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Ren Ujimatsu

@rujimatsu.bsky.social

Postdoc @UTokyo/plant pathology/Colletotrichum fungi/pathogen-mutualist continuum she/her

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Anton Kraege@antonkraege.bsky.social · last wk.

Super proud to see this preprint out! We found that a conserved fungal protein family has ancient antimicrobial activity 🍄‍🟫 I loved working on this evolutionary side of plant pathogenicity together with my coauthors. Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 👇 or see the 🧵 here

Team Thomma@teamthomma.bsky.social · last wk.

📣 New preprint! 🧵 Fantastic work led by @antonkraege.bsky.social Fact: Cerato-platanins are everywhere in fungi. Found across the fungal kingdom, implicated in everything from development to virulence to immune activation. But what do they *actually* do? We finally found the answer 👇

International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions@ismpmi.bsky.social · 2w ago

⏳ Only 5 days left to register! Our Rising Stars take the (virtual) stage Wednesday 29 July, 3PM UTC — the latest in plant-microbe interactions, from researchers around the globe. Free & open to all 👉 uchicago.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions@ismpmi.bsky.social · 3w ago

Meet our first four Rising Stars of IS-MPMI! Join us on Wednesday 29 July, 3PM UTC to hear about the latest advances in plant-microbe interactions from the next generation of scientists. Free, online, and open to all! Register here: uchicago.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Tonni Andersen@tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social · 4w ago

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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Ryo Tachibana@ryotachibana.bsky.social · last mo.

My first Commentary as a PCP Budding Editor is now out!🌱🌱🌱 @plantcellphysiol.bsky.social I wrote about a fascinating study linking the cell wall-derived sugar mannose to brassinosteroid signalling and root development. doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...

From mannose to root development: MYB41 links cell wall-derived sugars to brassinosteroid signalling

Ryo Tachibana; From mannose to root development: MYB41 links cell wall-derived sugars to brassinosteroid signalling, Plant and Cell Physiology, , pcag093,

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Agristok@agristok.bsky.social · last mo.

The Plant Journal (TPJ) Fellowship 2026 for Early-Career Plant Scientists | £2,000 Award & Mentorship Applications are now open for the 2026 The Plant Journal (TPJ) Fellowship. Designed for early-career independent researchers in plant science, this prestigious three-year fellowship provides a…

The Plant Journal (TPJ) Fellowship 2026 for Early-Career Plant Scientists | £2,000 Award & Mentorship

Applications are now open for the 2026 The Plant Journal (TPJ) Fellowship. Designed for early-career independent researchers in plant science, this prestigious three-year fellowship provides a £2,000 conference award, one-to-one mentoring, editorial experience, and opportunities to publish and expand professional networks.

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The Sainsbury Laboratory@thesainsburylab.bsky.social · 3mo ago

PLoS Genet: Whole-genome sequencing reveals a possible molecular basis of sex determination in the dioecious wild yam Dioscorea tokoro (2026) https://www.tsl.ac.uk/publications/166554

PLoS Genet: Whole-genome sequencing reveals a possible molecular basis of sex determination in the dioecious wild yam Dioscorea tokoro (2026)

Dioecious plants, which have distinct male and female individuals, constitute ~5% of angiosperm species and have emerged frequently and independently from hermaphroditic ancestors. Although recent molecular studies of sex determination have started to reveal the diversity of the genetic systems underlying dioecy, research on the evolution of dioecy is limited, especially in monocots. Here, we explore the molecular basis of sex determination in the monocot Dioscorea tokoro, a dioecious wild yam endemic to East Asia. Chromosome-scale and haplotype-resolved genome assemblies and linkage analysis suggested that this plant has a male heterogametic sex-determination (XY) system, with sex-determination regions located on chromosome 3. Sequence comparison between the X- and Y-chromosomes and read coverage analysis revealed X- and Y-specific regions in putative pericentromeric chromosome regions. Within the Y-specific region, we propose two candidate genes that are likely involved in sex determination: BLH9, encoding a homeobox protein, and HSP90, encoding a molecular chaperone. BLH9 functions in a similar way as AtBLH9 in Arabidopsis thaliana. BLH9 could be involved in suppression of female organ development, whereas HSP90 might be required for pollen development. These results shed light on the complex evolution of dioecy in plants.

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Marília Horta Jung 🇵🇹🇪🇺🇨🇿🇺🇦@phytophthorarc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#Preprinting for the first time😊! Great work from Kohei Sakuta and @letibosa.bsky.social (and all the colleagues involved)! "A single-stranded DNA virus replicates in the mitochondria of a marine #oomycete ". #Halophytophthora #Oomycota #Mycovirus

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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology@biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A single-stranded DNA virus replicates in the mitochondria of a marine oomycete https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.22.720165v1

Silvia Ramundo@sramundo.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We are very close to reaching the registration cap for MECS2026. Given the strong interest, we have increased the number of participants from 100 to 120 and extended registration until April 12. Please note, however, that we can no longer accept poster submissions.

Silvia Ramundo@sramundo.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Here we go again! Join us in Vienna, May 21–22, for two days of plant science—talks, discussions, and celebration of what makes plants both beautiful and essential 💚Full program + registration here: www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/news-eve... Come be part of it — each of you counts!

Team Thomma@teamthomma.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🥳 Happy that our manuscript, first published on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social has been accepted for publication in "Microbiome" and will be part of a collection on "Harnessing plant microbiomes to improve performance and mechanistic understanding" link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Differential contributions of an antimicrobial effector from Verticillium dahliae to virulence and tomato microbiota assembly across natural soils - Microbiome

Background Throughout their life cycle, plants associate with diverse and complex microbial communities collectively known as their microbiota. These microbiota contribute to plant performance and hea...

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Team Thomma@teamthomma.bsky.social · 10mo ago

📣 New @biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social preprint, another joint-venture of @wolki95.bsky.social & @antonkraege.bsky.social, co-directed by @nicksnelders.bsky.social. Here’s a 🧵

The Sainsbury Laboratory@thesainsburylab.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Less than two weeks left to apply for the TSL Summer Conference in Plant-Microbe Interactions! ☀️🌱🧬 Discuss the latest approaches & discoveries in plant health with international and local speakers. ⏰ APPLY online by 30 March '26 ⬇️

TSL Summer Conference in Plant-Microbe Interactions, 20th – 31st July…

Inviting Early Career Researchers to join international experts in discussing the latest approaches and discoveries in Plant-Microbe Interactions …

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Sophien Kamoun@kamounlab.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Join us on March 10, 2026 at Kyoto University 🇯🇵 for a day celebrating my long-time friend and collaborator Prof. Ryohei Terauchi. "Kyoto Mini-Symposium on Plant–Microbe Interactions"

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