rice, the P4-ATPase complex OsALA5–OsALIS2 rapidly stabilizes membrane fluidity in response to high temperature by flipping saturated phosphatidylcholines to the cytosolic leaflet of the plasma mem...
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Finally out! Explore how vascular T6P modulates root growth 🌱 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Systemic and Local Regulation of Root Growth by Vascular Trehalose 6‐Phosphate is Correlated With Re‐allocation of Primary Metabolites Between Shoots and Roots
Trehalose 6-phoshpate (Tre6P) consistently regulates root growth, with high Tre6P inhibiting and low Tre6P promoting primary and lateral root growth. It does so by altering the accumulation and alloc...
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#Bacteriophages help sustainable plant protection ✅#Phages restore 🌱 growth during 🦠 infection. ✅🧬 shows ⬇️🌱immunity & ⬇️bacterial virulence. #Biocontroll #PlantSci 🧪 #PMI @frunzkelab.bsky.social @guidogrossmann.bsky.social @mibinet.bsky.social @fz-juelich.de www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Phage biocontrol reduces the disease burden and modulates plant immunity through suppression of bacterial virulence
Erdrich et al. investigated the molecular interplay underlying bacteriophage-based biocontrol, using natural bacterial viruses for plant protection. They uncovered that phage-treated plants maintain b...
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🧪🌾NEWS - Scientists identify the “point of no return” in dying leaves 🍃 A new study from Olivier Keech's group, published in @natplants.nature.com, shows that plants use arginine levels to determine when leaf cells reach the point of no return. 🔗Read the full story: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Our latest work on immune receptor engineering for enhanced pathogen recognition is out in @theplantcell.bsky.social academic.oup.com/plcell/artic... #NLRs #Effectors #Exo70
Engineering an Exo70 integrated domain of a barley NLR for improved blast resistance
Engineering the barley NLR RGH2 enhances recognition of blast pathogen effectors from rice and wheat, leading to improved disease resistance.
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TSL Synbio just deposited 192 highly requested plasmids on @addgene.bsky.social! 🧪 Popular by demand: Our deposits include MoClo Plant promoters, plant terminators, C-terminal and N-terminal tags. Find them here: www.addgene.org/kits/youles-...
Addgene: Plant MoClo Tags, Promoters, Terminators, and Acceptors
A MoClo collection containing a selection of N-Terminal and C-Terminal tag modules, common plant promoters and terminators, and acceptor vectors.
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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...
Defining the Xanthomonas euvesicatoria type II-secreted effector arsenal: core nutritional functions and effector diversity
The type II secretion (T2S) system is conserved across the Xanthomonas lineage, yet its contributions to pathogenicity and secreted protein repertoires are poorly defined. We demonstrate that T2S syst...
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A new preprint is OUT! 🚨 Thrilled to finally share our work on how decoy diversification underpins the regulation of an NLR-mediated autoimmunity. Check out the full story on @bioRxiv: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... (1/6)
Do you plan a research career, e.g., at the intersection of #plantgenetics, #plantbreeding, #biodiversity or #agriculture? Then check out the NextGen Scientists Symposium at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart. Application deadline: 2 August 2026 www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/hohenheim...
Hohenheim NextGen Scientists Symposium: University of Hohenheim
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We are hiring! The CRC TRR 341 "Plant Ecological Genetics" is looking for a new scientific coordinator for the next funding period🌱 Please find more information including how to apply here: jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
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As promised: We have an open 2-year postdoc position in my lab at HHU Düsseldorf, starting September 2026. Come join us and help pioneering structural biology of fungal GPCRs! More about the lab: altegoerlab.de Apply here: karriere.hhu.de/index.php?ac... Please share with interested candidates!
Postdoc (m/f/d) structural biology of fungal G-Protein coupled receptors
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Altegoerlab@faltegoer.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe just received funding for a 2yr postdoc position on cryoEM of fungal gpcrs. Official call will open soon. Contact me if you‘re interested!
Host killing by necrotrophs is really complex. Using a 29-gene knockout series in Botrytis cinerea, we show that removing nearly all known cell death-inducing proteins and major phytotoxins is not sufficient to prevent host necrosis. Check out the paper: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Deletion of 29 cell death-inducing proteins and phytotoxin biosynthetic genes does not completely abolish virulence of Botrytis cinerea
Botrytis cinerea is a necrotrophic plant pathogen with an extremely wide host range. During invasion, the fungus induces rapid host cell death and proliferates in the necrotic tissue. The mechanisms o...
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As seen on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social: our story on how the dreaded late blight pathogen hijacks a helper NLR pathway is now out in its final form! 🎉 Meet AVRcap1b: the two-faced effector 🧵👇 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A potato late blight pathogen effector interacts with ENTH-domain protein TOL9a and an activated helper NLR to suppress immunity
A plant pathogen effector suppresses an activated helper NLR via a host ENTH domain–containing protein, NbTOL9a.
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Molecular mimicry of a pathogen virulence target by a plant immune receptor | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Molecular mimicry of a pathogen virulence target by a plant immune receptor
Plants and animals respond to pathogen attack by mounting innate immune responses that require intracellular nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLR) proteins. These immune receptors detect pathog...
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We are recruiting a Junior PI to join CRC 1664 @snp2prot.bsky.social, funded through the FEM POWER programme supporting women in STEM. own budget, a funded PhD position, outstanding infrastructure + supportive colleagues. More information: snp2prot.uni-halle.de/2026/06/05/j...
