@albertopmacho.bsky.social and I summarize advances in understanding how T3Es modulate cellular processes beyond immune signaling for colonization in COPB. Sabotage behind enemy lines: Bacterial hijacking of plant cellular functions
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Cyto-architecture of Byblis glands and leaf cells based on freeze-substitution and conventional TEM AbstractBackground and Aims. Byblis liniflora (Byblidaceae) is a carnivorous plant that has developed sticky flypaper traps with two types of glandular tri

✅📄Now Free Access:Cyto-architecture of Byblis glands and leaf cells based on freeze-substitution and conventional TEM
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‘There’s biological treasure here’: Chile’s endemic seals gain protection with new marine park Sixty years after the discovery of a colony of Juan Fernández fur seals, previously thought to be extinct, a landmark agreement extends ‘no take’ zone around the wildlife-rich archipelago

‘There’s biological treasure here’: Chile’s endemic seals gain protection with new marine park

ECRs, one week to go! Please join us for an exciting event:

The Sainsbury Laboratory Summer Conference in Plant-Microbe Interactions

for Early Career Researchers

20th – 31st July 2026
Norwich, UK

Application deadline: 12:00 BST (UTC +1) Monday 30th March 2026 www.tsl.ac.uk/tsl-summer-c...

Fig. 1 (shortened, full legend in paper): Nuclear transcriptional regulation of chloroplast biogenesis. Chloroplast development in cotyledons of land plants during the transition from seedlings germinating in the dark (etiolated) to green seedlings in the light. Plastids are inherited as proplastids in seeds. In etiolated cotyledons, proplastids differentiate into etioplasts, characterized by the prolamellar body (PLB). Perception of light initiates the light developmental programme and chloroplast development. The PLB starts to disaggregate, thylakoid membranes (tm) start to form, and chlorophyll accumulates. Transcription of nuclear genes involved in chloroplast development is actively inhibited in the dark by PIFs and their interaction with other proteins, such as EIN3 and BZR1. Light signalling pathways target PIFs and EIN3 for degradation, lifting the repression, and allow transcription and activity of several TFs, leading to massive transcriptional changes.

🌿🟢 REVIEW 🟢🌿

This review focuses on recent advances in chloroplast biogenesis and chromoplast differentiation, with emphasis on transcriptional regulation, and identifies areas where further progress is needed – Hernández-Verdeja

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
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Nutrient exchange and symbiosis regulation in root nodule symbiosis and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis.

Balancing mutualism: choice and sanctions in root–microbe symbioses

#TansleyReview by Madhavan and Müller @lmueller.bsky.social

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Model of plant growth #regulator (PGR)-mediated integrated #omics analysis for identifying key players contributing to #drought stress adaptation and tolerance in plants.

Quoted from Dr Ali Raza

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The MicrobeAtlas database: Global trends and insights into Earth’s microbial ecosystems MicrobeAtlas (www.microbeatlas.org) is an integrated, reference-based resource for truly planet-wide microbiomics, analyzing hundreds of thousands of microbial lineages across diverse environments, co...

The MicrobeAtlas database: Global trends and insights into Earth’s microbial ecosystems: Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

#microsky

Not only did the #AHCS support me in giving out copies of my book this week but they've also included an article on how and why it came about, as part of the Spring 2026 Healthcare Science Leadership Journal

If you are interested in checking it out, the link is:
www.amazon.co.uk/Shouldnt-Hap...

Fig. 1 Anthropogenic disturbance alters the diversity, composition, and abundance of microbes as well as the edaphic properties of the soil.

#TansleyReview: Why, when, and how microbes can benefit ecological restorations: current approaches and future directions

Kerri Crawford, Collin Dice & Scott Clark
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Gene editing of the E3 ligase PIRE1 fine-tunes reactive oxygen species production for enhanced bacterial disease resistance in tomato An E3 ligase helps control plant immune responses and regulates reactive oxygen species production, offering a strategy to boost disease resistance in leav

Excited this MS is out! Here, we genome edited Pire in tomato, a conserved E3 ligase controlling NADPH oxidase accumulation in Arabidopsis. Edited lines exhibited enhanced resistance to foliar bacterial pathogens, but not two root colonizing pathogens. #PlantImmunity
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Development of a bioassay guided genome mining approach for antifungal natural product discovery from pseudomonads Zymoseptoria tritici causes Septoria Leaf Blotch disease of wheat and has evolved to overcome most chemical and genetic control methods. As such, new tools are required for future disease control. We...

🚨 New preprint!
We've developed a bioassay-guided genome mining approach to identify bacterial secondary metabolites that inhibit Zymoseptoria tritici — a major fungal pathogen of wheat.
Available now on bioRxiv: doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Schematic representation showing the effects of elevated CO2 on plant defence mechanisms and resistance phenotypes.

Elevated CO2: a double-edged sword for #plant #defence against #pathogens

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👆 A #Commentary by Rosa Sanchez-Lucas & Estrella Luna on this article by Bredow et al. 👇

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Integrating ‘cry for help’ strategies for sustainable agriculture Plants recruit specific soil microbes through a sophisticated ‘cry for help’ strategy to mitigate environmental stresses. Recent advances highlight the potential of leveraging this mechanism to develop microbe-based approaches for enhancing crop health, but challenges remain in refining the criteria and conceptual frameworks to effectively investigate and harness these plant–microbe interactions.

Integrating ‘cry for help’ strategies for sustainable agriculture #plantscience

#plantscience predoc

NO: from plant immunity to fungal virulence factor Traditionally viewed as a plant defense molecule, nitric oxide (NO) has now been shown to play a key role in fungal pathogenesis. A recent study by Zhang et al. reveals that banana pathogenic isolates...

📜 NO: from plant immunity to fungal virulence factor

🧑‍🔬 Stefania Vitale, David Turrà

📔 @cp-trendsplantsci.bsky.social

🔗 www.cell.com/trends/plant...

#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #NitricOxide #Phytohormones #Fusarium

The future of genome editing in plants - Nature Plants Future genome editing in plants will mimic the natural evolutionary processes that shape genomes. It will be used to reshape plant genomes in a manner that could have happened naturally, but more prec...

📜 The future of genome editing in plants

🧑‍🔬 Larry Gilbertson, Holger Puchta, R. Keith Slotkin

📔 @natplants.nature.com

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantCRISPR #PlantGE #PlantGenomics #PlantNGTs #GenomeEditing #PlantGenomeEditing

Nitric oxide controls stomatal development and stress responses by inhibiting MPK6 phosphorylation via S-nitrosylation in Arabidopsis
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(Left) Photo of first-author: Xuemei Zhou; (Right) A schematic diagram showing the transcriptional networks through which MYB06 is able to improve saline-alkali stress tolerance in birch trees resulting in various physiological outcomes incl. reduced stomatal aperture and ROS accumulation, increased proline levels, and sodium and potassium ion loss/ imbalance.

MYBs to the rescue..!

Zhou et al. reveal how BpMYB06 can transcriptionally regulate genes that enhance ROS scavenging, and regulate stomatal closure, osmotic potential and ionic balance, thereby improving saline-alkaline tolerance in birch trees 🍃

📖 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...

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A fungal effector hijacks a plastid protein to dampen plant immunity; PR1 is here for rescue - Stress Biology Plants are engaged in a constant battle for survival against pathogens, which triggers a multifaceted immune response characterized by pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) and effector-triggered immunity ...

A fungal effector hijacks a plastid protein to dampen plant immunity; PR1 is here for rescue
Muhammad Saad Shoaib Khan, Faisal Islam, Huan Chen & Jian Chen

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#plantimmunity #ROS #BioticStress

💡Protein lovers - a brand NEW video exploring AlphaFold's pLDDT score in Jalview is out! Find out how you can select, hide and colour your alignments using this 3D structure prediction confidence metric.

▶️ Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVCM...

Let the BOOSTER boost photosynthesis and plant productivity Recently, Feyissa et al. discovered an orphan gene, BOOSTER (BSTR), in Populus species, which has been shown to optimize photosynthesis and enhance CO2 assimilation and biomass accumulation. Integrating BSTR into breeding programs holds promise for boosting crop yields and contributing to food security, increased biofuel production, and sustainable agriculture.

Let the BOOSTER boost photosynthesis and plant productivity #plantscience

Phosphorylation-dependent VaMYB4a regulates cold stress in grapevine by inhibiting VaPIF3 and activating VaCBF4 (Qinhan Yu, Qiaoling Zheng, Chang Liu, Junxia Zhang, Yaping Xie, Wenkong Yao, Jiaxin Li, Ningbo Zhang, Xinyi Hao, Weirong Xu) https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiaf035 #PlantScience

Peer review isn’t just an academic burden—it’s a chance to learn, mentor & contribute. 🌟

📖 Check out our latest editorial: “Review process: an academic responsibility that facilitates active & peer learning.”

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#PeerReview #AcademicPublishing

Plants may control their own microbiomes Scientists discovered stable RNA on plant leaves that can regulate microbes, revealing a new layer of plant-environment interaction.

Plants may control their own microbiomes: Scientists discovered stable RNA on plant leaves that can regulate microbes, revealing a new layer of plant-environment interaction.

#PlantMicrobiome #RNAInterference #PlantScience #MicrobialEcology #CrossKingdomRNAi #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth

🌱 Plants Shape Their Microbiome

New research shows plant leaves are coated with unique RNAs that might help control the microbes living on their surface - a potential way plants protect themselves.

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#PlantScience #Microbiology #SciComm 🧪

Using digital blueprints, a computational biologist explains how #microbes could colonize space, produce drugs, and generate energy—highlighting how these models could shape the future of #biotechnology, #medicine, and #space exploration. https://buff.ly/422BLbe 🛰️🧪🩺

Screen shot showing the Online R learning repository with 500 stars and 101 forks.

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Huh, my Online R learning GitHub repo hit 500 stars! github.com/cxli233/Onli...

Rooting for survival: how plants tackle a challenging environment through a diversity of root forms and functions Abstract. The current climate crisis has global impacts and will affect the physiology of plants across every continent. Ensuring resilience of our agricul

Proud to share our new @plantphys.bsky.social review exploring the anatomical and molecular basis for root adaptations to the environment. Prashanth Ramachandran and Andrea Ramirez detail cell types and pathways that help plants stay resilient in a changing world. academic.oup.com/plphys/advan...