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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 13h

🧪🌾In collaboration with Elena Monte from @cragenomica.bsky.social they show that this type of regulation is especially abundant in genes with transporter function in Arabidopsis but also that it is a general regulatory mechanism in plants to increase stress responsiveness.🧬

Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 13h

🧪🌾PAPER - How do plants increase their stress responsiveness? 🧬

Vasiliki Zacharaki et al from the Kindgren group show that convergent antisense transcription is an evolutionary strategy used by plants to achieve this.

Read more in Molecular Plant @cellpress.bsky.social:
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Plant Physiology @plantphys.bsky.social · Aug 19

Mutations in the floral regulator gene HUA2 restore flowering to the Arabidopsis trehalose 6-phosphate synthase1 (tps1) mutant (Liping Zeng , Vasiliki Zacharaki , Sam W van Es , Yanwei Wang , Markus Schmid) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 1d

🧪🌾INTERVIEW - His discovery challenges current textbook knowledge

PhD student Özer Erguvan from the @stephanevrg.bsky.social group discovered that two key sites in plant cell walls and not the middle lamella help cells stick together.🔬

Read more in this interview👇:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 5d

🧪🌾PAPER - Which role does the circadian clock play for stress adaptation in tree?

The groups of Cristian Ibáñez & Maria Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social show that it is central to salt stress adaptation in tree roots.

Read more in npj Biological Timing and Sleep:
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

The circadian clock of Populus affects physiological, transcriptional and metabolomic responses to osmotic and ionic components of salt stress - npj Biological Timing and Sleep

npj Biological Timing and Sleep - The circadian clock of Populus affects physiological, transcriptional and metabolomic responses to osmotic and ionic components of salt stress

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 5d

👏 Congratulations to all authors!

Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · 7d

Finally, the fruit of our labour investigating salt stress in wild-type and RNAi trees affected in timing🌳⏰! I am very happy to have this work out 😍 Thanks to all involved and fabulous collaborations between Chilean and Swedish groups 🥂✨ rdcu.be/eI1vq

The circadian clock of Populus affects physiological, transcriptional and metabolomic responses to osmotic and ionic components of salt stress

npj Biological Timing and Sleep - The circadian clock of Populus affects physiological, transcriptional and metabolomic responses to osmotic and ionic components of salt stress

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Maria E. Eriksson @treesandgrowth.bsky.social · 8d

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Forskaren: Så ställer träden om till höst

Varför fäller vissa träd sina löv tidigare än andra? Svaret finns i deras inre biologiska klocka.

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Umeå University @umeauniversitet.bsky.social · 21d

Hooray for Umeå University, which turns 60 today! 🥳🎈

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 5d

🧪🌾Research Communications: Update on the nuclear & mitochondrial Amborella genome🧬

Jian-Feng Mao & colleagues assembled a more complete version of the genome providing a valuable resource for studying the origin of angiosperms.

Read more in Journal of Genetics and Genomics:
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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 5d

🧪🌾PAPER - What causes negativ effects in plants expressing microbial enzymes?🦠

The Mellerowicz group excluded damage- & pathogen-associated immune responses.

The good news: restricting the expression to wood avoids side-effects.

Read more in Plant Biotechnology Journal👇:
doi.org/10.1111/pbi....

Glucuronoyl Esterase of Pathogenic Phanerochaete carnosa Induces Immune Responses in Aspen Independently of Its Enzymatic Activity

Microbial enzymes expressed in plants add new functionalities but occasionally trigger undesirable immune responses. Phanerochaete carnosa glucuronoyl esterase (PcGCE) hydrolyses the bond between lig...

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 8d

OUTREACH - What does tree breeding have in common with Tinder?

Laura García Romañach is competing in the semi-final of #ForskarGrandPrix, Sweden's national #ScienceCommunication contest, presenting her research on early flowering in trees.

Curious? Read more here: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...

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Stéphanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social · 15d

Having fun with the group for Sandeep Farewell! @sharmavinod.bsky.social @siamsadoyle.bsky.social @loupitgreg.bsky.social @sandeep18887.bsky.social @absolutemaverick.bsky.social @umeaplantsciencecentre.se

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Stéphanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social · 23d

:-) @umeaplantsciencecentre.se

Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 26d

Today’s speaker @cosheidelberg.bsky.social is Asa Strand on #Chloroplast development-a tale of two genomes

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · 27d

📣 Monday is the last day! Are you a plant embryo expert and looking for a group leader position?🧪🌾

Apply for this position👇 and join the Future excellence initiative at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

We are looking forward to hosting you and your group @umeaplantsciencecentre.se!

Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · Jun 27

🧪🌾VACANCY - Are you expert in plant embryo development and planning your next career step?

Join the excellence initiative "SLU Future" at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and become group leader @umeaplantsciencecentre.se!

Read more here👇:
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

#PlantSciJobs

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IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · Sep 8

10 days left to apply to join IceLab as a #multidisciplinary #postdoc! Are you interested in using your computational skills to address important life science questions? There is a project for you here! 👇
#complexity #complexsystems

IceLab @icelabumu.bsky.social · Aug 6

NOW SEEKING POSTDOCS - the 6th call for IceLab Multidisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellows funded by Kempestiftelserna is open! Apply now for 3 fellowships with six exciting research projects to choose from: www.umu.se/en/work-with...
@umeauniversitet.bsky.social #postdoc #scisky #postdocfellows

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · Sep 8

This research has been funded by @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social, @strategiska.bsky.social & @kawresearch.bsky.social.

Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · Sep 8

🧪🌾NEWS - Aspen controls bud formation using light and temperature

Ove Nilsson's group has now discovered how aspen trees decide between growth and winter dormancy during summer cold snaps and autumn.🌿

Curious how aspen does this? Read more here:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · Sep 8

🧪🌾NEWS - Aspen controls bud formation using light and temperature

Ove Nilsson's group has now discovered how aspen trees decide between growth and winter dormancy during summer cold snaps and autumn.🌿

Curious how aspen does this? Read more here:
www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · Sep 5

PAPER - Do leaf mitochondria react in different cell types similarly to carbon starvation?

Olivier Keech's group show that mitochondria proteomes from mesophyll, vascular and guard cells differ especially under stress.

Read more in @pplplantarum.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.1111/ppl....

Comparative Study of the Mitochondrial Proteome From Mesophyll, Vascular, and Guard Cells in Response to Carbon Starvation

A leaf is an organ composed of different tissues that fulfill specific functions. We hypothesized that since cells in vascular or mesophyll tissues as well as in stoma are developmentally tuned to op...

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Stéphanie Robert @srobertgroup.bsky.social · Sep 5

What a cool story presented by @elkebarbez.bsky.social from @uni-freiburg.de at @umeaplantsciencecentre.se !!

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · Sep 4

Special thanks to three of our future group leaders: Susan McEvoy, @jalonsos.bsky.social & Leonard Blaschek for sharing your exciting research – we’re looking forward to welcoming you soon!

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · Sep 4

UPSC DAY 2025 - Plant science, AI & laughter

Yesterday, we invited everyone @umeaplantsciencecentre.se for a day of mingling, updates, science, AI - and laughter, a session led by Sonali Ranade.

Big thanks to Matt Low for the entertaining AI workshop and to everyone who made the day so memorable!

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · Sep 3

🧪🌾PAPER - How do trees know when to stop growing before winter?

Bo Zhang et al from the Ove Nilsson group show how aspen trees use the PHYB–PIF4 module to balance light and temperature, preventing premature bud set in cold climates.

Read more in @natcomms.nature.com:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Phytochrome B and phytochrome-interacting-factor4 modulate tree seasonal growth in cold environments - Nature Communications

Trees in cold climates, as revealed by Zhang et al., utilize the proteins PHYB and PIF4 to precisely time their winter dormancy, allowing them to grow under fluctuating temperatures without ceasing gr...

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · Sep 3

Looks great! We are looking forward to hear more about the proceedings!

STARMORPH_ERC SYG @starmorph-syg.bsky.social · Sep 3

STARMORPH kick off went smoothly! Nice group of young scientists to work together with! Fantastic couple of days! @xanderjones.bsky.social @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social @nowako76.bsky.social @srobertgroup.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @umeaplantsciencecentre.se

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EMBO @embo.org · Sep 3

EMBO is offering travel #grants for international meeting attendees for the ASCB | EMBO #CellBio2025 Meeting taking place 6–10 December in Philadelphia, US – Deadline is today! 🧪

Apply now:
www.ascb.org/grants-award...

@ascbiology.bsky.social
#LifeSciences #CellBiology #research #conference

Travel Grants - ASCB

2025 Cell Bio Travel Grant Applications Submission Deadline is September 3 at 11:59 pm ET Notes: 1. Applicants may only receive one of the following travel grants. 2. If selected, recipients will…

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Umeå Plant Science Centre @umeaplantsciencecentre.se · Sep 2

🧪🌾PAPER - How do long non-coding RNAs regulate responses to changing environmental conditions?🧬

Isabell Rosenkranz et al from the P. Kindgren group show that two specific ones regulate a pathway important for cold stress adaptation.

Read more in @emboreports.org:
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

Cis- and trans-action of the cold-induced lncRNAs, SVALKA and SVALNA, regulate CBF1 and CBF3 in Arabidopsis | EMBO reports

imageimageThe lncRNAs SVALKA and SVALNA negatively regulate CBF gene expression in Arabidopsis during cold stress. Modes of action include RNA Polymerase II collision mechanisms, Transcription start s...

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