Systematic discovery and engineering of synthetic immune receptors in plants Plants deploy a diverse array of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), which perceive microbe-associated molecular patterns to activate immune responses. Leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase subgr...

Very happy to share our latest work “Systematic discovery and engineering of synthetic immune receptors in plants” out in @science.org !

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Decoding plant cell types across species: A blueprint for gene discovery Uncovering plant cell types and regulatory genes across species has long been a challenge. Writing in Cell, Xue et al. present single-cell atlases for…

@cp-devcell.bsky.social spotlight on an exciting paper published recently at @cp-cell.bsky.social about a unified cell atlas of vascular plants with an automated cell-type annotation tool: “Decoding plant cell types across species: A blueprint for gene discovery” shorturl.at/wzK5p

A receptor antagonist counterbalances multiple systemin phytocytokines in tomato Tight regulation of immune activation is crucial for plant health. How plants control the actions of their immunostimulatory phytocytokines is largely…

Check out this new story from the Felix lab, with some contribution from us:
Receptor antagonist prevents hyperactivation of the plant immune system
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PLOS Biology Associate Editor- FTC UK-Remote

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If you have a background in plant mol cell bio, a keen interest in sustainability and planetary health & are looking to move away from the bench, this may be for you!

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It's been a really fun ride to put this Voices together, and huge thanks to all authors contributed: @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social John Bowman @michaelraissig.bsky.social @philippaborrill.bsky.social Sabeeha Merchant; Feng Qin; Enoch Lok Him Yuen; @tolgaboz.bsky.social; Fang Xie

A timeline of discovery and innovation in Arabidopsis To celebrate this Focus Issue on Translational Research from Arabidopsis to Crop Plants and Beyond, we present a timeline highlighting some of the exceptio

We argue the best model is only relevant to the scientific question asked, and we also endorse Arabidopsis as a robust model given the readily used knowledge, available resource and technology, nicely summerized recently in @theplantcell.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/plce...

Exploring the diversity of plant model organisms Increasing plant genome research, together with advanced transformation technology, enables researchers to address their research questions more effec…

I'm very pleased to present the @cp-devcell.bsky.social Voices on plant model organism: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... While we appreciate the diversity of plant models, one often questions which model is the "best"?

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On my way to #ICAR2025. In the meantime, check out our curated joint-collection from multiple Cell Press journals @cp-devcell.bsky.social @cp-cellreports.bsky.social @currentbiology.bsky.social @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social @cp-iscience.bsky.social www.cell.com/cp/collectio...

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Transplant International Fellowship 2025 • ESOT We are excited to launch the 2025 Editorial Fellowship with Transplant International, a 12-month programme for five early-career professionals in transplantation interested in research, education, editing, and scholarly writing.

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VRN2-PRC2 facilitates light-triggered repression of PIF signaling to coordinate growth in Arabidopsis Osborne et al. show that the angiosperm-specific PRC2 subunit VRN2 is enriched in hypoxic regions of the Arabidopsis shoot, where it is required for stable deposition of H3K27me3 in key PIF4 target ge...

Happy to see our latest paper by @drosborneplantsci.bsky.social et al out today in Developmental Cell @cellpress.bsky.social! We identify a role for VRN2-PRC2 in regulating light-responsive growth in Arabidopsis through the conditional epigenetic repression of PIF signalling. tinyurl.com/swbyff24

snRNA-seq analysis of the moss Physcomitrium patens identifies a conserved cytokinin-ESR module promoting pluripotent stem cell identity Pluripotent stem cells in the apical meristem have been a key innovation that allows plants to flourish. Hata et al. identified transcriptomic characters of a pluripotent stem cell in Physcomitrium pa...

Kyozuka lab identified a conserved cytokinin-ESR module promoting pluripotent stem cell identity in moss using snRNA-seq www.cell.com/developmenta...

Florigen-producing cells express FPF1-LIKE PROTEIN 1 to accelerate flowering and stem growth in Arabidopsis Takagi and Lee et al. show that florigen-producing cells express unique transcripts not found in other phloem cells by analyzing transcripts translated into proteins. One such transcript encodes FLP1,...

Imaizumi lab analyzed translatome of that florigen-producing cells and identified small and mobile protein FLP1 promotes flowering and stem growth in long days with natural light condition www.cell.com/developmenta...

Front yard is sending the message that spring has arrived🌸 Meanwhile we have two interesting #plantdevelopment papers published recently with Developmental Cell @cellpress.bsky.social #plantscience

Rice extracellular vesicles send defense proteins into fungus Rhizoctonia solani to reduce disease Huang et al. demonstrate that plants use extracellular vesicles (EVs) to send defense proteins into fungal pathogens, thereby combating infection. They highlight the significance of protein transfer from plants to pathogens, a process that plays an important role in reducing crop diseases.

Second, Cai lab showed rice secreted EVs send defense proteins to pathogenic fungal cells to reduce infection www.cell.com/developmenta...

Glutathione accelerates the cell cycle and cellular reprogramming in plant regeneration In this study, Lee et al. demonstrate how a metabolite released by tissue damage, glutathione, instructs cells to embark on the first step of regeneration. Glutathione activates fast cell cycles in damaged plant organs, leading cells to rapidly change their identity to restructure a new organ.

Very pleased to start 2025 with two very nice plant biology paper published online with Developmental Cell @cellpress.bsky.social. Firstly, Birmbaum lab showed tissue specific glutathione production regulates root growth and regeneration www.cell.com/developmenta...

50 Scientists that Inspire: As the 50th anniversary of Cell and Cell Press winds down, do check the profiles of these incredible scientists who make our tumultuous world better through their #science and their voices - tinyurl.com/yc8h9nfs
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With the amazing autumn view of TUM, I enjoyed the awesome science as well as my first experience giving a career development talk. Really appreciate the invitation from PhD students and truly amazed by the wonderful&creative event organisation. #TRR356 #ECR #MPMI #editorlife

Thanks so much for visiting us and introducing me to bluesky. I really enjoyed the conversation as well as your inspirational talk.