Reposted by Moritz SexauerAndreas P.M. Weber 🌾🌱🧬 @apmweber.bsky.social · 15hHere 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. 077
Moritz Sexauer @moritzs.bsky.social · 17hIt's so nice to also see plant science recognized and a very good day for Würzburgs biology 060
Reposted by Moritz SexauerNobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 18hBREAKING 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.” 16973477
Reposted by Moritz SexauerMax-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 18hHuge 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. 2336
Reposted by Moritz SexauerGerman Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026In 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/...deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.deYoungDBGYoungDBG is DBG's member network for early career researchers in the plant sciences. 02111
Reposted by Moritz SexauerPlant 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/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comNetworks in plant nitrate foraging: From model plants to crop improvementPlants 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... 0128
Reposted by Moritz SexauerGerman Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026About 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. 13016
Reposted by Moritz SexauerMartin Balcerowicz @transcription.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Glad 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! 3359
Reposted by Moritz SexauerCarolin 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! 1238
Moritz Sexauer @moritzs.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Finally! Our newest story from the lab is now on bioRxiv! 000
Reposted by Moritz SexauerbioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Global integrators of light signalling and nutrient homeostasis safeguard symbiosis under light stress www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 032
Moritz Sexauer @moritzs.bsky.social · 08/12/2023Thanks a lot I'm happy to finally see the story published 000
Moritz Sexauer @moritzs.bsky.social · 07/12/2023We conclude miR2111 functions as a conserved signal regulating lateral root organs in response to nitrate availability, helping the plant to adapt to different lifestyles. 000
Moritz Sexauer @moritzs.bsky.social · 07/12/2023We 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. 100
Moritz Sexauer @moritzs.bsky.social · 07/12/2023Expression 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. 100
Moritz Sexauer @moritzs.bsky.social · 07/12/2023We 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. 100
Moritz Sexauer @moritzs.bsky.social · 07/12/2023I'm proud to present you our newest publication in Nature comms: A micro RNA mediates shoot control of root branchingnature.comA micro RNA mediates shoot control of root branching - Nature CommunicationsPlant 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... 2218