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Mayank Sharma @mayankdu.bsky.social · 1d

Hot off the press, first PI paper 🎉. Reporting a novel protein (VIA1) involved in thylakoid membrane biogenesis. VIA1 (similar to ESCRT-II) and bind to chloroplast ESCRT-III (VIPP1). Showing a direct role of VIPP1 in thylakoid biogenesis.
@cp-cellreports.bsky.social

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American Society of Plant Biologists @aspbofficial.bsky.social · 1d

#ASPBPlantPhysMonday #ICYMI

Plant Physiology @plantphys.bsky.social · 28d

An N-terminal transport-deficient module of CATION EXCHANGER1 is sufficient to trigger anoxia stress responses (Hormat Shadgou Rhein, Shayan Sarkar, Antonella Gradogna, Gabrielle Durocher, Joachim Scholz-Starke, Jon K Pittman, Kendal D Hirschi) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience

An N-terminal transport-deficient module of CATION EXCHANGER1 is sufficient to trigger anoxia stress responses

Expressing a transport-deficient portion of a calcium transporter protein restores stress sensitivity in plants, revealing a signaling role independent of

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KunzLab@LMU @kunzlab.bsky.social · 1d

Hi all, our 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️friends from the @lmumuenchen.bsky.social medschool @lmu-klinikum.bsky.social are organizing a charity run for the Hauner Children's Hospital to raise funds for their highly specialized pediatric care unit🏥. More info here: www.lmu-klinikum.de/hauner/kinde...
Plz repost, like & support

Spendenaktion und Spendenlauf 2025 | Kinderklinik und Kinderpoliklinik im Dr. von Haunerschen Kinderspital

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giovanniconsoli.bsky.social @giovanniconsoli.bsky.social · 4d

Have you ever looked at the night sky and wondered if there’s a chlorophyll f in the reaction centre of Photosystem I from far-red light adapted cyanobacteria? 🦠

Well, we did (don’t judge) and the work that followed is now out as a First Release in @science.org

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Locating the missing chlorophylls f in far-red photosystem I

The discovery of chlorophyll f-containing photosystems, with their long-wavelength photochemistry, represented a distinct, low-energy paradigm for oxygenic photosynthesis. Structural studies on chloro...

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Martin Jonikas @mjonikas.bsky.social · 2d

Algal pyrenoids—condensates that mediate ~1/3 of Earth’s CO2 fixation—change size and number as cells divide. Our data suggest a simple control mechanism: a kinase that continuously ejects material from the condensate! ☀️🌍🔬💧 #Biophysics #Photosynthesis
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Prof. Keiko Torii @keikoutorii.bsky.social · 4d

🌱Tenure-track Assistant Professor Position OPEN🌱
-Plant Interkingdom/Environment Interactions & Plant Immunity-
Now ads out in Science Careers! Please retweet and APPLY🤠🤘
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Assistant Professor - Austin, Texas job with Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin | 675377

MBS UT Austin invites applications for tenure-track faculty position at the Assist Prof level. Early-stage Assoc Prof level are also considered.

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Filip Husnik @filiphusnik.bsky.social · 5d

Pretty excited to share our new preprint!
Non-photosynthetic Plastid Replacement by a Primary Plastid in the Making
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 5d

Co-option of transcription factors drives evolution of quantitative disease resistance against a necrotrophic pathogen (S Einspanier, C Tominello-Ramirez, F Delplace, R Stam) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience @sev1panier

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MSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · 6d

We're excited to welcome Christopher Topp to the Plant Resilience Institute! Dr. Topp uses powerful imaging tools to envision the future of sustainable agriculture, and he will soon bring his expertise in root biology to MSU. Read the full story: plantresilience.msu.edu/pri-news/202...

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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 6d

Our article "Guns in Rosettes: The Arabidopsis chemical weapons arsenal" is finally published @plantphys.bsky.social!
You can download the #OpenAccess PDF here:

doi.org/10.1093/plph...

But real connoisseurs of #AntimicrobialCompounds will want to get the vinyl boxset: #PlantScience #PlantImmunity

A vinyl box with six colored vinyl LPs sticking out of its right side. The Title "Guns in Rosettes" is on top, with the subtitle "The Arabidopsis chemical weapons arsenal" just below. Then there is an Arabidopsis plant with machine guns sticking out. Below is the statement "6-LP LIMITED EDITION COLORED VINYL BOX SET"

The back cover of the vinyl box set showing the tracklist:
1. Methionine-derived compounds
Aliphatic GSLs
2. Tryptophan-derived compounds (trptonites)
Indolic GSLs
Camalexin
Hycanite (4-OH-ICN)
3. Phenylalanine-derived compounds (phenylpropanoids)
Benzenic GSLs
Coumarins
Hydroxycinnamates
Flavonoids
4. Terpenoids
(E)-β-caryophyllene
α- and β-pinene
Thalianin, arabidin, and DMNT

And the statement "Recorded live in front of an audience in 2025"

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Bettina Berger @bberger-au.bsky.social · 6d

📣🧪🌱We are #hiring a Horticultural Manager for our node of the Australian Plant Phenomics Network in Adelaide. Please help spread the word! careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...

Learn more about South Australia's new university for the future.

careers.adelaide.edu.au

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Ryo Yokoyama @yokoyama-ryo.bsky.social · 6d

Non-Photochemical Quenching in Plants: Mechanisms and Mysteries academic.oup.com/plcell/artic... @theplantcell.bsky.social

Non-Photochemical Quenching in Plants: Mechanisms and Mysteries

Abstract. Plants are vulnerable to photodamage when exposed to light intensities that exceed their photosynthetic capacity. To protect themselves, they act

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Liz Haswell @ehaswell.bsky.social · 7d

I started to work on MscS-Like proteins 20 years ago, dreaming that they were involved in plant mechanotransduction. And it is becoming more & more clear that they are!
#plantscience 🧪
"DmMSL10 is crucial for mechanosensing, facilitating AP firing by generating a receptor potential (RP) amplitude."

Arif Ashraf @aribidopsis.bsky.social · 13d

🍀🔬

MSL10 is a high-sensitivity mechanosensor in the tactile sense of the Venus flytrap @natcomms.nature.com from Toyota lab.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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KunzLab@LMU @kunzlab.bsky.social · 13d

This looks very interesting. Congrats @rstam.bsky.social et al. Co-option of transcription factors drives evolution of quantitative disease resistance against a necrotrophic pathogen url: academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...

Co-option of transcription factors drives evolution of quantitative disease resistance against a necrotrophic pathogen

Quantitative disease resistance in a wild tomato genotype evolved through species-specific regulatory network rewiring, with an ancient transcription facto

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LMU München @lmumuenchen.bsky.social · 14d

Herzlich willkommen, Prof. Matthias Tschöp! Der international anerkannte Arzt und Medizinforscher ist der neue Präsident der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU). ✨

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Kasper van Gelderen @kaspervangelderen.bsky.social · 14d

My latest paper, a postdoc project of mine from the @ronaldpierik.bsky.social lab is finally out in the Plant Cell all its formatted glory! doi.org/10.1093/plce...
Many thanks also to my co-authors and especially Kyra van der Velde who did a lot of work.

Gibberellin transport affects lateral root growth through HY5 in response to far-red light

Gibberellin translocation from shoot to root conveys a plant-plant competition signal that leads to a reduction in lateral root growth.

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Sven Gould @turbokraken.bsky.social · 19d

Kürzungen. Kürzungen everywhere.

www.forschung-und-lehre.de/forschung/df...

DFG muss Kürzungen vornehmen

Inflation und steigende Kosten zwingen die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft zum Sparen. Die Mittelaufwüchse kompensierten die Preissteigerungen nicht.

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Donald Danforth Plant Science Center @danforthcenter.bsky.social · 19d

From research breakthroughs to expanded facilities to startup launches, Danforth Center President & CEO Jim Carrington leaves behind an incredible legacy. Read more on our blog: https://loom.ly/QfeILIU

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Plant Physiology @plantphys.bsky.social · 21d

Insights into plastocyanin–cytochrome b6f complex formation: The role of plastocyanin phosphorylation (Yuval Milrad, Daniel Wegemann, Sebastian Kuhlgert, Martin Scholz, Muhammad Younas, André Vidal-Meireles, Michael Hippler) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience

Insights into plastocyanin–cytochrome b6f complex formation: The role of plastocyanin phosphorylation

Structural proteomics uncovers the role of plastocyanin phosphorylation in regulating electron transfer between cytochrome b6f and PSI.

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Gitta Coaker @gittacoaker.bsky.social · 22d

My department at UC Davis is hiring a mycologist, broadly interpreted. Please repost, share, and consider applying. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07339

Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ucdavis.edu

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nikogeldner.bsky.social @nikogeldner.bsky.social · 27d

Call for a tenure-track position at our Department of Plant Molecular Biology in Lausanne! We are searching for promising early-career researchers in the broad field of plant-organismal interactions. Deadline: November 30, 2025 - Please re-post!

career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...

Career Opportunities: DBMV: Tenure Track Assistant Professor towards Associate Professor in the field of Plant-organism (22484)

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Finkemeier Lab @ifink-lab.bsky.social · Sep 11

Celebrating the successful PhD defense of Dr Jie Shen! Thank you 🙏 to the second and third examiners @schwarzland_lab and @shuqing_xu and many congratulations, Jie !! 👏🍾 very much looking forward to seeing your amazing work published. Stay tuned! @IFink_lab @uni_muenster

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Sebastian Schornack @dromius.bsky.social · Sep 13

Saddened to hear about the passing of Steve Long. His work had a profound impact on plant science. A true loss to the scientific community. @ripeproject.bsky.social
emails.illinois.edu/newsletter/4...

Stephen Long

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Plant Energy Biology Lab @schwarzlanderlab.bsky.social · Sep 12

Huge congratulations Dr Niemeier
@jan-oleniemeier.bsky.social 🥂🎉

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LSM @lifescimunich.bsky.social · Sep 10

Please repost: Do you want to be part of the LSM Graduate school? Apply now for projects in Bioinformatics, Cell and Molecular Biology, Neurosciences, Genetics, Plant Sciences & Microbiology at www.portal.graduatecenter.lmu.de/ocgc/lsm
🗓️Deadline: 24.10.2025, 12:00 CET noon !
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Graduate School Life Science Munich LSM

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