Stefan A. Rensing
@rensingstefan.bsky.social
Professor of biology interested in #plants, #evolution and #bioinformatics. He/him, private account. @RensingStefan @[email protected]
Registration to close for the
@molplantsci.bsky.social annual meeting in Hennef #MBP2026 organized by @kunzlab.bsky.social
@molplantsci.bsky.social annual meeting in Hennef #MBP2026 organized by @kunzlab.bsky.social
Hi passionate 🌱🔬 the #MBP2026 by @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social is entering its last registration week. Take some time and ASAP 🏄♀️ to: www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de/conference-m... . Please repost, like, & spread the word.
November 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Registration to close for the
@molplantsci.bsky.social annual meeting in Hennef #MBP2026 organized by @kunzlab.bsky.social
@molplantsci.bsky.social annual meeting in Hennef #MBP2026 organized by @kunzlab.bsky.social
Congrats indeed @petrollromy.bsky.social and also @dvarshney.bsky.social - well done!
🏆𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 (𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫)
PETROLL et al. Enhanced sensitivity of tapscan v4 enables comprehensive analysis of streptophyte transcription factor evolution
doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
Congrats @petrollromy.bsky.social !
PETROLL et al. Enhanced sensitivity of tapscan v4 enables comprehensive analysis of streptophyte transcription factor evolution
doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
Congrats @petrollromy.bsky.social !
Enhanced sensitivity of TAPscan v4 enables comprehensive analysis of streptophyte transcription factor evolution
TAPscan v4 allows genome-wide annotation of 138 TF families, with 18 (sub-)families added since v3. With this release, we make a new web interface available, but also the underlying database and code...
doi.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Congrats indeed @petrollromy.bsky.social and also @dvarshney.bsky.social - well done!
Good morning. Here you can see a windmill growing next to its siblings.
November 6, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Good morning. Here you can see a windmill growing next to its siblings.
Autumn. Has its advantages.
November 2, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Autumn. Has its advantages.
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing
Plant Science Research Weekly Oct 31, 2025. plantae.org/plant-scienc... What makes a tree a tree? Secret strategy of far-red photosynthesis; Unwinding the Spirogyra genome; H2O2 role in P starvation response; Viral evasion of cap-independent translation defense (1/2)
October 31, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Plant Science Research Weekly Oct 31, 2025. plantae.org/plant-scienc... What makes a tree a tree? Secret strategy of far-red photosynthesis; Unwinding the Spirogyra genome; H2O2 role in P starvation response; Viral evasion of cap-independent translation defense (1/2)
Very happy and proud to share the #Spirogyra genome: 50 Mbp small, lacking almost all plastid division proteins and many transcription factors. Kudos to all the many people involved in this multi year project!
@jandevries.bsky.social
@watertoland.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@jandevries.bsky.social
@watertoland.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
October 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Very happy and proud to share the #Spirogyra genome: 50 Mbp small, lacking almost all plastid division proteins and many transcription factors. Kudos to all the many people involved in this multi year project!
@jandevries.bsky.social
@watertoland.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@jandevries.bsky.social
@watertoland.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing
February 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
...and if you missed it, here are 60 phylogenetically diverse brown algae genomes
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
October 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM
...and if you missed it, here are 60 phylogenetically diverse brown algae genomes
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing
📢Announcement!
The call for 𝐓𝐏𝐉 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 is now open! 🌟
It is designed to offer support and mentorship to researchers transitioning from post-doctoral scientists to principal investigators
Info: 👉http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/TPJ-fellowships
& in 🧵
The call for 𝐓𝐏𝐉 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 is now open! 🌟
It is designed to offer support and mentorship to researchers transitioning from post-doctoral scientists to principal investigators
Info: 👉http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/TPJ-fellowships
& in 🧵
September 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
📢Announcement!
The call for 𝐓𝐏𝐉 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 is now open! 🌟
It is designed to offer support and mentorship to researchers transitioning from post-doctoral scientists to principal investigators
Info: 👉http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/TPJ-fellowships
& in 🧵
The call for 𝐓𝐏𝐉 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 is now open! 🌟
It is designed to offer support and mentorship to researchers transitioning from post-doctoral scientists to principal investigators
Info: 👉http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/TPJ-fellowships
& in 🧵
...and 10 new phylogenetically diverse hornwort genomes here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@fernway.bsky.social @jandevries.bsky.social @watertoland.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@fernway.bsky.social @jandevries.bsky.social @watertoland.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
...and 10 new phylogenetically diverse hornwort genomes here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@fernway.bsky.social @jandevries.bsky.social @watertoland.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@fernway.bsky.social @jandevries.bsky.social @watertoland.bsky.social
Here's 123 new bryophyte genomes for you!
Apparently, bryophytes time and again include microbial genes in their genomic repertoire, and occupy a langer gene space than vascular plants.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Apparently, bryophytes time and again include microbial genes in their genomic repertoire, and occupy a langer gene space than vascular plants.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Bryophytes hold a larger gene family space than vascular plants - Nature Genetics
A super-pangenome analysis incorporating 123 newly sequenced bryophyte genomes reveals that bryophytes exhibit a larger number of unique and lineage-specific gene families than vascular plants.
www.nature.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Here's 123 new bryophyte genomes for you!
Apparently, bryophytes time and again include microbial genes in their genomic repertoire, and occupy a langer gene space than vascular plants.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Apparently, bryophytes time and again include microbial genes in their genomic repertoire, and occupy a langer gene space than vascular plants.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Kigelia africana, Leberwurstbaum, in Namibia
September 14, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Kigelia africana, Leberwurstbaum, in Namibia
September 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing
🌱Big news
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 with @globalplantgpc.bsky.social to highlight TPJ papers
1st features researchers from our 𝑆𝐼 𝑜𝑛 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 🌱🧬
🗓️Sept 29 ⏰17:00 CEST
🎙️Hosted by EiC @katherinedenby.bsky.social
🔗 Register us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
SI onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 with @globalplantgpc.bsky.social to highlight TPJ papers
1st features researchers from our 𝑆𝐼 𝑜𝑛 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 🌱🧬
🗓️Sept 29 ⏰17:00 CEST
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SI onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Engineering – Advances, Bottlenecks, and Promise. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
This webinar is the 1st in a series together with "The Plant Journal"
Join us for a webinar hosted in collaboration between The Global Plant Council and the "The Plant Journal", exploring the latest ...
us02web.zoom.us
September 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🌱Big news
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 with @globalplantgpc.bsky.social to highlight TPJ papers
1st features researchers from our 𝑆𝐼 𝑜𝑛 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 🌱🧬
🗓️Sept 29 ⏰17:00 CEST
🎙️Hosted by EiC @katherinedenby.bsky.social
🔗 Register us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
SI onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 with @globalplantgpc.bsky.social to highlight TPJ papers
1st features researchers from our 𝑆𝐼 𝑜𝑛 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 🌱🧬
🗓️Sept 29 ⏰17:00 CEST
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August 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Auxin does everything, but how? The story just got more complicated by the discovery of a B class ARF degron providing a means of protein (in)stability regulation. @mjprigge.bsky.social @dolfweijers.bsky.social @jorgehg.bsky.social
There is a nice News & Views article by @suruchiroy.bsky.social and others regarding our recent Nature Plants paper (@mestelle.bsky.social, @drannisr.bsky.social, and @luciastrader.bsky.social labs) and another from @dolfweijers.bsky.social 's lab. #PlantScience #Auxin rdcu.be/eAEnz
ARF degradation fine-tunes auxin response in land plants
Nature Plants - Two recent studies in phylogenetically distant plants integrate a new layer of control into the canonical auxin pathway. A deeply conserved degron that affects the stability of...
rdcu.be
August 15, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Auxin does everything, but how? The story just got more complicated by the discovery of a B class ARF degron providing a means of protein (in)stability regulation. @mjprigge.bsky.social @dolfweijers.bsky.social @jorgehg.bsky.social
Job for data scientists: Cluster of excellence Future Forests searching for a full-time permanent data steward associated with the Central Data Facility @uni-freiburg.de
uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
August 15, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Job for data scientists: Cluster of excellence Future Forests searching for a full-time permanent data steward associated with the Central Data Facility @uni-freiburg.de
uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004...
How conserved are plant transcription factor binding sites?
academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...
Great study by @andreabraeutigam.bsky.social lab shows a mixed pattern. Thanks for making good use of #TAPscan onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... also. C2H2 neofunctionalization fits ny thoughts.
academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...
Great study by @andreabraeutigam.bsky.social lab shows a mixed pattern. Thanks for making good use of #TAPscan onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... also. C2H2 neofunctionalization fits ny thoughts.
academic.oup.com
August 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
How conserved are plant transcription factor binding sites?
academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...
Great study by @andreabraeutigam.bsky.social lab shows a mixed pattern. Thanks for making good use of #TAPscan onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... also. C2H2 neofunctionalization fits ny thoughts.
academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...
Great study by @andreabraeutigam.bsky.social lab shows a mixed pattern. Thanks for making good use of #TAPscan onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... also. C2H2 neofunctionalization fits ny thoughts.
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing
An exciting negative result!
At the same time, we made thousands of synonymous mutations in endogenous yeast genes and measured their growth. We used careful statistics and controls. Only 3%, 204 of 6874, had a fitness effect! This goes against a controversial recent result that most synonymous mutations had fitness effects.
August 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
An exciting negative result!
Reposted by Stefan A. Rensing
Das Konsortium #DataPLANT @nfdi4plants.bsky.social unter Leitung der #Unifreiburg entwickelt seit 2020 Infrastruktur für die riesigen Datenmengen, mit denen moderne #Pflanzenforschung arbeitet. Nun hat die @dfg.de die Förderung bis 2028 verlängert.
➡️ ufr.link/dataplant-foerderung
@fz-juelich.de
➡️ ufr.link/dataplant-foerderung
@fz-juelich.de
August 8, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Das Konsortium #DataPLANT @nfdi4plants.bsky.social unter Leitung der #Unifreiburg entwickelt seit 2020 Infrastruktur für die riesigen Datenmengen, mit denen moderne #Pflanzenforschung arbeitet. Nun hat die @dfg.de die Förderung bis 2028 verlängert.
➡️ ufr.link/dataplant-foerderung
@fz-juelich.de
➡️ ufr.link/dataplant-foerderung
@fz-juelich.de
Freshly appointed @simonelsasser.bsky.social presenting his research @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social - welcome @uni-freiburg.de !
July 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Freshly appointed @simonelsasser.bsky.social presenting his research @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social - welcome @uni-freiburg.de !
Congratulations to the winners of @uni-freiburg.de liga soccer tournament; great day full of sports organized by Hochschulsport
July 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Congratulations to the winners of @uni-freiburg.de liga soccer tournament; great day full of sports organized by Hochschulsport