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Shunji Shimadzu

@plant-circle10.bsky.social
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Exploring vascular development and stem cell dynamics with luminescence imaging. Postdoc @ Bert De Rybel Lab, VIB-UGent

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Shunji Shimadzu @plant-circle10.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Thanks Bert! I guess I’ve been very lucky with bosses :-)
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Bert De Rybel @bertderybel.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Big congrats to Shunji @plant-circle10.bsky.social for obtaining an FWO junior post doc grant @psb-vib.bsky.social! Excited to have him in the team for a few more years studying procambium activation. Thanks to @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social for funding our research.
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Nature Plants @natplants.nature.com · 18/08/2025
New Article: "A cytokinin response maximum induces and activates bifacial stem cells for radial growth" rdcu.be/eBbtc Initiation of radial growth, during which a transient cytokinin response maximum transforms dormant procambial cells into bifacial stem cells.
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Shunji Shimadzu @plant-circle10.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Free-to-read version here👇 rdcu.be/ey7yj
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A cytokinin response maximum induces and activates bifacial stem cells for radial growth
Nature Plants - This study details how plants initiate radial growth, during which a transient cytokinin response maximum transforms dormant procambial cells into bifacial stem cells, offering a...
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Shunji Shimadzu @plant-circle10.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
1/n What triggers plants to start growing thicker (radial growth)? We discovered that a transient cytokinin response maximum acts as a switch to initiate this process in roots. So proud to share the work I started as an undergrad, now in Nature Plants! 🧵👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A cytokinin response maximum induces and activates bifacial stem cells for radial growth - Nature Plants
This study details how plants initiate radial growth, during which a transient cytokinin response maximum transforms dormant procambial cells into bifacial stem cells, offering a basis for post-embryo...
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Kondo Lab@The University of Osaka @ykondolab.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Our review article on primary vascular development in Arabidopsis has been published. Coordination and regulation of vascular development in roots www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Coordination and regulation of vascular development in roots
Vascular tissue is crucial for the transport of substances and physical support in most plants. Vascular development in roots encompasses cell prolife…
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Kondo Lab@The University of Osaka @ykondolab.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Kondo Lab has started Bluesky.
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Bert De Rybel @bertderybel.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
In our latest work, we provide molecular insights into the age-dependent morphological changes occurring in the root meristem during phase change. Perseverance over many years by BaoJun Yang and Yanbiao Sun. Generous funding by ERC, FWO, VIB and UGent #plantscience www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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SPL13 controls a root apical meristem phase change by triggering oriented cell divisions
Oriented cell divisions are crucial for determining the overall morphology and size of plants, but what controls the onset and duration of this process remains largely unknown. Here, we identified a s...
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Ari Pekka Mähönen @apmahonen.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Finally out! We identified the stem cell factors (CAILs) of the vascular cambium, and a mechanism involving a ligand sequestration to position the stem cells. This work is a result of fruitful collaboration with @peteretchells.bsky.social and Tusscher labs. 🧵 1/x www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Identification of cambium stem cell factors and their positioning mechanism
Wood constitutes the largest reservoir of terrestrial biomass. Composed of xylem, it arises from one side of the vascular cambium, a bifacial stem cell niche that also produces phloem on the opposing ...
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