New OA Article: "Membrane remodelling mediates lipopeptide-induced immunity in Arabidopsis" rdcu.be/feoNF
Lipid-driven mechanism for immune activation by a bacterial lipopeptide. Perception at the cell membrane leads to deformation, mechanosensing and early signalling. #PlantScience
Registration for the International PhD School Plant Development 2026 is up and running, half the places have been already booked!
So don't wait until the deadline to register raissiglab.org/plantdevosch... !
Cost: €350.- for conference, accommodation, meals, and a wine tasting in a local winery 🍷
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...
@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
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Thrilled to share our paper now out in Nature Plants 🎉
We developed a genome-host association (GHA) approach to study pathogen adaptation directly from field metadata by using the originating host cultivar as phenotype.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
One more day to apply for AGILE msca-agile.eu and LEAP!
The final version of our Marchantia cell cycle paper is now published. A much improved version compared to the preprint. Cyclins, repressors, and more. Thanks to co-authors and reviewers. #PlantScience. academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...
Deadline this Sunday!
Only one week left to apply for the full professorship in Experimental Biodiversity Research at our institute @unituebingen.bsky.social ! Please re-post.
Various tissue cross-sections of Marchantia paleacea thalli and cartoon (top) showing site of cross-sections
It's good to talk...💬
Yoda et al. show that #strigolactones are synthesised in #Marchantia paleacea basal ventral tissues & secreted into the rhizosphere to facilitate effective communication with #AMfungi
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
#PlantScience
#Phytohormones
#PlantMicrobeInteractions
LipoTag: A minimal motif for live and functional imaging of plant cell membranes. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04...
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...
Happy to see this in biorxiv 🎉. Really proud of how it started and ended. Very first report of new peptide class “ PSK” encoded by parasitic nematodes. Nematodes getting smarter 🎉 Congrats to all authors
@nemaplant.bsky.social lab and @lmueller.bsky.social lab.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Norwich looks strangely familiar 🤔
Had a great visit to @thesainsburylab.bsky.social this week!
Thank you for the invite @kamounlab.bsky.social, and thanks to everyone for the warm welcome and great discussions about science!
Now that it's official i've got some news! Our group has moved from @mpi-bio-fml.bsky.social to @unihalle.bsky.social where I am now leading the department for phytopathology and plant protection 🍄🌾🧬
Preprint alert!
I am extremely happy to finally (!) share our work on the redox-dependent regulation of the CRKs in plants!
We integrated high-throughput interactomics, redox proteomics, structural modelling, and genetics to map a ROS-dependent CRK interaction landscape in Arabidopsis.
Anika Dolata, Prof. Dr. Yvonne Stahl (both University Frankfurt) & Dr. Cecilia Lara Mondragón (University Tübingen) - Three female researchers at different stages of their careers represented our Research Unit at MBP 2026.
Thank you very much for the poster, the talk, and for chairing the session!🤩
Our second keynote @likeyoda1.bsky.social gave a stellar talk on stomatal patterning in the Arabidopsis embryo 🌱
Interested in signaling? Evolution? Microfluidics? Phosphoproteomics? Imaging? Green organisms? Consider joining the awesome Jan De Vries team for this 5-year (!) post-doc and come collaborate with Joris Sprakel and me!
Got Genome?
📣 Job opportunity: ERC-funded position as a Five-Year Postdoctoral Researcher (all genders welcome) in @jandevries.bsky.social lab in Göttingen, Germany. Find more info here:
www.uni-goettingen.de/de/644546.ht...
#plantsci
Check out our new paper focusing on unaccessioned herbarium specimens. nhcm.pensoft.net/article/1829...
We found that bryophytes and fungi/lichens were over-represented in the specimen backlog, compared to vascular plants. This highlights the need for more bryophyte and fungi/lichen identification!
Our first Kalanchoë laxiflora story found its perfect home @Science Advances with a beautiful cover image of Kalanchoë thyrsiflora leaves. I am grateful that I can continue working with this incredible new model to learn more about succulent development 🤩
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Now out!
We show that TEs can be horizontally transferred between fungal species via Starships. Once transferred, these TEs can become active, changing the genome organization and affecting the lifestyle of the recipient fungus.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@oggenfussursula.bsky.social #TEsky
We are pleased to support the DOMPS Symposium taking place in Freiburg this week: dompssymposium.wixsite.com/domps
The New Phytologist Foundation supports events that further innovation and advancement in plant-focused research around the world: www.newphytologist.org/grants-award...
"Machine learning for evolutionary genetics and molecular evolution"
by Li Zhao & colleagues
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
It’s time to say farewell to ERC Research Group Leader Thorsten Langner after nearly 3 years at the institute. He reflects on his time here, key milestones, and what’s next: tinyurl.com/2vce2d6k
Congratulations on your new position—we wish you and your team all the best for the future!
Cell-surface receptors play key roles across many biological processes.
In plants, these receptor families have undergone remarkable expansion. Here, we systematically review these receptors in
@theplantjournal.bsky.social
Happy to see this out!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...