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Moritz Sexauer

@moritzs.bsky.social
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Postdoc working at University of Würzburg. Interested in miRNAs and regulation of rhizobial symbiosis in response to diverse abiotic cues. ECR representative Section for Interactions of the DBG

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Andreas P.M. Weber 🌾🌱🧬 @apmweber.bsky.social · 15h
Here a W3 professorship at Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg. The university had the first Nobel Prize winner and since today also one of the most recent ones.
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Moritz Sexauer @moritzs.bsky.social · 17h
It's so nice to also see plant science recognized and a very good day for Würzburgs biology
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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 18h
BREAKING NEWS The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 18h
Huge congratulations to this year's winners of the #NobelPrize in #Physiology or #Medicine! 🎉They are Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann & Georg Nagel, who were honoured for developing #optogenetics - techniques for controlling genes with light.
An illustration of three men under the header "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026". The illustration shows  Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel, the winning scientists.
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German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
In our general assembly today Sophie de Vries introduced & launched YongDBG, the network for early career researchers (ECR) from undergraduate level to first junior group leader position for members of our DBG @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/sections/...
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YoungDBG
YoungDBG is DBG's member network for early career researchers in the plant sciences.
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Plant Science Spotlight @plant-sci.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🌱🧬 Plants sense uneven soil nutrients and remodel roots accordingly. Nitrate foraging involves local sensors, systemic signals, and shoot-root coordination. Understanding this could improve nitrogen use efficiency in crops. #plantscience @jipb.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Networks in plant nitrate foraging: From model plants to crop improvement
Plants forage for nitrate by integrating local root signals with systemic shoot responses. This review synthesizes current understanding of these long-distance pathways and discusses how this knowled...
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German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
About 500 plant scientists from all #PlantSci disciplines will meet at our international #BT2026 conference at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de from 6th to 10th September 2026.
The poster of the International Conference of the German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG), the Botanik-Tagung, lists invited speakers and session topic that can also be retrieved from the conference website: https://botanik-tagung.de/speakers.html
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Martin Balcerowicz @transcription.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Glad to be hosting the #Thermomorphogenesis 2026 meeting at @dundee.ac.uk, with 3 days full of exciting research and discussions about recent advances in plant temperature responses. Very happy to be part of such a supportive community!
Photo of Thermomorphogenesis 2026 attendees in front the conference banner
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Carolin Delker @carolindelker.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
#thermomorphogenesis meeting 2026 in Dundee has started and is in full swing! Thanks to @transcription.bsky.social and the Sponsors for making it possible!
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Moritz Sexauer @moritzs.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Finally! Our newest story from the lab is now on bioRxiv!
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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Global integrators of light signalling and nutrient homeostasis safeguard symbiosis under light stress www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Moritz Sexauer @moritzs.bsky.social · 08/12/2023
Thanks a lot I'm happy to finally see the story published
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Moritz Sexauer @moritzs.bsky.social · 07/12/2023
We conclude miR2111 functions as a conserved signal regulating lateral root organs in response to nitrate availability, helping the plant to adapt to different lifestyles.
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Moritz Sexauer @moritzs.bsky.social · 07/12/2023
We found that both mir2111 and HOLT (Homologue of Legume TML) have a conserved function in regulating nitrate foraging in Arabidopsis. Interestingly, regulation of miR2111 is inversed in Arabidopsis.
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Moritz Sexauer @moritzs.bsky.social · 07/12/2023
Expression of shoot derived mir2111 is restricted by nitrate supply, leading to increased LR initiations mediated by enhanced TML levels. Grafting Experiments revealed miR2111 acting as a systemic signal. Both miR2111 and TML were previously shown to be conserved in dicots.
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Moritz Sexauer @moritzs.bsky.social · 07/12/2023
We found that micro RNA 2111 is not only involved in the regulation of nodule formation but also regulates lateral root initiation. Overexpression of miR2111 lead to decreased number of LRs in L. Japonicus mimicking the phenotype of the knockout line of it's target TML.
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Moritz Sexauer @moritzs.bsky.social · 07/12/2023
I'm proud to present you our newest publication in Nature comms: A micro RNA mediates shoot control of root branching
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A micro RNA mediates shoot control of root branching - Nature Communications
Plant shoots and roots act in concert to ensure access to soil nutrients by adapting root growth. The manuscript identifies a key shoot signal, a mobile micro RNA, that systemically controls lateral r...
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