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Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) @slcuplants.bsky.social · 1d

Salicylic acid biosensor, SalicS1, tracks the plant immune hormone salicylic acid in real time - revealing propagation of hormone surge during plant pathogen advance

Latest biosensor from @xanderjones.bsky.social team
In Science doi.org/10.1126/scie...
Summary www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/news/new-bio...

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Michael Raissig @michaelraissig.bsky.social · 17h

Our paper comparing stomata of the three annual Brachypodium species is out 🌾
bmcplantbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
A great collaborative effort between @lbmountain.bsky.social, & our friends at University of Silesia (Alexander Betekhtin and Anna Milewska-Hendel). Funded by @dfg.de and NAWA

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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 2d

Our article "Guns in Rosettes: The Arabidopsis chemical weapons arsenal" is finally published @plantphys.bsky.social!
You can download the #OpenAccess PDF here:

doi.org/10.1093/plph...

But real connoisseurs of #AntimicrobialCompounds will want to get the vinyl boxset: #PlantScience #PlantImmunity

A vinyl box with six colored vinyl LPs sticking out of its right side. The Title "Guns in Rosettes" is on top, with the subtitle "The Arabidopsis chemical weapons arsenal" just below. Then there is an Arabidopsis plant with machine guns sticking out. Below is the statement "6-LP LIMITED EDITION COLORED VINYL BOX SET"

The back cover of the vinyl box set showing the tracklist:
1. Methionine-derived compounds
Aliphatic GSLs
2. Tryptophan-derived compounds (trptonites)
Indolic GSLs
Camalexin
Hycanite (4-OH-ICN)
3. Phenylalanine-derived compounds (phenylpropanoids)
Benzenic GSLs
Coumarins
Hydroxycinnamates
Flavonoids
4. Terpenoids
(E)-β-caryophyllene
α- and β-pinene
Thalianin, arabidin, and DMNT

And the statement "Recorded live in front of an audience in 2025"

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Eirini Kaiserli @ekaiserli.bsky.social · 1d

Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD position in our lab @uofglasgow.bsky.social on Enhancing Climate-Resilient Crops by Innovative Priming Strategies. A network led by @goetheuni.bsky.social
cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101227217
International applicants are eligible. Application form:
pollenbiology.cz/page-2

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Carolyn Rasmussen @carolynplants.bsky.social · 4d

Excited to share this preprint on the microtubule severing protein Katanin, and its role in cell elongation and division in maize. First author Stephanie Martinez worked collaboratively with many folks to bring you this preprint. Check it out! 🔬🌽 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

KATANIN promotes cell elongation and division to generate proper cell numbers in maize organs

Microtubule severing is essential for proper eukaryotic cell elongation and division. Here we show that the microtubule severing protein, KATANIN, is encoded by two genes in Zea mays (maize) called Di...

www.biorxiv.org

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Isabel Monte @isabelmonte.bsky.social · 1d

Fran @frangordilloc.bsky.social and I wrote this piece on one of our favorite topics: the evolutionary relevance of co-receptors for immune receptor transfer in #plants 🌱
#EvoMPMI #MPMI

Check also the beautiful paper by Zhang et al. on the PRR STOMR and discover what happened to its co-receptor 😱

Cell Host & Microbe @cp-cellhostmicrobe.bsky.social · 1d

Lost & found: Reconstituting PRR immune function through co-receptor transfer

@isabelmonte.bsky.social highlights work revealing cross-species co-receptor transfer can overcome restricted taxonomic functionality in rice, pointing to strategies for crop protection
www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

Lost and found: Reconstituting PRR immune function through co-receptor transfer

Plant immune receptors hold great promise for engineering broad-spectrum disease resistance, but their effectiveness is very limited by restricted taxonomic functionality (RTF). In this issue of Cell ...

www.cell.com

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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · 3d

Game changer for cell-based plant genetics: the labs of Caixia Gao & Jin-Long Qiu have developed very efficient self-replicating vectors and they just published a very nice proof-of-concept paper.
#plantscience
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Hugues Renault @huguesrenault.bsky.social · 4d

ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE2-like protein mediates submergence and drought responses in Physcomitrium patens url: academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...
#plantscience

ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE2-like protein mediates submergence and drought responses in Physcomitrium patens

A membrane-bound protein designated PpEIN2 of the moss Physcomitrium patens participates in the control of stress responses against both waterlogging and w

academic.oup.com

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Greg Copenhaver @copenhaverlab.bsky.social · 4d

The @uncchapelhill.bsky.social Department of Biology is searching for tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Biology. Chapel Hill is a wonderful place and Biology is an amazing group of people. To apply, see:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

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Vinay Shukla @vinayshukla.bsky.social · 4d

MYB46 integrates cuticle and cell wall remodeling to coordinate drought tolerance and pathogen resistance in Arabidopsis
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#plantscience

MYB46 integrates cuticle and cell wall remodeling to coordinate drought tolerance and pathogen resistance in Arabidopsis

The plant cuticle and cell wall form a dynamic barrier against environmental stresses. While MYB46 is a known regulator of secondary cell wall biosynthesis, its role in cuticle formation and the int...

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Katherine Denby 🌱🥬 @katherinedenby.bsky.social · 4d

How can indoor plants improve air quality? We're looking for innovative ideas beyond your individual office plant pot 🙃 Look out for sandpit opportunities and monthly webinars

GREENIN Micro Network Plus @greenin.bsky.social · 4d

🌱✨ We’re live! ✨🌱

The GREENIN Network Plus is officially up and running 🚀
Follow us here to stay updated as we grow a community for sustainability, innovation & positive impact.

💻 Our website is coming soon — stay tuned!

#GREENIN #NetworkPlus #Sustainability #Innovation

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Chenxin Li, PhD @chenxinli2.bsky.social · 5d

Our new short article is online at Plant Biotech J (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...)!

"Single Cell Multi-Omics Reveals Rare Biosynthetic Cell Types in the Medicinal Tree Camptotheca acuminata"

Product of an NSF-EAGER award that I was co-PI from 2023-2025 (www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...).

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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 5d

Ca2+ signature-dependent control of auxin sensitivity in Arabidopsis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.04.680446v1

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Vinay Shukla @vinayshukla.bsky.social · 5d

ABP1/ABL3-TMK1 cell-surface auxin signaling targets PIN2-mediated auxin fluxes for root gravitropism
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
#plantscience

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Kirk Amundson @kirkamundson.bsky.social · 6d

UMass Amherst Biology is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of Plant Physiology. Deadline Nov 1. Please spread the word and apply!

careers.massachusetts.edu/mob/en-us/jo...

Assistant Professor - Plant Physiology

The Department of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of Plant Physiology. The successful can...

careers.massachusetts.edu

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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 7d

AnatomyArray: a high-throughput platform for anatomical phenotyping in plants (Yikeng Cheng, Jiawei Shi, Zhanghan Pang, Nuo Xu, et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience

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Pallavi Singh @thepallavisingh.bsky.social · 6d

**Please Repost**

Pallavi Singh Lab is looking for two Postdocs to join our team studying how plants balance carbon, water, and resilience in a changing climate.

PlantPlug PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

REVOLUTION PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

Deadline: October 15.

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Xander Jones @xanderjones.bsky.social · 7d

Only a few days left to apply!

My group is looking for a postdoc to engineer and deploy new tools to precisely manipulate and decode how auxin coordinates plant morphogenesis.

@starmorph-syg.bsky.social

Research Associate - Reprogramming Development (closes 7 October 2025)

www.cam.ac.uk

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Tung Le @tunglejic.bsky.social · 7d

Independent research fellowships leading to tenured positions at the John Innes Centre.

Repost = nice. Thank you very much!!!

John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 7d

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to give a seminar at the Fellows Conference, which will be held on 10 March 2026.

Candidates who win Fellowships will be offered a Tenure Track Group Leader position from the outset, initially for 5 years.

Find out more: www.jic.ac.uk/training-car...

Independent Research Fellowships Leading to Tenured Faculty Positions | John Innes Centre

The John Innes Centre (JIC), is a world leading centre of excellence in plant and microbial sciences based on the Norwich Research Park, UK. We are inviting applications from outstanding researchers…

www.jic.ac.uk

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nikogeldner.bsky.social @nikogeldner.bsky.social · 7d

A long road to the Cover of Science!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Localized glutamine leakage drives the spatial structure of root microbial colonization

Plant roots release exudates to encourage microbiome assembly, which influences the function and stress resilience of plants. How specific exudates drive spatial colonization patterns remains largely ...

www.science.org

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Vinay Shukla @vinayshukla.bsky.social · 7d

HY5 integrates light and electrical signaling to trigger a jasmonate burst for nematode defense in tomato
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#plantscience

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Merissa Huei-Hsuan Tsai @hueihsuantsai.bsky.social · 8d

Very excited to see our @nikogeldner.bsky.social lab x Feng Zhou lab work featured on the cover of Science!
(1/5) We reveal how root architecture and nutrient leakage shape spatial patterns of microbial colonization, moving beyond traditional models of uniform exudation.

Science Magazine @science.org · 8d

Using precise spatial and temporal analysis, researchers in Science provide insight into how bacteria around the root interact both with the plant and with each other.

Learn more in this week's issue: https://scim.ag/3WgNajk

A confocal microscopy image shows root-colonizing bacteria clustering around an emerging lateral root, where localized glutamine leakage induces spatially confined reporter activity.

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Wolfgang Busch @rootstrapping.bsky.social · 8d

Membrane trafficking meets root barriers, resilience, and carbon storage 🌱🌍
New discovery: Blocking clathrin-mediated endocytosis in Arabidopsis roots sparks ROS bursts → ectopic suberization. This might unlock ways to increase suberization in roots and C in soils
#PlantScience #RootBiology #Suberin

doi.org

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International Society for Plant Low Oxygen Research @isplore.bsky.social · 9d

#ThrowbackThursday to last week Thursday at #ISPLORE2025JP where we took a group picture of our fantastic community. Missing those conferences vibes? Scroll back through the #ISPLORE2025JP hashtag for some of the best moments 🌱🌊

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Prof. Keiko Torii @keikoutorii.bsky.social · 9d

🌱Tenure-track Assistant Professor Position OPEN🌱
-Plant Interkingdom/Environment Interactions & Plant Immunity- at The Univ. Texas at Austin, Molecular BioSciences.
Deadline Nov 1st. Please spread the words and APPLY! Contact me if you have any questions.
apply.interfolio.com/175001

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