DOMPS
@dompsfr.bsky.social
Department of Molecular Plant Sciences at the University of Freiburg
→ http://www.plantphotobiology.org/DOMPS/Plant_Science_Seminar.php
→ https://uni-freiburg.de/bio-en/research/plant/
(posts by @sophiezoe.bsky.social)
→ http://www.plantphotobiology.org/DOMPS/Plant_Science_Seminar.php
→ https://uni-freiburg.de/bio-en/research/plant/
(posts by @sophiezoe.bsky.social)
Less is bad and more is bad! This is how @jennyrussinova.bsky.social (from @viblifesciences.bsky.social) started her talk, illustrating how roots tightly control brassinosteroid synthesis and signaling to balance cell division and elongation.
📅 Dec 1 | 🕥10:15
#PlantScience
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📅 Dec 1 | 🕥10:15
#PlantScience
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December 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Less is bad and more is bad! This is how @jennyrussinova.bsky.social (from @viblifesciences.bsky.social) started her talk, illustrating how roots tightly control brassinosteroid synthesis and signaling to balance cell division and elongation.
📅 Dec 1 | 🕥10:15
#PlantScience
bsky.app/profile/jenn...
📅 Dec 1 | 🕥10:15
#PlantScience
bsky.app/profile/jenn...
How do root stem cell niches change with age? Yanling Yu (from Thomas Laux's group) mapped the Arabidopsis columella stem cell niche using single-nucleus transcriptomics, revealing early niche reorganization and new gene functions.
Stay tuned for their manuscript!
📅 Nov 28 | 🕥 10:15
#PlantScience
Stay tuned for their manuscript!
📅 Nov 28 | 🕥 10:15
#PlantScience
December 1, 2025 at 7:16 AM
How do root stem cell niches change with age? Yanling Yu (from Thomas Laux's group) mapped the Arabidopsis columella stem cell niche using single-nucleus transcriptomics, revealing early niche reorganization and new gene functions.
Stay tuned for their manuscript!
📅 Nov 28 | 🕥 10:15
#PlantScience
Stay tuned for their manuscript!
📅 Nov 28 | 🕥 10:15
#PlantScience
Today we heard the PhD progress update of @aroessling.bsky.social (from @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social). She is undoubtedly the best illustrator within DOMPS, making her talk on vacuoles, cell walls and FERONIA’s role in cell expansion very engaging.
📅 Nov 21 | 🕥 10:15 |📍KS 00.009
#PlantScience
📅 Nov 21 | 🕥 10:15 |📍KS 00.009
#PlantScience
November 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Today we heard the PhD progress update of @aroessling.bsky.social (from @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social). She is undoubtedly the best illustrator within DOMPS, making her talk on vacuoles, cell walls and FERONIA’s role in cell expansion very engaging.
📅 Nov 21 | 🕥 10:15 |📍KS 00.009
#PlantScience
📅 Nov 21 | 🕥 10:15 |📍KS 00.009
#PlantScience
How do plants elongate in shade? This morning @scourbier.bsky.social (from @plantphotobiology.bsky.social) revealed how shade boosts TOR activity and how TOR and auxin signalling tightly interact to drive hypocotyl growth in Arabidopsis. A talk that filled the room!
📅 Nov 14 | 🕥 10:15
#PlantScience
📅 Nov 14 | 🕥 10:15
#PlantScience
November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
How do plants elongate in shade? This morning @scourbier.bsky.social (from @plantphotobiology.bsky.social) revealed how shade boosts TOR activity and how TOR and auxin signalling tightly interact to drive hypocotyl growth in Arabidopsis. A talk that filled the room!
📅 Nov 14 | 🕥 10:15
#PlantScience
📅 Nov 14 | 🕥 10:15
#PlantScience
How do roots sense phosphate and iron? Discover the PDR2–LPR1 pathway with @cnaumann123.bsky.social (from @ipbhalle.bsky.social), and see how it links nutrient sensing to ER quality control and autophagy. Learn how roots adapt in Pi-poor, Fe-rich soils!
📅 Nov 7 | 🕥 10:15 | 📍 KS 00.009
#PlantScience
📅 Nov 7 | 🕥 10:15 | 📍 KS 00.009
#PlantScience
November 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
How do roots sense phosphate and iron? Discover the PDR2–LPR1 pathway with @cnaumann123.bsky.social (from @ipbhalle.bsky.social), and see how it links nutrient sensing to ER quality control and autophagy. Learn how roots adapt in Pi-poor, Fe-rich soils!
📅 Nov 7 | 🕥 10:15 | 📍 KS 00.009
#PlantScience
📅 Nov 7 | 🕥 10:15 | 📍 KS 00.009
#PlantScience
The Cell Wall as a Biophysical Gatekeeper of Iron Homeostasis in Plant Roots
Yesterday, Chenlu Liu (from the @elkebarbez.bsky.social group) revealed how dynamic cell wall charge regulates iron uptake in plant roots, acting as a reversible ion filter that shapes nutrient balance.
#PlantScience
Yesterday, Chenlu Liu (from the @elkebarbez.bsky.social group) revealed how dynamic cell wall charge regulates iron uptake in plant roots, acting as a reversible ion filter that shapes nutrient balance.
#PlantScience
October 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The Cell Wall as a Biophysical Gatekeeper of Iron Homeostasis in Plant Roots
Yesterday, Chenlu Liu (from the @elkebarbez.bsky.social group) revealed how dynamic cell wall charge regulates iron uptake in plant roots, acting as a reversible ion filter that shapes nutrient balance.
#PlantScience
Yesterday, Chenlu Liu (from the @elkebarbez.bsky.social group) revealed how dynamic cell wall charge regulates iron uptake in plant roots, acting as a reversible ion filter that shapes nutrient balance.
#PlantScience
A strong start to the semester at @uni-freiburg.de, @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social! 🌱 The Department of Molecular Plant Sciences (DOMPS) introduced its working groups, sparking lively conversations with many curious and motivated master’s students.
October 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A strong start to the semester at @uni-freiburg.de, @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social! 🌱 The Department of Molecular Plant Sciences (DOMPS) introduced its working groups, sparking lively conversations with many curious and motivated master’s students.
We heard a very engaging talk today from @gjjang.bsky.social. 👀 You can dive deeper into their research in their recent publication "SlimVar for rapid in vivo single-molecule tracking of chromatin regulators in plants" (doi.org/10.1038/s414...)
September 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM
We heard a very engaging talk today from @gjjang.bsky.social. 👀 You can dive deeper into their research in their recent publication "SlimVar for rapid in vivo single-molecule tracking of chromatin regulators in plants" (doi.org/10.1038/s414...)
Proteins can form condensates to boost interactions and gene control. This week @gjjang.bsky.social (from @mpi-ie.bsky.social) shows how plants use them in transcription and epigenetics, and how super-resolution microscopy reveals them in vivo.
📅 Fri, Sep 26 | 🕥 10:15 |📍KS 00.009
#PlantScience
📅 Fri, Sep 26 | 🕥 10:15 |📍KS 00.009
#PlantScience
September 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Proteins can form condensates to boost interactions and gene control. This week @gjjang.bsky.social (from @mpi-ie.bsky.social) shows how plants use them in transcription and epigenetics, and how super-resolution microscopy reveals them in vivo.
📅 Fri, Sep 26 | 🕥 10:15 |📍KS 00.009
#PlantScience
📅 Fri, Sep 26 | 🕥 10:15 |📍KS 00.009
#PlantScience
Can a drop of rain prime plants for survival? 🌧️🌿
Join us as @rimchaudhury15.bsky.social (from @hartman-plantlab.com) reveals how Arabidopsis uses rain as a mechano-signal to boost flooding tolerance via calcium, jasmonate and ethylene pathways.
📅 Fri, Jul 25 | 🕥 10:15 |📍KS 00.009
#PlantScience
Join us as @rimchaudhury15.bsky.social (from @hartman-plantlab.com) reveals how Arabidopsis uses rain as a mechano-signal to boost flooding tolerance via calcium, jasmonate and ethylene pathways.
📅 Fri, Jul 25 | 🕥 10:15 |📍KS 00.009
#PlantScience
July 24, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Can a drop of rain prime plants for survival? 🌧️🌿
Join us as @rimchaudhury15.bsky.social (from @hartman-plantlab.com) reveals how Arabidopsis uses rain as a mechano-signal to boost flooding tolerance via calcium, jasmonate and ethylene pathways.
📅 Fri, Jul 25 | 🕥 10:15 |📍KS 00.009
#PlantScience
Join us as @rimchaudhury15.bsky.social (from @hartman-plantlab.com) reveals how Arabidopsis uses rain as a mechano-signal to boost flooding tolerance via calcium, jasmonate and ethylene pathways.
📅 Fri, Jul 25 | 🕥 10:15 |📍KS 00.009
#PlantScience
@marischuster.bsky.social (from @ipbhalle.bsky.social) gave an eye-opening talk on Friday, highlighting how receptor-like kinase processing is an emerging and crucial mechanism in plant development and immunity, with big potential for crop protection. #PlantScience #SeminarRecap
July 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
@marischuster.bsky.social (from @ipbhalle.bsky.social) gave an eye-opening talk on Friday, highlighting how receptor-like kinase processing is an emerging and crucial mechanism in plant development and immunity, with big potential for crop protection. #PlantScience #SeminarRecap
Today we heard a fascinating talk by Conrad Mullineaux on Cyanobacterial mRNA localization and chloroplast evolution. You can read more about it in this review ☝🏼, written in collaboration with @freecyano.bsky.social and @cyanolab.bsky.social from @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social.
June 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Today we heard a fascinating talk by Conrad Mullineaux on Cyanobacterial mRNA localization and chloroplast evolution. You can read more about it in this review ☝🏼, written in collaboration with @freecyano.bsky.social and @cyanolab.bsky.social from @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social.
Today Alisha (@plantphotobiology.bsky.social) gave a talk on the evolution of key regulatory genes in non-seed plants. She explored SPL transcription factors in Marchantia polymorpha and showed how phytochromes diversiPHYd to help plants conquer land. #PlantScience
May 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Today Alisha (@plantphotobiology.bsky.social) gave a talk on the evolution of key regulatory genes in non-seed plants. She explored SPL transcription factors in Marchantia polymorpha and showed how phytochromes diversiPHYd to help plants conquer land. #PlantScience
The DOMPS #PlantScience Paper of the Year 2024 was awarded to Sharma et al., from Thomas Laux's group. Congratulations! 🥂
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
April 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The DOMPS #PlantScience Paper of the Year 2024 was awarded to Sharma et al., from Thomas Laux's group. Congratulations! 🥂
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Huge thanks to this year's wonderful organizing team: Klara (@k-lesch.bsky.social), Catarina, Laura, Anne, and Doro (@derwordo.bsky.social)!
April 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Huge thanks to this year's wonderful organizing team: Klara (@k-lesch.bsky.social), Catarina, Laura, Anne, and Doro (@derwordo.bsky.social)!
Our second keynote speaker was Ute Höcker (from @unicologne.bsky.social). She talked about their current research on identifying novel substrates of COP1/SPA. Additionally, they have been investigating the molecular mechanisms of photoreceptor-mediated inactivation of COP1/SPA.
April 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our second keynote speaker was Ute Höcker (from @unicologne.bsky.social). She talked about their current research on identifying novel substrates of COP1/SPA. Additionally, they have been investigating the molecular mechanisms of photoreceptor-mediated inactivation of COP1/SPA.
#PlantScience poster session is on fire! So many exciting discussions happening!
April 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
#PlantScience poster session is on fire! So many exciting discussions happening!
Thomas Ott - @ottlab.bsky.social - Plant Cell Biology
• Plant-Microbe Interactions
• Protein organization on cell surfaces
• Membrane-associated signal transduction
• Plant-Microbe Interactions
• Protein organization on cell surfaces
• Membrane-associated signal transduction
April 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Thomas Ott - @ottlab.bsky.social - Plant Cell Biology
• Plant-Microbe Interactions
• Protein organization on cell surfaces
• Membrane-associated signal transduction
• Plant-Microbe Interactions
• Protein organization on cell surfaces
• Membrane-associated signal transduction
Laura Ragni - @lauraragni.bsky.social - Plant Cell Biology
• Radial growth of plant organs
• Root protective barriers
• Plant polymers
• Radial growth of plant organs
• Root protective barriers
• Plant polymers
April 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Laura Ragni - @lauraragni.bsky.social - Plant Cell Biology
• Radial growth of plant organs
• Root protective barriers
• Plant polymers
• Radial growth of plant organs
• Root protective barriers
• Plant polymers
Sjon Hartman - @sjonhartman.bsky.social - Plant Environmental Signalling and Development
• Plant Responses to Flooding
• Epigenetic Stress Memory
• Ethylene and low-oxygen signalling
• Plant Responses to Flooding
• Epigenetic Stress Memory
• Ethylene and low-oxygen signalling
April 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Sjon Hartman - @sjonhartman.bsky.social - Plant Environmental Signalling and Development
• Plant Responses to Flooding
• Epigenetic Stress Memory
• Ethylene and low-oxygen signalling
• Plant Responses to Flooding
• Epigenetic Stress Memory
• Ethylene and low-oxygen signalling
Elke Barbez - @elkebarbez.bsky.social - Cell wall charge in plant roots
• Plant cell wall
• Apoplastic pH regulation
• Plant molecular biology
• Plant cell wall
• Apoplastic pH regulation
• Plant molecular biology
April 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Elke Barbez - @elkebarbez.bsky.social - Cell wall charge in plant roots
• Plant cell wall
• Apoplastic pH regulation
• Plant molecular biology
• Plant cell wall
• Apoplastic pH regulation
• Plant molecular biology
Ralf Reski - @reskilab.bsky.social - Plant biotechnology
• Plant Biotechnology
• Synthetic Biology
• Evo-devo
• Plant Biotechnology
• Synthetic Biology
• Evo-devo
April 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Ralf Reski - @reskilab.bsky.social - Plant biotechnology
• Plant Biotechnology
• Synthetic Biology
• Evo-devo
• Plant Biotechnology
• Synthetic Biology
• Evo-devo
Andreas Hiltbrunner - @plantphotobiology.bsky.social - Molecular Plant Physiology
• Molecular mechanisms of phytochromes
• Evolution of phytochromes
• Integration of light and environmental signalling
• Molecular mechanisms of phytochromes
• Evolution of phytochromes
• Integration of light and environmental signalling
April 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Andreas Hiltbrunner - @plantphotobiology.bsky.social - Molecular Plant Physiology
• Molecular mechanisms of phytochromes
• Evolution of phytochromes
• Integration of light and environmental signalling
• Molecular mechanisms of phytochromes
• Evolution of phytochromes
• Integration of light and environmental signalling
Jürgen Kleine-Vehn - @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social - Molecular Plant Physiology
• Unraveling plant growth at a subcellular level
• Unraveling plant growth at a subcellular level
April 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Jürgen Kleine-Vehn - @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social - Molecular Plant Physiology
• Unraveling plant growth at a subcellular level
• Unraveling plant growth at a subcellular level
Pitter Huesgen - @degradomics.bsky.social - Biochemistry and Functional Proteomics
• Proteomics method development
• Protease substrate identifcation
• Proteolysis in cellular stress responses
• Proteomics method development
• Protease substrate identifcation
• Proteolysis in cellular stress responses
April 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Pitter Huesgen - @degradomics.bsky.social - Biochemistry and Functional Proteomics
• Proteomics method development
• Protease substrate identifcation
• Proteolysis in cellular stress responses
• Proteomics method development
• Protease substrate identifcation
• Proteolysis in cellular stress responses