Check out this exciting postdoc opportunity at @johninnescentre.bsky.social to work with the amazing @hassansalem.bsky.social and @berasymbionts.bsky.social on the developmental and molecular basis of insect–microbe symbiosis.

I’m excited to be part of this collaborative project!

MoCox6 is a regulator of mitophagy and a druggable target in Magnaporthe oryzae Nature Microbiology, Published online: 20 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02329-zMoCox6 is an inner mitochondrial membrane regulator of mitophagy in Magnaporthe oryzae, and targeting it with a small molecule, Pan-RAS-IN-1, suppresses fungal virulence and reduces rice blast disease.

Out Now! MoCox6 is a regulator of mitophagy and a druggable target in Magnaporthe oryzae #MicroSky

Phytophthora targets plant extracellular vesicles to promote infection Nature Microbiology, Published online: 20 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02325-3Phytophthora secretes an infection-induced apoplastic lipase, damaging Arabidopsis extracellular vesicles and suppressing plant defence against infection.

Out Now! Phytophthora targets plant extracellular vesicles to promote infection #MicroSky

Phytophthora targets plant extracellular vesicles to promote infection - Nature Microbiology Phytophthora secretes an infection-induced apoplastic lipase, damaging Arabidopsis extracellular vesicles and suppressing plant defence against infection.

Phytophthora targets plant extracellular vesicles to promote infection - great story!

Come to Bochum 🌱 — we’d love to host all #plantscience peeps!

From biotic interactions 🦠 to #proteostasis ♻️ and development 🌿, there’s something for everyone. Looking forward to inspiring science & great conversations ✨

More info here: botanik-tagung.de

Infection of maize by Ustilago maydis remodels the phyllosphere microbiome and requires the activity of antimicrobial effectors www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.03...

Excited to share our new preprint on rhizobacterial biosensors mapping sucrose exudation 🌱

Work spanning my TomKat postdoc in @josedinneny.bsky.social's lab to my own lab at @universityofga.bsky.social; co-first with my PhD student Gretchen Brinkman: 🧵

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Host-adapted enzymatic deconstruction of acetylated xylan limits immune activation and facilitates mutualistic colonization of monocot roots This study identifies a monocot-specific enzymatic module in the beneficial root endophyte Serendipita indica, showing how ancestral saprotrophic enzymes have been repurposed into an immune-compatible...

Very proud to share our new paper led by Mathias Brands from my team at @UniCologne! With Markus Pauly team @HHU. Host-adapted enzymatic deconstruction of acetylated xylan limits immune activation and facilitates mutualistic colonization of monocot roots: Molecular Plant www.cell.com/molecular-pl...

Postdoctoral Scholar position in the Coaker group University of California, Davis We are seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to join our research program focused on immune receptor engineering and spatial analyses of plant pathogens interactions using computational and imaging approaches. The position will involve integration of molecular, imaging, and computational approaches. Relevant publications from the laboratory include Nature Plants (2025, PMID: 40721669), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024, PMID: 38814867), and Cell Reports (2023, PMID: 37342910). https://www.coakerlab.org/ Qualifications: • Ph.D. in plant biology, molecular biology, genetics, computational biology, or a related field • Strong background in genomics and/or computational biology • First author publications in peer-reviewed journals • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment • Experience in plant innate immunity is preferred Application Instructions: The position is initially available for two years, with the possibility of extension based on performance and funding. Salary is based on the University of California postdoctoral salary scale (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2025-26/represented-oct-2025-scales/t23.pdf). The salary range for this position is $69,073-$82,836 US Dollars/year. Review of applications will begin June 1, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. Please submit a CV, a brief statement of research interests (~1 page), and contact information for three references to glcoaker@ucdavis.edu. The research statement should describe your previous work, how your expertise aligns with ongoing research in the lab, and potential future research directions.

We are hiring! We’re excited to recruit a postdoc to our lab at UC Davis to work on plant immune engineering and single-cell analyses of plant pathogen interactions. Apply by June 1. Please repost. www.coakerlab.org/postdoctoral...

Volume 67 Issue 3 | Plant and Cell Physiology | Oxford Academic The official journal of the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists. Publishes original articles reporting significant findings in broad aspects of plant biology.

📢Check out our latest issue here🗞️

🔗 academic.oup.com/pcp/issue/67/3

Thanks to @jimhaseloff.bsky.social for the beautiful #Marchantia cover image; find out more by reading the linked Commentary article here:
🆓 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...

@oupacademic.bsky.social
@jspp-news.bsky.social

#PlantScience

Signatures of the coevolutionary arms race in response to effector-triggered immunity in the Pseudomonas syringae HopZ type III effector family Host-pathogen interactions are coevolutionary battles often described as arms races, requiring evolutionary change in both partners, functional conseq…

Signatures of the coevolutionary arms race in response to effector-triggered immunity in the Pseudomonas syringae HopZ type III effector family

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Dynamic co-existence of bacteriophages and their hosts in the Arabidopsis thaliana phyllosphere www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04...

1/8 🔥 New preprint dropped: Dynamic co-existence of bacteriophages and their hosts 🦠 in the Arabidopsis thaliana 🌱 phyllosphere
Work led by the indomitable @sheilaroitman.bsky.social‬
#plantscience #microbiome #holobiont
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Pathogen-inducible expression of autoactive NLRs confers multi-pathogen resistance in tomato

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New pre-print from the lab! We show that the subtilase SBT12a is essential for symbiosome stabilization in Medicago. Using HUNTER proteomics, we even got some of its substrates. Have a look.
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N-hydroxypipecolic acid acts as a mobile signal for systemic acquired resistance #correpondence #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...

Autophagy acts as a spatial organizer of cell-type-specific plant immunity To prevent frequent outbreak of diseases, plants have acquired a complex and multi-layered immune system. Cell surface immune receptors recognize conserved pathogen-associated molecular patterns (P…

Autophagy acts as a spatial organizer of cell-type-specific plant immunity theustunlab.com/2026/04/12/a...

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#proteostasis #plantscience #plantimmunity #theustunlab

Hiring at IPB Halle! Department Head & Director – Chemistry of Natural Products and Bioactives.
Exceptional position with outstanding support & research environment.
Apply now by April 24, 2026!-> berufungsportal.uni-halle.de
#NaturalProductChemistry #AcademicJobs #IPB #PlantScience

Transition metal-triggered immunity via an Arabidopsis NLR pair www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04...

Great to see this paper in its final published form!

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Reconstructing plant beneficial bacterial consortia by integrating dilution-to-extinction microbiome perturbation with genome-resolved synthetic ecology www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04...

We are looking for a Tomato Breeder to join our Team @kwsgroup.bsky.social in Antalya, Türkiye.

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Our Vegetable Division is expanding at the moment, and this is a good timepoint to get on board.

#PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceJobs #PlantSciJob

Autophagy acts as a spatial organizer of cell-type-specific plant immunity www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04...

Single-cell genomics reveals opportunistic Enterobacterales carrying putative cationic antimicrobial peptide resistance genes in red crown rot-affected soybean rhizoplanes www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04...

Great work!
I am also glad to see some of our results were reproducible in your lab😊

Preprint alert 🚨 (1/10) 🧵

𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘨𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘹 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺:
It can promote resistance, susceptibility, or restrict cell death 🤯

So what is its actual role?

We show it acts as a spatial organizer of immunity across cell types 🌱🦠 #proteostasis

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Work @nature shows how an NLR--transcription factor module mediates rice resistance to bacterial blight. Rice subspecies differing in this module vary in pathogen resistance. The authors overcome lower resistance by manipulating the two layers of plant immunity.

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just want to thank again @grandpahiro.bsky.social & @huguesrenault.bsky.social for saving us from an embarrassment: “We thank Hirofumi Nakagami and Hugues Renault for their feedback on not defining Marchantia polymorpha as an early land plant.” www.cell.com/developmenta...

Soil bacterium Massilia secretes metabolites that promote Leptospira growth www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04...

Coevolution of plant–microbe interactions, friend–foe continuum, and microbiome engineering for a sustainable future This review synthesizes 450 million years of plant–microbe coevolution into a three-pillar framework centered on organellogenesis, root evolution, and immune gatekeeping. It organizes the friend–foe c...

Coevolution of plant–microbe interactions, friend–foe continuum, and microbiome engineering for a sustainable future

Molecular Plant (@mplantpcom.bsky.social) review

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