Plant Systems Biology
@psb-vib.bsky.social
Our mission is to address climate change, advance sustainable agriculture, and conserve biodiversity through innovative plant research. Our goal is to help create a sustainable future where ecological equilibrium is maintained.
JOB POSITION in the lab of @hildenelissen.bsky.social jobs.vib.be/j/136069/mac... @viblifesciences.bsky.social #PlantScience Please spread the news!
Machine Vision / Mechanical Engineer - VIB
Description We are looking for a highly motivated and talented machine vision / mechanical engineer to join our team at the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology. The s
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Have a look at our latest review where we discuss the current knowledge on carbon transport and metabolism throughout the nodulation process. #PlantScience #Legumes #Rhizibia @psb-vib.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
Unraveling carbon dynamics in legume–rhizobia symbioses: toward a single-cell resolution of symbiotic metabolism
This review explores carbon allocation and metabolism during legume nodulation, highlighting single-cell and spatial omics as emerging approaches to study
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PAPER from @yvdp.bsky.social #PlantScience www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Phlorotannin-assisted cell wall remodelling contributes to the basal defence of brown algae against the biotrophic pathogen Eurychasma dicksonii (Oomycota)
Brown algae constitute key primary producers in cold and temperate coastal ecosystems, and face various stresses including pathogen infection. Yet the molecular mechanisms underlying their pathogen...
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PAPER from @alaingoossenspsb.bsky.social in @metabolomicsj.bsky.social #PlantScience link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The MassBank contributions of the mFam collaboration - Metabolomics
Introduction The analysis of metabolic profiles using high resolution mass spectrometry (MS) data provides deep insights into biological processes. In metabolomics, MS analysis generates a large numbe...
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PAPER from @alaingoossenspsb.bsky.social #PlantScoence link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The transcriptional dynamics of TIFY/JAZ and BBX families in jasmonate signaling reveal SlBBX17 as a positive regulator of tomato defense - Plant Cell Reports
Key message SlBBX17 positively regulates tomato defense by modulating JA-mediated signaling. Abstract Jasmonic acid (JA) is a key plant defense metabolite, particularly against herbivory and necrotrop...
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PAPER from @pnovik.bsky.social #PlantScience royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...
Autopolyploidy exacerbates dominance masking under negative frequency-dependent selection: evidence from sporophytic self-incompatibility in Arabidopsis arenosa and Arabidopsis lyrata
Abstract. Polyploidy is widespread within flowering plants, with 35% of extant species being recent polyploids. Whether and how polyploidy modulates the ac
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PAPER from @therhizolab.bsky.social in @jxbotany.bsky.social #PlantScience academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
Unraveling carbon dynamics in legume–rhizobia symbioses: toward a single-cell resolution of symbiotic metabolism
Abstract. Legumes acquire nitrogen via a symbiotic interaction with diazotrophic rhizobia bacteria. In return for getting fixed nitrogen, plants deliver hi
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PAPER from @bertderybel.bsky.social @vandepoelelab.bsky.social @therhizolab.bsky.social in @currentbiology.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol...
Decoding stage-specific symbiotic programs in the Rhizophagus irregularis-tomato interaction using single-nucleus transcriptomics
Stuer et al. use single-nucleus RNA-seq to resolve stage-specific transcriptional programs during arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of tomato roots. Their analysis identifies candidate transcription...
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PAPER from @ivedesmet1978.bsky.social in @newphyt.bsky.social #PlantScience nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Stomata in motion: How temperature shapes guard cell function and developmental plasticity
The micropores, namely stomata, on the plant leaf surface are crucial for dealing with stressful conditions. Stomatal development (density) and dynamics (opening and closing) are tightly regulated by....
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PAPER from @ivedesmet1978.bsky.social in @pnas.org #PlantScience www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
The TaMYB55–TaSnRK1α1–TabZIP9 module confers heat stress tolerance in wheat | PNAS
Heat stress poses a severe threat to global crop yields and food security. Here, we demonstrate that TaSnRK1α1, the α-catalytic subunit of sucrose ...
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Check out our recent paper where we shed light on the AMF-tomato symbiosis. @bertderybel.bsky.social @vandepoelelab.bsky.social @vibtechnologies.bsky.social @psb-vib.bsky.social @currentbiology.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol...
Decoding stage-specific symbiotic programs in the Rhizophagus irregularis-tomato interaction using single-nucleus transcriptomics
Stuer et al. use single-nucleus RNA-seq to resolve stage-specific transcriptional programs during arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of tomato roots. Their analysis identifies candidate transcription...
cell.com
Happy to present our brand new project at #h2s2026 @unifr.bsky.social. Genetically encoded #biosensor for #Hydropersulfides. PersIc, was developped in @messenslab.bsky.social at @vib-vub-csb.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social @psb-vib.bsky.social @vanbreusegemlab.bsky.social
TODAY: Public PhD defense of @akshaynair.bsky.social from the group of @bertderybel.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social
PAPER from @yvdp.bsky.social in @currentbiology.bsky.social #PlantScience www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A three-step model for the establishment of polyploid plants
Polyploidy, the result of whole genome duplication, is widespread in plants. Over long timescales, polyploids seem to go extinct more often than diplo…
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PAPER from @alaingoossenspsb.bsky.social and @ivedesmet1978.bsky.social #PlantScience www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A sequential MAP kinase cascade regulates mechanical signalling - Nature Communications
Mechanical stimulation by touch triggers rapid and widespread changes in protein phosphorylation in plants. Here the authors identify a MAPKKK3/4/5-MKK4/5-MPK3/6 phosphorylation cascade as a key signa...
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Happy to share my first postdoc collab. We had the chance to contribute to Olivier Van Acken's lab excelent research in the regulation of touch signaling. It's very exciting to see one of my big phosphodata sets out there 😄 contributing to the world of MAPKs rdcu.be/frwd0 @psb-vib.bsky.social
A sequential MAP kinase cascade regulates mechanical signalling
Nature Communications - Mechanical stimulation by touch triggers rapid and widespread changes in protein phosphorylation in plants. Here the authors identify a MAPKKK3/4/5-MKK4/5-MPK3/6...
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TOMORROW: SEMINAR by Chuanyou Li from Shandong Agricultural University, invited by the groups of @alaingoossenspsb.bsky.social and @yvdp.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social
PAPER from @therhizolab.bsky.social #plantscience www.sciencedirect.com/org/science/...
A Combined Omics Approach to Elucidate the Molecular Interplay behind a Beneficial Arabidopsis–Caulobacter Interaction
Plants rely on complex signaling networks to interact with beneficial plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Among these microbes, Caulobacter R…
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EPAPER from @rootdevelopment.bsky.social in @currentbiology.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol...
Evolution of root systems in land plants
In this review, Lakehal et al. chart the evolution of root systems, discussing key innovations in root morphology and the regulatory mechanisms that enabled land plants to adapt. They argue that crop ...
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PAPER from @therhizolab.bsky.social, @vandepoelelab.bsky.social, @bertderybel.bsky.social in @currentbiology.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol...
Decoding stage-specific symbiotic programs in the Rhizophagus irregularis-tomato interaction using single-nucleus transcriptomics
Stuer et al. use single-nucleus RNA-seq to resolve stage-specific transcriptional programs during arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of tomato roots. Their analysis identifies candidate transcription...
cell.com
Don’t forget to submit your abstract by June 25! ⚠️That is two days away ⚠️4/4 🧵 More information at vibbio.tech/PlantResearc... @psb-vib.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social @vibtrainconf.bsky.social
At the forefront of plant research (4th edition)
17-18 September 2026 - Ghent, Belgium
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TOMORROW: SEMINAR by David Jackson from @cshlnews.bsky.social, invited by @hildenelissen.bsky.social and @yvdp.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social
PAPER from @vanbreusegemlab.bsky.social and @moritznowack.bsky.social in @theplantcell.bsky.social academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...
Shedding light on plant proteolysis: genetically encoded fluorescent sensors as tools for profiling protease activities
Genetically encoded FRET-based fluorescent sensors enable real-time, high-resolution visualization of protease activity and proteolytic signaling in living
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I’m happy to share our review on the evolution of root systems in land plants @currentbiology.bsky.social @rootdevelopment.bsky.social @psb-vib.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol...
Evolution of root systems in land plants
In this review, Lakehal et al. chart the evolution of root systems, discussing key innovations in root morphology and the regulatory mechanisms that enabled land plants to adapt. They argue that crop ...
cell.com
Current Biology@currentbiology.bsky.social · 2mo agoOur latest issue just dropped! It's green & special! And super meaty, even though it is about #plants #evolution! 🌵🌿🫛🍃🌱 This is all you need to read this week! www.cell.com/issue/S0960-...
TOMORROW: SEMINAR by Arturo Marí-Ordóñez from @gmivienna.bsky.social, invited by @pnovik.bsky.social and @yvdp.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social
