SALICYLIC ACID SENSOR1 reveals the propagation of an SA hormone surge during plant pathogen advance www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

SALICYLIC ACID SENSOR1 reveals the propagation of an SA hormone surge during plant pathogen advance

Salicylic acid (SA) is a key phytohormone that orchestrates immune responses against pathogens, including Pseudomonas syringae bacteria. The timing and extent of SA accumulation are tightly controlled...

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So proud to present the peer reviewed version of the second chapter of my PhD. As a moelcular biologist, it was a pleasure working side-by-side with talented ecologists to contextualize pattern recognition receptors in a complex ecosystem ♡ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A plant immune receptor mediates tritrophic interactions by linking caterpillar detection to predator recruitment

A plant receptor detects caterpillar attack and triggers emission of chemical cues to attract predatory wasps.

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Natalia Guayazán Palacios@nataliagupa.bsky.social · last yr.

I am thrilled to share the 2nd chapter of my PhD with @adsteinbrenner.bsky.social In collaboration with @tiszapatrick we demonstrated that the LRR-RLP INR is the missing molecular link between caterpillar recognition and predatory wasp recruitment in the field. A thread 1/6

So proud to present the peer reviewed version of the second chapter of my PhD. As a moelcular biologist, it was a pleasure working side-by-side with talented ecologists to contextualize pattern recognition receptors in a complex ecosystem ♡ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A plant immune receptor mediates tritrophic interactions by linking caterpillar detection to predator recruitment

A plant receptor detects caterpillar attack and triggers emission of chemical cues to attract predatory wasps.

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Natalia Guayazán Palacios@nataliagupa.bsky.social · last yr.

I am thrilled to share the 2nd chapter of my PhD with @adsteinbrenner.bsky.social In collaboration with @tiszapatrick we demonstrated that the LRR-RLP INR is the missing molecular link between caterpillar recognition and predatory wasp recruitment in the field. A thread 1/6

Check out our latest pre-print on the evolution of TIR activity/signalling: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Elenor Kennedy@ebkennedy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

@khongsamchia.bsky.social Extremely excited to share the first pre-print from my PhD project in the Carella lab, co-first authored with @khongsamchia.bsky.social 🎉 (Thread below ⬇️) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Huge thanks to all co-authors and the #CarellaCapybaras for all the support 😊

We are hiring plant breeders at over 20 USDA research locations. These positions are a priority as we try to rebuild after losing significant numbers of scientists and staff over the past year. Many different locations and crops to choose from. www.usajobs.gov/job/868877900

Research Geneticist (Plants)

Many Research Geneticist (Plants) positions will be filled at different locations within the Agricultural Research Service. Research projects focus on plant improvements, which may include agronomic q...

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We hope BAT will help molecular biologists to think in terms of gene trees. Evolutionary signal within gene families is often the first clue that there is amazing, novel biology to be found. Check out our repo and try out BAT analyses of YFGs (Your Favorite Genes!) github.com/steinbrenner...

GitHub - steinbrennerlab/blast-align-tree: A pipeline to identify BLAST hits and perform phylogenetic analysis across multiple queries and local genome databases

A pipeline to identify BLAST hits and perform phylogenetic analysis across multiple queries and local genome databases - steinbrennerlab/blast-align-tree

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New pre-print from the lab! We show that the subtilase SBT12a is essential for symbiosome stabilization in Medicago. Using HUNTER proteomics, we even got some of its substrates. Have a look. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

We're recruiting for a #Postdoc Researcher to work on Plant Engineering Biology with Dr Sarah Guiziou! 🌱 You should have: ✅ Experience in #plantbiology and molecular biology ✅ An interest in the potential of #engineeringbiology ✅ A PhD in biology, #bioengineering, or biochemistry

Postdoctoral Research Scientist (Plant Engineering Biology)

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What if plant immunity doesn’t stop bacteria from arriving - but from staying? Excited to share our new Dangl Lab paper (doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2535583123), asking a fundamental co-evolutionary question: which flagellar function is targeted by plant immunity? #Coevolution #Plant-Microbiome #PNAS 🧵1/8

Meet TAIR's own Alyssa Proia, one of the researchers behind #TAIR12, now available on the ENA and NCBI. phoenixbioinfo.org/meet-the-tea... #PlantScience #PlantBiology #Arabidopsis

Meet the team behind TAIR12: Alyssa Proia, Phoenix Bioinformatics - Phoenix Bioinformatics

Meet Bioinformatician Alyssa Proia, one of the researchers behind TAIR12

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#PlantScienceClassics #20: Kinetin & Cytokinins. In 1955 Carlos Miller, Folke Skoog & co-workers describe the first #Cytokinin and its role in promoting cell division and growth promotion. #Phytohormones #PlantScience #PlantDevelopment pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1... pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Open postdoc position in my lab at Cornell, conducting comparative and experimental studies on transcriptomic responses to diet and toxins, utilizing the milkweed-insect community. Background in molecular bio & herbivory desired. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31867

Recruitment of SERK co-receptors determines signaling specificity within the systemin peptide family https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.13.705698v1

Balancing mutualism: choice and sanctions in root–microbe symbioses #TansleyReview by Madhavan and Müller @lmueller.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #plantscience

My first hairy root!

Now that Im finally here, I'm excited to announce that I've joined @salkinstitute.bsky.social as a postdoc with @lmueller.bsky.social Keep your eyes open for everything AMF symbiosis, peptide biogenesis, and the apoplast!

I am thrilled to share the peer reviewed version of our work on how the circadian clock gates In11-induced responses to tightly regulate induced antiherbivore responses in legumes. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pc…

The work from my MSc with @silviarestrepo in collaboration with @dromius.bsky.social is finally out. We used an integrative approach to follow Phytophthora betacei along while infecting tree tomato. This was in my back burner during my Ph.D, and it materialized thanks to @epiplantpath.bsky.social 🥳

bioRxiv Plant Bio@biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Microscopical and molecular characterization of the infection cycle of Phytophthora betacei during disease development on tree tomato (Solanum betaceum). https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.11.675658v1

Microscopical and molecular characterization of the infection cycle of Phytophthora betacei during disease development on tree tomato (Solanum betaceum). https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.11.675658v1

More fruits of studying natural variation in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris): an interesting genetic basis for insensitivity to caterpillars' In11 elicitor 🐛 Our new bioRxiv preprint from star technicians Brian Behnken and Wesley George below 🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

I am thrilled to share the 2nd chapter of my PhD with @adsteinbrenner.bsky.social In collaboration with @tiszapatrick we demonstrated that the LRR-RLP INR is the missing molecular link between caterpillar recognition and predatory wasp recruitment in the field. A thread 1/6

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

A plant immune receptor mediates tritrophic interactions by linking caterpillar detection to predator recruitment https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.29.667524v1

How do plants detect insect eggs ? 🌱🦋 Our new paper on GLR2.7 and its role in plant defense responses to insect eggs is now out in @newphyt.bsky.social Big thanks to the Reymond Lab @unil.bsky.social and our collaborators ! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The glutamate receptor‐like GLR2.7 modulates insect egg‐induced defense responses in Arabidopsis

Upon perception of insect eggs, Arabidopsis thaliana activates a generic immune response that culminates in cell death (hypersensitive-like response (HR-like)). While this response can subsequently .....

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This will be my closing post for this #2025ISMPMI series. If you're a society member, you have access to ISMPMI rewind and can watch any talk the speaker agreed to have recorded. See you in Jeju, Korea in 2027!

First, work from Chang-Bao Li and Chuanyou Li (Shandong Ag U) on regulation of SYR1 receptor. The paralog SYR2 is an induced negative regulator w/ lower binding affinity. @nataliagupa.bsky.social highlighted that the module is only found in Solanoideae www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We recently wrote two Preview articles of exciting MPMI papers in Mol Cell and Dev Cell. Two surprising cases showing different ways to regulate immune receptors in plants -- the cell surface LRR-RK, SYR1 and the intracellular NLR DM2 Short summaries below 🧵🌱 #2025ISMPMI

Maria Harris closing #2025ISMPMI with the "most important plant-microbe interaction on earth". CKL1 and CKL2 kinanses locate to the periarbuscular and plasma membranes during AMF symbiosis and their kinase activity is key for regulating downstream lipid biosynthesis.

@cornepieterse.bsky.social shows off the incredible automated growth and phenotyping setup with the Hades in vitro root system which “loves microbes”. Incredible throughput. Link: www.npec.nl/phenotyping-... #2025ISMPMI

Stunning talk by Dr. Stella Cesari (PHIM, Univ. Montpellier): MAX effectors—structurally conserved but sequentially diverse. Beyond HIPPs, AVR-Pib hits MAPKKKs—key players in plant immunity. One fold, many targets? #ISMPMI2025 #MAXeffectors #MAPKKK #PlantImmunity @cbsmontpellier.bsky.social

#2025ISMPMI Benjamin Menn presents an elegant yeast surface displace screen to identify new carbohydrate binding receptors of plants.

Luis Rubio moves us from thinking about engineering against pathogens to engineering for nitrogen fixation. They moved Nif genes into yeast mitochondria! But can this work in plants? Insolubiluty is the issue. Screened variants by expressing in N benth - found one. Works in rice too! #2025ISMPMI