Javier Sánchez-Martín
@javicheztin.bsky.social
Plant scientist. Crop molecular genetics, disease resistance, genomics, old-school phenotyper...and salmantino
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TEs aren’t just genomic parasites, they’re also engines of genomic novelty.
Our new study with ~2,000 Z. tritici genomes shows repeated TE mobilization waves during global expansion.
With @danielcroll.bsky.social & @guidopuccetti.bsky.social
🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#TEworldwide
Our new study with ~2,000 Z. tritici genomes shows repeated TE mobilization waves during global expansion.
With @danielcroll.bsky.social & @guidopuccetti.bsky.social
🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#TEworldwide
Historic transposon mobilisation waves create distinct pools of adaptive variants in a major crop pathogen - Nature Communications
In this study, the authors analysed a large genomic dataset to trace how jumping genes shaped the global spread of a major wheat pathogen and reveal bursts of activity over decades that drove adaptati...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
TEs aren’t just genomic parasites, they’re also engines of genomic novelty.
Our new study with ~2,000 Z. tritici genomes shows repeated TE mobilization waves during global expansion.
With @danielcroll.bsky.social & @guidopuccetti.bsky.social
🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#TEworldwide
Our new study with ~2,000 Z. tritici genomes shows repeated TE mobilization waves during global expansion.
With @danielcroll.bsky.social & @guidopuccetti.bsky.social
🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#TEworldwide
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Glad to share our latest article “Off-season sex in #Zymoseptoria tritici: little room for late encounters”, which continues our series of studies conducted in #ADEPTeam @inrae-bioger.bsky.social on the epidemiological determinants & impact of sexual reproduction in STB.
doi.org/10.1016/j.fg...
doi.org/10.1016/j.fg...
November 6, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Glad to share our latest article “Off-season sex in #Zymoseptoria tritici: little room for late encounters”, which continues our series of studies conducted in #ADEPTeam @inrae-bioger.bsky.social on the epidemiological determinants & impact of sexual reproduction in STB.
doi.org/10.1016/j.fg...
doi.org/10.1016/j.fg...
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My new Emmy Noether Group is recruiting!
🔬 Two PhD positions in plant pathogen evolution
🧬 Start: April 2026 (flexible)
📍 Dept. of Phytopathology & Plant Protection @rstam.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de
⏰ Apply by 15 Dec 2025
🔗 More info: www.uni-kiel.de/personal/de/...
Do get in touch or share 😊
🔬 Two PhD positions in plant pathogen evolution
🧬 Start: April 2026 (flexible)
📍 Dept. of Phytopathology & Plant Protection @rstam.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de
⏰ Apply by 15 Dec 2025
🔗 More info: www.uni-kiel.de/personal/de/...
Do get in touch or share 😊
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November 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
My new Emmy Noether Group is recruiting!
🔬 Two PhD positions in plant pathogen evolution
🧬 Start: April 2026 (flexible)
📍 Dept. of Phytopathology & Plant Protection @rstam.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de
⏰ Apply by 15 Dec 2025
🔗 More info: www.uni-kiel.de/personal/de/...
Do get in touch or share 😊
🔬 Two PhD positions in plant pathogen evolution
🧬 Start: April 2026 (flexible)
📍 Dept. of Phytopathology & Plant Protection @rstam.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de
⏰ Apply by 15 Dec 2025
🔗 More info: www.uni-kiel.de/personal/de/...
Do get in touch or share 😊
Thanks a lot Isa @isabelmonte.bsky.social👩🔬for accepting our invitation🤩. Such a terrific talk, opening up new research lines hand-in-hand with #Trichoderma. MPMI in its purest state!!! Special thanks to @agrienvironcyl.bsky.social for funding the visit, and many more yet to come. 🌿🧫🦠🧬
Thanks @javicheztin.bsky.social for hosting me. It's been a pleasure to go back to my dear @usaloficial.bsky.social and know more about the ongoing projects at #CIALE. Thanks for the lively scientific discussions on Trichoderma, MPMI and Marchantia, including 26 min of Q&A 😎
November 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Thanks a lot Isa @isabelmonte.bsky.social👩🔬for accepting our invitation🤩. Such a terrific talk, opening up new research lines hand-in-hand with #Trichoderma. MPMI in its purest state!!! Special thanks to @agrienvironcyl.bsky.social for funding the visit, and many more yet to come. 🌿🧫🦠🧬
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A wheat NLR conferring broad-spectrum resistance against powdery mildew by recognizing two structurally diverse AVR effectors. Interested? Check out our newest preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Dual recognition of structurally unrelated mildew effectors underlies the broad-spectrum resistance of Pm3e in wheat
Broad-spectrum resistance genes are highly valuable for sustainable crop protection, yet the molecular basis of their activity is often unknown. The Pm3 allelic series in wheat encodes NLR receptors t...
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November 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
A wheat NLR conferring broad-spectrum resistance against powdery mildew by recognizing two structurally diverse AVR effectors. Interested? Check out our newest preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Our latest work from led by the one and only @zoebernasconi.bsky.social reporting on a decoy-based pathogen recognition by wheat tandem kinases. Check it out! 🌱 🦠 🔬🧬
Check out our new pre-print! ✨
We cloned AvrWTK4, the first wheat powdery mildew effector recognised by a tandem kinase protein, and show that an HMA-like integrated domain in WTK4 acts as pathogen decoy. Discover the whole story on bioRxiv ⬇️
We cloned AvrWTK4, the first wheat powdery mildew effector recognised by a tandem kinase protein, and show that an HMA-like integrated domain in WTK4 acts as pathogen decoy. Discover the whole story on bioRxiv ⬇️
An HMA-like integrated domain in the wheat tandem kinase WTK4 recognises an RNase-like pathogen effector https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.26.672365v1
September 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Our latest work from led by the one and only @zoebernasconi.bsky.social reporting on a decoy-based pathogen recognition by wheat tandem kinases. Check it out! 🌱 🦠 🔬🧬
Reposted by Javier Sánchez-Martín
Check out our new pre-print! ✨
We cloned AvrWTK4, the first wheat powdery mildew effector recognised by a tandem kinase protein, and show that an HMA-like integrated domain in WTK4 acts as pathogen decoy. Discover the whole story on bioRxiv ⬇️
We cloned AvrWTK4, the first wheat powdery mildew effector recognised by a tandem kinase protein, and show that an HMA-like integrated domain in WTK4 acts as pathogen decoy. Discover the whole story on bioRxiv ⬇️
An HMA-like integrated domain in the wheat tandem kinase WTK4 recognises an RNase-like pathogen effector https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.26.672365v1
September 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Check out our new pre-print! ✨
We cloned AvrWTK4, the first wheat powdery mildew effector recognised by a tandem kinase protein, and show that an HMA-like integrated domain in WTK4 acts as pathogen decoy. Discover the whole story on bioRxiv ⬇️
We cloned AvrWTK4, the first wheat powdery mildew effector recognised by a tandem kinase protein, and show that an HMA-like integrated domain in WTK4 acts as pathogen decoy. Discover the whole story on bioRxiv ⬇️
Reposted by Javier Sánchez-Martín
Our latest article is now online!
@PlantBiotechnologyJournal
Expression of Arabidopsis FLS2 in N. benthamiana confers responsiveness to Ralstonia flg22 and activation of anti-bacterial immunity
doi.org/10.1111/pbi....
By Meng Li, Yujiao Chen, and Yali Wei
@PlantBiotechnologyJournal
Expression of Arabidopsis FLS2 in N. benthamiana confers responsiveness to Ralstonia flg22 and activation of anti-bacterial immunity
doi.org/10.1111/pbi....
By Meng Li, Yujiao Chen, and Yali Wei
doi.org
July 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Our latest article is now online!
@PlantBiotechnologyJournal
Expression of Arabidopsis FLS2 in N. benthamiana confers responsiveness to Ralstonia flg22 and activation of anti-bacterial immunity
doi.org/10.1111/pbi....
By Meng Li, Yujiao Chen, and Yali Wei
@PlantBiotechnologyJournal
Expression of Arabidopsis FLS2 in N. benthamiana confers responsiveness to Ralstonia flg22 and activation of anti-bacterial immunity
doi.org/10.1111/pbi....
By Meng Li, Yujiao Chen, and Yali Wei
Muy contento con el apoyo a nuestro proyecto en la convocatoria ITINERARIO PARA LA TRANSFERENCIA DE RESULTADOS, plan T-CUE @usal Trichoderma en acción!!! 😍 GIR Fitopatología y Control Biológico.
@vwidrig.bsky.social
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@vwidrig.bsky.social
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Convocatoria ITR - TCUE
Fundación General de la Universidad de Salamanca un proyecto de transferencia de conocimiento desde la universidad hacia la empresa
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July 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Muy contento con el apoyo a nuestro proyecto en la convocatoria ITINERARIO PARA LA TRANSFERENCIA DE RESULTADOS, plan T-CUE @usal Trichoderma en acción!!! 😍 GIR Fitopatología y Control Biológico.
@vwidrig.bsky.social
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@vwidrig.bsky.social
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Just back from #2025ISMPMI and #SEFIMEC2025, where we shared first results from the @cienciagob.bsky.social -funded TANGO project PID2022-142651OA-I00 . Great discussions, fresh insights and exciting new ideas! 🌱🔬🧪Kudos to David Encalada Bustamante...and none of it possible w/o @vwidrig.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Just back from #2025ISMPMI and #SEFIMEC2025, where we shared first results from the @cienciagob.bsky.social -funded TANGO project PID2022-142651OA-I00 . Great discussions, fresh insights and exciting new ideas! 🌱🔬🧪Kudos to David Encalada Bustamante...and none of it possible w/o @vwidrig.bsky.social
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Thrilled to share our latest preprint! This work started during my PhD and was finished together with @jmadhuprakash.bsky.social. We found a Phytophthora infestans L-shaped effector that bridges a host TOL protein to activated NLRs to suppress immunity!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
1/15
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1/15
July 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Thrilled to share our latest preprint! This work started during my PhD and was finished together with @jmadhuprakash.bsky.social. We found a Phytophthora infestans L-shaped effector that bridges a host TOL protein to activated NLRs to suppress immunity!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
1/15
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1/15
Check out our work on virulence on Pm4 controlled not by one, but two effectors! Avirulence vs. Suppression, a beautiful case of the arms race between wheat and mildew. Work led by @zoebernasconi.bsky.social , Aline Herger, Pilar Caro, and @lukas-kunz.bsky.social 😍🌱🦠!
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Virulence on Pm4 kinase-based resistance is determined by two divergent wheat powdery mildew effectors
The wheat resistance gene Pm4 encodes a kinase fusion protein and has gained particular attention as it confers race-specific resistance against two major wheat pathogens: powdery mildew and blast. He...
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July 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Check out our work on virulence on Pm4 controlled not by one, but two effectors! Avirulence vs. Suppression, a beautiful case of the arms race between wheat and mildew. Work led by @zoebernasconi.bsky.social , Aline Herger, Pilar Caro, and @lukas-kunz.bsky.social 😍🌱🦠!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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VERY HAPPY to share our last publication...In a world full of SNPs...k-mers made the most biological sense out of the complex wheat genome! 🌱🧬
genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Grateful to Benjaming Jaegle for the trust, & co-authors for their collaboration!
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Grateful to Benjaming Jaegle for the trust, & co-authors for their collaboration!
k-mer-based GWAS in a wheat collection reveals novel and diverse sources of powdery mildew resistance - Genome Biology
Wheat genetic resources hold the diversity required to mitigate agricultural challenges from climate change and reduced inputs. Using DArTseq, we genotype 461 wheat landraces and cultivars and evaluat...
genomebiology.biomedcentral.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
VERY HAPPY to share our last publication...In a world full of SNPs...k-mers made the most biological sense out of the complex wheat genome! 🌱🧬
genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Grateful to Benjaming Jaegle for the trust, & co-authors for their collaboration!
genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Grateful to Benjaming Jaegle for the trust, & co-authors for their collaboration!
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Our paper on the evolution of fungicide resistance in wheat powdery mildew is now published! Congrats to all coauthors! doi.org/10.1111/mpp....
Genomic Surveillance and Molecular Evolution of Fungicide Resistance in European Populations of Wheat Powdery Mildew
Mutations conferring fungicide resistance to wheat powdery mildew emerged multiple times and are characterised by distinct geographic ranges in Europe and neighbouring regions.
doi.org
March 20, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Our paper on the evolution of fungicide resistance in wheat powdery mildew is now published! Congrats to all coauthors! doi.org/10.1111/mpp....
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From lesions to lessons:
2025 marks the 20th anniversary of filamentous plant pathogen genomics. In our new review, we present lessons we learned over the past 2 decades and discuss the future of plant pathogen genomics. Take a first look!
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2025 marks the 20th anniversary of filamentous plant pathogen genomics. In our new review, we present lessons we learned over the past 2 decades and discuss the future of plant pathogen genomics. Take a first look!
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From Lesions to Lessons: Two Decades of Filamentous Plant Pathogen Genomics | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®
Filamentous plant pathogens pose a severe threat to food security. Current estimates suggest up to 23% yield losses to pre- and post-harvest diseases and these losses are projected to increase due to ...
apsjournals.apsnet.org
January 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
From lesions to lessons:
2025 marks the 20th anniversary of filamentous plant pathogen genomics. In our new review, we present lessons we learned over the past 2 decades and discuss the future of plant pathogen genomics. Take a first look!
apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
2025 marks the 20th anniversary of filamentous plant pathogen genomics. In our new review, we present lessons we learned over the past 2 decades and discuss the future of plant pathogen genomics. Take a first look!
apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
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Following thermal adaptation, we investigated Zymoseptoria tritici's responses to extreme temperature stresses using transcriptomics and kmer-based GWAS.
🌡️🧬 Check out our findings in the preprint: biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🌡️🧬 Check out our findings in the preprint: biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
January 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Following thermal adaptation, we investigated Zymoseptoria tritici's responses to extreme temperature stresses using transcriptomics and kmer-based GWAS.
🌡️🧬 Check out our findings in the preprint: biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🌡️🧬 Check out our findings in the preprint: biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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@tbadet.bsky.social and I have a preprint out on transposon silencing in fungi!
Genome size evolution is fascinating and showcases the dynamic nature of transposon activation.
What we understand less are the dynamics of transposon defense systems encoded by the genomes.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Genome size evolution is fascinating and showcases the dynamic nature of transposon activation.
What we understand less are the dynamics of transposon defense systems encoded by the genomes.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
January 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
@tbadet.bsky.social and I have a preprint out on transposon silencing in fungi!
Genome size evolution is fascinating and showcases the dynamic nature of transposon activation.
What we understand less are the dynamics of transposon defense systems encoded by the genomes.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Genome size evolution is fascinating and showcases the dynamic nature of transposon activation.
What we understand less are the dynamics of transposon defense systems encoded by the genomes.
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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1/10 We are thrilled to share our preprint on spatial transcriptomics in wheat spikes led by the amazing @katielong.bsky.social and Ashleigh Lister. We resolved expression of 200 genes to cellular resolution. Pre-print👉 tinyurl.com/c7t3kncf., @johninnescentre.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social
January 7, 2025 at 7:32 AM
1/10 We are thrilled to share our preprint on spatial transcriptomics in wheat spikes led by the amazing @katielong.bsky.social and Ashleigh Lister. We resolved expression of 200 genes to cellular resolution. Pre-print👉 tinyurl.com/c7t3kncf., @johninnescentre.bsky.social @earlhaminst.bsky.social
Nice and elegant work by @lukas-kunz.bsky.social and @marioncmueller.bsky.social. Congrats!!!
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Avirulence depletion assay: Combining R gene-mediated selection with bulk sequencing for rapid avirulence gene identification in wheat powdery mildew
Author summary Breeding for disease resistant cultivars that withstand pathogen infection represents an important strategy for environmentally sustainable wheat production. The underlying disease resi...
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January 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Nice and elegant work by @lukas-kunz.bsky.social and @marioncmueller.bsky.social. Congrats!!!
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
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New preprint! I always wondered: How much diversity do pathogens have within a single field? This important to assess the risk of resistance breakdown or spread of fungicide resistance . Together with colleagues from BASF we looked into this.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Zymoseptoria tritici show local differences in within-field diversity and effector variation
Zymoseptoria tritici is a cosmopolitan hemibiotrophic wheat pathogen with a high mutation rate and a mixed reproduction system, leading to challenges in traditional farming management. For successful ...
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January 4, 2025 at 7:32 AM
New preprint! I always wondered: How much diversity do pathogens have within a single field? This important to assess the risk of resistance breakdown or spread of fungicide resistance . Together with colleagues from BASF we looked into this.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Javier Sánchez-Martín
I'm working on discussion papers for my MPMI class. Any favorite recent breeding/biotech plant immunity papers? From your work or others? #plantimmunity #MPMI
December 31, 2024 at 11:28 PM
I'm working on discussion papers for my MPMI class. Any favorite recent breeding/biotech plant immunity papers? From your work or others? #plantimmunity #MPMI
A haplotype-based evolutionary history of barley domestication
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A haplotype-based evolutionary history of barley domestication
Barley is an old crop with a complex history. Its evolution and the molecular basis of domestication have been intensely studied. This research has ruled out a single origin of the crop and motivated ...
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December 24, 2024 at 6:27 PM
A haplotype-based evolutionary history of barley domestication
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Comparative Genomics Reveals Sources of Genetic Variability in the Asexual Fungal Plant Pathogen Colletotrichum lupini
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Comparative Genomics Reveals Sources of Genetic Variability in the Asexual Fungal Plant Pathogen Colletotrichum lupini
Comparative genomics of the lupin pathogen Colletotrichum lupini reveals low SNP diversity but highlights a dynamic accessory genome, including a variable accessory chromosome and diverse transposabl....
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December 21, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Comparative Genomics Reveals Sources of Genetic Variability in the Asexual Fungal Plant Pathogen Colletotrichum lupini
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(Thanks Katharina for posting!)
Here is our first GWAS on M. polymorpha, to try deciphering the genetics of adaptation to pathogens in bryophytes.
Wait for the thread to come by 1st author @karimaelm.bsky.social !
This builds on the M. polymorpha diversity panel 🔽
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Here is our first GWAS on M. polymorpha, to try deciphering the genetics of adaptation to pathogens in bryophytes.
Wait for the thread to come by 1st author @karimaelm.bsky.social !
This builds on the M. polymorpha diversity panel 🔽
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 21, 2024 at 6:07 PM
(Thanks Katharina for posting!)
Here is our first GWAS on M. polymorpha, to try deciphering the genetics of adaptation to pathogens in bryophytes.
Wait for the thread to come by 1st author @karimaelm.bsky.social !
This builds on the M. polymorpha diversity panel 🔽
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Here is our first GWAS on M. polymorpha, to try deciphering the genetics of adaptation to pathogens in bryophytes.
Wait for the thread to come by 1st author @karimaelm.bsky.social !
This builds on the M. polymorpha diversity panel 🔽
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Javier Sánchez-Martín
Thrilled to share our work on an unusual EXO70 clade unique to grasses and grass-like species 🌾! (1/8)
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@thesainsburylab.bsky.social
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@thesainsburylab.bsky.social
Putative neofunctionalization of a Poales-specific EXO70 clade
EXO70s are uniquely expanded in land plants compared to all other eukaryotic lineages. The functional implications of this expansion and diversification on the conserved role of EXO70 as a subunit of ...
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December 18, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Thrilled to share our work on an unusual EXO70 clade unique to grasses and grass-like species 🌾! (1/8)
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@thesainsburylab.bsky.social
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@thesainsburylab.bsky.social