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Arpita Yadav
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Post-doctoral scholar in Cosgrove lab at Penn State. Interested in Plant Cell Wall and Expansins 🌿
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jxbotany.bsky.social
🌿 UPCOMING SPECIAL ISSUE 🌿

🔬🧱 Plant Cell Wall Biology 🧱🔬

Editors: George Haughn, Shawn Mansfield & Lacey Samuels

📅 Deadline: 31 December 2025

📣 We welcome contributions! 🔗 Contact us: bit.ly/JXBissues?utm...

#JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪
@sebiology.bsky.social

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Front cover of a postcard to promote an upcoming special issue of the Journal of Experimental Botany titled "Plant Cell Wall Biology". The issue will be edited by George Haughn, Shawn Mansfield & Lacey Samuels. There are two images on the postcard: Above Cross-section of a developing Arabidopsis seed (courtesy of George Haughn, UBC Botany). Left Holly leaf skeleton showing the vasculature of lignified plant cell walls (courtesy of Lacey Samuels, UBC Botany).
October 14, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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jxbotany.bsky.social
⏰ Don’t forget – applications for the JXB 2026 Editorial Internships closes next Tuesday (30 Sept)! 🌱✍️

⚠️ Don’t leave it to last minute – the application takes some work:
📄 CV
📝 Cover letter
🔍 Commentary (Insight style, max 1500 words, based on a JXB paper ≥ July 2024)

Apply now: bit.ly/jxbinterns
jxbotany.bsky.social Journal of Experimental Botany @jxbotany.bsky.social · Sep 22
🚨 Calling all #PlantScience ECRs! 🚨

JXB is now inviting applications for its 2026 Editorial Internships 🌱✍️ 🧪

✨ You’ll gain:
🌿 Behind-the-scenes publishing experience
📝 Write commentary pieces
🤝 Join our 2026 Editorial Board meeting 👩‍💻

🗓️ Deadline: 30 Sept
👉 bit.ly/jxbinterns @sebiology.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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msupri.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone who attended the 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference and helped make it a success! This inaugural meeting brought together 416 registrants from 55 institutions. Together, we’ve built momentum for the future of #plantscience in the Great Lakes region and beyond! #GLPSC2025
GLPSC 2025 attendees pose together on the sidewalk in front of the Grand River for a group photo
September 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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msupri.bsky.social
The 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference is in full swing! 416 registrants from the Great Lakes region and beyond are connecting, presenting, and pushing the boundaries of plant science together. 🌿 #GLPSC2025
Several groups of attendees sitting at tables networking with one another A group of attendees sitting at a table speaking A large banquet hall filled with round tables where attendees are seated listening to a talk. The BioChambers exhibit with a winnable tote bag
September 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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danforthcenter.bsky.social
Applications are open for our Pivot to Plants fellowship! Funded by the National Science Foundation, this program is an opportunity for those looking to pivot to a career in plant or data science. Check it out!

Find more details & apply: https://loom.ly/DT03JV8
September 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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plantgenomics.bsky.social
BBX transcription factor evolution in the green plant lineage
doi.org/10.1101/2025...

Automatic identification and annotation of MYB gene family members in plants
doi.org/10.1101/2021...
BBX transcription factor evolution in the green plant lineage
BBX transcription factors play versatile roles in integrating environment cues and regulating plant development. The model plant Arabidopsis continues to be a primary tool for the molecular investigat...
doi.org
September 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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plantteaching.bsky.social
How an academic betrayal led me to change my authorship practices | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
How an academic betrayal led me to change my authorship practices
“Every cleaned data set, debugged script, and refined figure deserves acknowledgment,” this researcher writes
www.science.org
August 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
arpitayadav.bsky.social
Regenerating protoplasts never fail to blow my mind even after all the times I've seen 'em, they're still mind-blowing 🍀
#Cellwall
August 29, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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aribidopsis.bsky.social
(1/4) It was 3-action-packed-days at @FASEBorg Plant Development meeting. I had the opportunity to share a recent story on nuclear movement from the lab.
August 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
arpitayadav.bsky.social
Elucidating tissue and subcellular specificity of the entire SUMO network reveals how stress responses are fine-tuned in a eukaryote

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Elucidating tissue and subcellular specificity of the entire SUMO network reveals how stress responses are fine-tuned in a eukaryote
A spatial map of an entire protein modification system reveals tissue and subcellular diversification of SUMO components.
www.science.org
August 29, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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root-shoot.bsky.social
We are incredibly excited & proud: our first publication is out in eLIFE!
"Making conferences in the plant sciences more inclusive through community recommendations"
elifesciences.org/articles/106...
This project was a team effort involving contributors from seven professional societies. #PlantSci
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Making conferences in the plant sciences more inclusive through community recommendations
The ROOT & SHOOT project in the plant sciences has produced guidelines to help scientific societies organize conferences that are more inclusive and offer more supportive environments to all attendees...
elifesciences.org
August 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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kamounlab.bsky.social
We just published: Why you should sequence your plasmids (and how to do it for free)

Through @GetGenome scientists in 100 countries can access free whole-plasmid sequencing —giving researchers the confidence to move their experiments forward.

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Why you should sequence your plasmids (and how to do it for free)
Through GetGenome, scientists in 100 countries can access free whole-plasmid sequencing — removing barriers, improving quality control…
medium.com
August 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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josedinneny.bsky.social
Very proud to share our latest preprint: postdoc/LRSF fellow Yue Rui studies the mechanisms regulating attachment of the cell wall to the plasma membrane. The Cellulose Synthase Complex and REMORINs determine the extent of attachment and root osmotic stress tolerance. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
August 3, 2025 at 3:53 AM
arpitayadav.bsky.social
Very excited to share this mini- review that I wrote ‘Cell wall-Microtubule interactions in plant cell’ got published in Cytoskeleton journal. Thank you for this amazing opportunity and the support @aribidopsis.bsky.social @cytoskeljournal.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Cell Wall‐Microtubule Interactions in Plant Cell
The plant cell wall, a rigid structural layer that surrounds each plant cell, is critical for regulating and controlling cell growth. Microtubules play a role in the production of cell walls by regul...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
arpitayadav.bsky.social
Time resolved tracking of cellulose biosynthesis and assembly in regenerating Arabidopsis protoplasts.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Time-resolved tracking of cellulose biosynthesis and assembly during cell wall regeneration in live Arabidopsis protoplasts
Real-time imaging reveals multiscale dynamics of in vivo cellulose fibril network reconstruction in live plant protoplasts.
www.science.org
April 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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arpitayadav.bsky.social
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence.”
Just published a new article inspiring kids to explore the wonders of science. 🧪 🧫
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
What Are Model Organisms and Why Do We Use Them in Biology Research?
How do you discover a life pathway or a cycle? We do it using model organisms. They form the basis of fundamental discoveries in biology. These are simple yet similar to humans. They are readily avail...
kids.frontiersin.org
March 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
arpitayadav.bsky.social
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence.”
Just published a new article inspiring kids to explore the wonders of science. 🧪 🧫
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
What Are Model Organisms and Why Do We Use Them in Biology Research?
How do you discover a life pathway or a cycle? We do it using model organisms. They form the basis of fundamental discoveries in biology. These are simple yet similar to humans. They are readily avail...
kids.frontiersin.org
March 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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plantcellatlas.bsky.social
For St. Paddy's Day today, you may wonder why you can't find a four-leaf clover.
Gaps in the research suggested that a combination of environmental & genetic factors lead to this rare clover, but a study done 10 years ago suggests that it may be genetic.
bit.ly/CloverStudy
A picture of many different green clovers, including some four-leaf clovers.
March 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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jxbotany.bsky.social
INSIGHT: 'More than a passive barrier: algal cell walls play an active role in determining cell shape, cell size, and organelle morphology' - Hoffmann, doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #plantscience 🧪
Schematic depiction of the morphology of P. margaritaceum cells and the response to inhibitor treatment, based on light microscopy and highresolution transmission electron microscopy (from LoRicco et al., JXB, 2025)
March 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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michaelraissig.bsky.social
Two gorgeous plant entries in this excellent selection! 🌾💚
@minyaaa.bsky.social's spectacular Mimulus "pin shoot" apex and @lbmountain.bsky.social's exceptional image of the mature Brachypodium leaf epidermis.
Check out all entries in this wonderful #SciArt collection of developmental systems!
the-node.bsky.social the Node @the-node.bsky.social · Mar 11
Together with @focalplane.bsky.social, we're having an image competition to accompany the #Biologists100 conference.

Thank you everyone who submitted their images. Shortlisting only 15 was tough!

Browse through the gallery and vote for your favourite image:
thenode.biologists.com/vote-for-you...
Vote for your favourite image in the Node–FocalPlane image competition - the Node
Browse through the gallery of the 15 shortlisted images and vote for your favourite image by Wednesday 26 March.
thenode.biologists.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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kamounlab.bsky.social
On authorship — Always seek your co-authors approval before submission kamounlab.medium.com/on-authorshi...
March 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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atinygreencell.bsky.social
Big shoutouts to Nick Coleman for bringing this delightful protein into existence. FuGFP is the bestest. I've literally put this in everything I interface with. Pictures don't do it justice, tbh.
March 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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jipb.bsky.social
🌽 Dense planting reduces internal light intensity and red:far-red ratio in the canopy, triggering shade avoidance responses that limit #yield enhancements. DBB2, a ZmBBX gene, is a crucial regulator of plant height and the shade avoidance response in maize. 🌽
doi.org/10.1111/jipb...
#PlantScience
Diagrams comparing WT and dbb2 mutant plants in high R:FR vs. low R:FR conditions. Increasing maize planting density enhances yields but reduces light intensity and red:far-red ratio, triggering shade avoidance responses. Double B-box zinc finger protein 2 functions as a key regulator of plant height and shade avoidance responses in maize, with potential as a genetic target for improving maize varieties in high-density conditions.
March 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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plantcellphysiol.bsky.social
📢Special Issue: #Tetrapyrrole #Photoreceptors in Photosynthetic Organisms is now online! @oxunipress.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/pcp/issue/66/2

Organised by:
T. Masuda
R. Narikawa
Y. Saga
H. Yamamoto
M. Terry @mjtplantbiology.bsky.social
Y. Fujita

Editorial: doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
#PlantScience
Schematic diagram showing the tetrapyrrole biosynthesis pathway starting from 5-aminolevulinic acid and branching at the point of protoporphyrin IX to chlorophyll/bacteriochlorophyll and heme/bilin biosynthetic pathways. Solid and dotted arrows indicate single and multiple enzyme steps, respectively. The chemical structures of representative tetrapyrroles are depicted. The conjugated regions are highlighted. Image taken from Masuda et al. Plant and Cell Physiology, Volume 66, Issue 2, February 2025, Pages 133–135, https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcaf014
March 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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jipb.bsky.social
Spray-induced #gene silencing is an innovative, #EcoFriendly technology for controlling #plant #fungal diseases by applying #RNA molecules that silence key fungal genes via RNA interference.
Learn more in this new guide!
doi.org/10.1111/jipb...
#PlantScience #RNAi #PlantImmunity
Image of a whole-leaf section of a plant, with some leaves in pale green with dark spots indicating fungal infection. The text next to the image reads "Spray-Induced Gene Silencing (SIGS)."
February 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM