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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · May 21

🧪🌾VACANCY - Do you have experience in cell and molecular biology and microscopy and are looking for a PhD?🔬

Join the multidisciplinary research group of @stephanevrg.bsky.social and study how plant cells adhere to each other.

Learn more here 👇 and apply!
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PhD position in plant science with a focus on cell adhesion

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Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · Aug 2

Check out our new paper unraveling the structure of Rhsmnogalacturonan I in Arabidopsis. kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F... 🧪🌱

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Cezary Waszczak @cezarywaszczak.bsky.social · Jul 30

And here you can see more about CARD1 and ozone: cassyni.com/events/W7PBw...

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Cezary Waszczak @cezarywaszczak.bsky.social · Jul 30

Please RT. Milestone paper for all interested in apoplastic ROS signaling! Amazing work! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

A copper-dependent, redox-based hydrogen peroxide perception in plants

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Nature Plants @natplants.nature.com · Jul 9

New OA Letter: "Guard cells on the adaxial and abaxial leaf surfaces use different compositions of potassium ion channels to drive light-induced stomatal opening" rdcu.be/evxO3

scRNA-Seq, OnGuard model, genetic modification show distinct AKT1/KAT1 on both sides.

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Ari Pekka Mähönen @apmahonen.bsky.social · Jul 2

How plants sense injury in their barrier tissue, periderm? Painstakingly detailed and amazing work by post doc Hiroyuki Iida shows that wounding is sensed by the diffusion of two gases: ethylene and oxygen. @treebiocoe.bsky.social‬ @erc.europa.eu‬ 1/x 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Plants monitor the integrity of their barrier by sensing gas diffusion - Nature

A study using Arabidopsis shows that plants can monitor the integrity of their outer barriers by sensing gas diffusion, enabling them to initiate wound repair to prevent water loss and pathogen entry.

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Vinay Shukla @vinayshukla.bsky.social · Jun 29

An ABA–ROP toggle switch orchestrates xylem differentiation and cell wall patterning
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Tanja Pyhäjärvi @pyhatanja.bsky.social · Jun 26

We are seeking two postdoctoral researchers or doctoral researchers for: (i) Remote sensing advised country-wide genotype-phenotype linking, and (ii) Country-wide study of genetic adaptation and population structure dynamics in a changing climate. jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

Two postdoctoral researchers and/or doctoral researcher, Future Forests

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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · May 21

In defense of funding foundational plant science (Joanna Friesner , Cristiana T Argueso , Wolfgang Busch , Thorsten Hamann , Lucia Strader , Mary Williams , Shuang Wu , Adrienne H K Roeder) Read more at: doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience

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Cezary Waszczak @cezarywaszczak.bsky.social · May 23

Awesome news!Congratulations!!!

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The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) @tairnews.bsky.social · May 21

"PhD position in plant science with a focus on cell adhesion at Umea Plant Science Centre, Umea, Sweden
*Application Deadline: 6/26/2025"

Read more here: https://www.upsc.se/jobs/6583-phd-position-in-plant-science-with-a-focus-on-cell-adhesion.html

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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · May 20

The Cell Wall Controls Stem Cell Fate in the Arabidopsis Shoot Apical Meristem https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.19.654883v1

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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · May 16

Storming the barricades of rhamnogalacturonan-II synthesis and function (Quentin Hays , Patrice Lerouge , Marc Ropitaux , Charles T Anderson , Arnaud Lehner) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience

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Breeanna Urbanowicz @breeannau.bsky.social · May 13

We are still accepting applications to attend the GRC on CAZymes for Glycan Conversions. This year's theme is ‘Unlocking CAZyme Interfaces’. This is one of my favorite meetings and I am excited to be the vice co-chair elect this year. #glycotime #biochemistry 🧪

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ALT: a cartoon of a pitcher and a cup of sugar on a table with the words `` sweet '' written on it .

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Thomas Greb @thomasgreb.bsky.social · Apr 28

Our study on the effect of strigolactone signaling on vessel formation and water usage is now peer reviewed: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Great achievement of Jiao Zhao, Dongbo Shi, Kiara Kaeufer, and everybody involved!

Strigolactones optimise plant water usage by modulating vessel formation - Nature Communications

Vessel elements arise from cambium stem cells and support plant growth by supplying water and nutrients. This study reveals that strigolactone signalling inhibits vessel formation in response to droug...

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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · Apr 6

Outer epidermal edges mediate cell-cell adhesion for tissue integrity in plants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.03.646819v1

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Michael Wrzaczek @mwrzaczek.bsky.social · Apr 11

Postdoc position available in the Plant Biochemistry and Biophysics group in our institute: jobs.bc.cas.cz/en/detail/247

JOBS.BC.CAS

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Center of Excellence in Tree Biology @treebiocoe.bsky.social · Apr 10

Today we gather to honor the memory of Professor Jaakko Kangasjärvi. An inspiring leader, mentor, and driving force in our Center of Excellence in Tree Biology. His visionary work shaped our research and our community. We carry his legacy forward, with gratitude and admiration. #plantbiology

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Plant Physiology @plantphys.bsky.social · Apr 8

Water immunity overrides stomatal immunity in plant resistance to Pseudomonas syringae (Jasmin Kemppinen, Maximillian Pollmeier, Sanna Ehonen, Mikael Brosché, Maija Sierla) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience

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Ari Pekka Mähönen @apmahonen.bsky.social · Mar 26

It's out! Detailed transcriptome atlas of mature Arabidopsis root undergoing secondary growth. Fantastic work by Munan Lyu and Hiroyuki Iida + other lab members, wonderful collab with @bertderybel.bsky.social lab on the scRNAseq analysis. @treebiocoe.bsky.social 1/x www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The dynamic and diverse nature of parenchyma cells in the Arabidopsis root during secondary growth - Nature Plants

A combination of lineage tracing and single-cell RNA sequencing reveals how xylem and phloem parenchyma cells in the secondary tissue of Arabidopsis root mature gradually. Upon root barrier injury, th...

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Jenny Mortimer @jennymortimer1.bsky.social · Feb 24

We've got an exciting (funded) opportunity for someone who wants to undertake a PhD in plant sciences -you'll work with the international #LEAF team on an Artemis III deployed instrument to understand how plants and their cell walls respond to lunar gravity. #plantsci #glycotime #space 🚀🌱

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Center of Excellence in Tree Biology @treebiocoe.bsky.social · Feb 12

Yesterday we had a great talk by Tom Clement from the New Dawn Bio startup on the potential of growing wood in cell cultures. Hosted by Wiktoria Fatz from our CoE.

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Cezary Waszczak @cezarywaszczak.bsky.social · Feb 4

Amazing work! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

High-Throughput Glycan Array Screening Reveals Rhamnogalacturonan-I as a Ligand for Arabidopsis Leucine-Rich Repeat Receptor Kinases

The plant cell wall not only serves as a physical barrier against pathogens but, when damaged, also functions as a source of cell wall-derived molecules that play crucial roles in plant immunity as da...

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Teng Zhang | 张腾 @tengzhanguh.bsky.social · Feb 1

Please Repost! We are offering a three-year fully funded doctoral researcher position to study how floral meristem patterning in woodland strawberry, and how it implicates the diversification in floral ground plans in Angiosperm flowers. jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsini-...

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · Jan 31

PAPER - Do pollen grains contain specifically tuned mitochondria to support the energy-demanding pollen germination and tube growth?
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According to the results from Boussardon et al from Olivier Keech's group YES!

Read more in @currentbiology.bsky.social:
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