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Plant Systems Biology

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Our mission is to address climate change, advance sustainable agriculture, and conserve biodiversity through innovative plant research. Our goal is to help create a sustainable future where ecological equilibrium is maintained.

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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 12h
TOMORROW: SEMINAR by @yoselin.bsky.social from @universityofleeds.bsky.social, invited by @hildenelissen.bsky.social and @yvdp.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
PAPER from @yvdp.bsky.social #PlantScience academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...
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Single-cell transcriptomics unveils photosynthetic adaptation in submersed leaves of heterophyllous Nuphar pumila
Abstract. C4 photosynthesis has emerged in various plant lineages as an adaptive response to abiotic stress, as it allows for higher photosynthetic efficie
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
TOMORROW: SEMINAR by Kelsey Glennon from @WitsUniversity, invited by @pnovik.bsky.social and @yvdp.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
PAPER from @hildenelissen.bsky.social #PlantScience academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...
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Unlocking the Full Potential of Spatial Omics in Plants: Practical Challenges, Solutions, and a Path Forward
Abstract. Spatial omics technologies are providing new opportunities for plant biology by enabling molecular profiling within structurally intact tissues,
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
PAPER from @hildenelissen.bsky.social #PlantScience www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Decoding the landscape of cell-type-specific co-expressed transcription factors in soybean - Nature Plants
The soybean single-cell transcriptome atlas, Tabula Glycine max, spans ten organs. This resource reveals that the pattern of co-expressed transcription factor genes defines most cell types based on th...
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Luiselotte Rausch @luiselotterausch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Let‘s gooo! After the ECR Day at @psb-vib.bsky.social yesterday, we‘re now starting off the 4th edition of At the forefront of plant research! Thanks to all organizers 😊
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Natalia Konstantinova @natkonstantinova.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@jennyrussinova.bsky.social gives a great overview of the work going on in her group at @psb-vib.bsky.social , looking at how brassinosteroids control growth. She covers a vast array of topics, from BR transport, synthesis and to concentration maintenance in the root. #plantresearch26
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The RhizoLab @therhizolab.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New paper alert!! Here we studied systemic proteome remodeling in soybean during early nodulation. @psb-vib.bsky.social #proteomics #soybean #rhizobia www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
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Frontiers | Systemic proteome remodeling in soybean during early nodulation: distinct responses in roots and leaves
Here, we aimed to deepen our understanding of the integration between root and shoot signaling during early nodulation by jointly analyzing proteome-level dy...
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Van Breusegem Lab - UGent - VIB @vanbreusegemlab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
And here we go. Traditional opening lecture for the course The Plant Factory by prof. em. Marc Van Montagu @psb-vib.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social
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Laurens Pauwels @laurenspauwels.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
BackBone Builder (B3): a modular Golden Gate standard with a compatible Agrobacterium parts library is now published in @plantphys.bsky.social ! Has been a very useful system for our lab. @psb-vib.bsky.social #PlantScience academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
TOMORROW: SEMINAR by Michael Hippler from @uni-muenster.de, invited by @ivedesmet1978.bsky.social and @yvdp.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
TOADY: Public PhD defense of Mingjian Zhou from the @vanbreusegemlab.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
REVIEW from @rootdevelopment.bsky.social #PlantScience www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
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Frontiers | High-throughput screening for biostimulant discovery: opportunities to enhance nitrogen use efficiency
Improving plant nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is essential for reducing fertilizer inputs, costs, and environmental impacts such as nitrate leaching and nitr...
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
PAPER from @danielvandamme.bsky.social #PlantScience link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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A practical guide to investigating biomolecular condensates: a comment from the plant community - Science China Life Sciences
Biomolecular condensates formed through phase separation have emerged as a central principle of cellular organization, enabling the dynamic regulation of gene expression, signaling, metabolism, and st...
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
PAPER from @ivedesmet1978.bsky.social and @deveylderlab.bsky.social in @natplants.nature.com #PlantScience www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Endophytic Flavobacterium promotes root hair development and enhances drought tolerance via an ERF–CEP5 hormonal regulatory module - Nature Plants
Flavobacterium sp. 98 promotes root hair development and enhances plant drought tolerance via a novel signalling pathway, highlighting the role of plant–microorganism interactions for improving crop r...
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
PAPER from @ivedesmet1978.bsky.social in @natplants.nature.com #PlantScience
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
PAPER from @bioenergyvib.bsky.social #PlantScience
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
PAPER from @vanbreusegemlab.bsky.social in @natcomms.nature.com #PlantScience www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A redox-regulated RCC1-like protein controls catalase activity in Arabidopsis - Nature Communications
Researchers identify CAIR1 as a redox-responsive regulator that promotes catalase localization and activity, helping plants maintain hydrogen peroxide balance and cellular redox homeostasis.
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Avilien Dard @avdar66.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
@plantpostdocs.bsky.social @psb-vib.bsky.social
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Natalia Konstantinova @natkonstantinova.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🌱👏We continue the countdown to #PlantResearch26! Today in the spotlight we have Matyáš Fendrych @matesf.bsky.social, who will be presenting the work of his team 17-18 September in Gent! @psb-vib.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social @vibtrainconf.bsky.social 🧵1/4
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
PAPER from @rootdevelopment.bsky.social and @hansmotte.bsky.social #PlantScience link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Lack of efficacy of reported plant metabolites to inhibit soil biological nitrification - Environmental Chemistry Letters
Adding plant-derived metabolites to soils has been proposed to inhibit microbial nitrification and, in turn, to improve crop production. However, the efficiency of the proposed inhibitors remains deba...
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
PAPER from @vandepoelelab.bsky.social in @cp-devcell.bsky.social #PlantScience www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Longitudinal zone- and cell type-specific pattern-triggered immune responses in Arabidopsis roots
Roots, composed of diverse cell types across longitudinal developmental zones, are vital for plant survival against microbial challenges. Leveraging s…
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
REVIEW from @deveylderlab.bsky.social, @bertderybel.bsky.social and @vandepoelelab.bsky.social in @theplantcell.bsky.social #PlantScience academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
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Decoding plants cell by cell: opportunities and challenges in single-cell and spatial biology
Single-cell and spatial biology techniques present new opportunities for plant research, but also come with methodological considerations, technical limita
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
PAPER from @vanbreusegemlab.bsky.social in @pnas.org www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
JOB POSITION in the lab of @hildenelissen.bsky.social jobs.vib.be/j/136069/mac... @viblifesciences.bsky.social #PlantScience Please spread the news!
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Machine Vision / Mechanical Engineer - VIB
Description We are looking for a highly motivated and talented machine vision / mechanical engineer to join our team at the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology. The s
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The RhizoLab @therhizolab.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Have a look at our latest review where we discuss the current knowledge on carbon transport and metabolism throughout the nodulation process. #PlantScience #Legumes #Rhizibia @psb-vib.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
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Unraveling carbon dynamics in legume–rhizobia symbioses: toward a single-cell resolution of symbiotic metabolism
This review explores carbon allocation and metabolism during legume nodulation, highlighting single-cell and spatial omics as emerging approaches to study
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
PAPER from @yvdp.bsky.social #PlantScience www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Phlorotannin-assisted cell wall remodelling contributes to the basal defence of brown algae against the biotrophic pathogen Eurychasma dicksonii (Oomycota)
Brown algae constitute key primary producers in cold and temperate coastal ecosystems, and face various stresses including pathogen infection. Yet the molecular mechanisms underlying their pathogen...
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
PAPER from @alaingoossenspsb.bsky.social in @metabolomicsj.bsky.social #PlantScience link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The MassBank contributions of the mFam collaboration - Metabolomics
Introduction The analysis of metabolic profiles using high resolution mass spectrometry (MS) data provides deep insights into biological processes. In metabolomics, MS analysis generates a large numbe...
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
PAPER from @alaingoossenspsb.bsky.social #PlantScoence link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The transcriptional dynamics of TIFY/JAZ and BBX families in jasmonate signaling reveal SlBBX17 as a positive regulator of tomato defense - Plant Cell Reports
Key message SlBBX17 positively regulates tomato defense by modulating JA-mediated signaling. Abstract Jasmonic acid (JA) is a key plant defense metabolite, particularly against herbivory and necrotrop...
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
PAPER from @pnovik.bsky.social #PlantScience royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...
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Autopolyploidy exacerbates dominance masking under negative frequency-dependent selection: evidence from sporophytic self-incompatibility in Arabidopsis arenosa and Arabidopsis lyrata
Abstract. Polyploidy is widespread within flowering plants, with 35% of extant species being recent polyploids. Whether and how polyploidy modulates the ac
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
PAPER from @therhizolab.bsky.social in @jxbotany.bsky.social #PlantScience academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
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Unraveling carbon dynamics in legume–rhizobia symbioses: toward a single-cell resolution of symbiotic metabolism
Abstract. Legumes acquire nitrogen via a symbiotic interaction with diazotrophic rhizobia bacteria. In return for getting fixed nitrogen, plants deliver hi
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
EDITORIAL from @alaingoossenspsb.bsky.social in @plantphys.bsky.social #PlantScience academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...
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Decoding Plant Metabolism
Alain Goossens, Sibongile Mafu, Yang Zhang; Decoding Plant Metabolism, Plant Physiology, , kiag306, https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiag306
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
PAPER from @bertderybel.bsky.social @vandepoelelab.bsky.social @therhizolab.bsky.social in @currentbiology.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Decoding stage-specific symbiotic programs in the Rhizophagus irregularis-tomato interaction using single-nucleus transcriptomics
Stuer et al. use single-nucleus RNA-seq to resolve stage-specific transcriptional programs during arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of tomato roots. Their analysis identifies candidate transcription...
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
PAPER from @ivedesmet1978.bsky.social in @newphyt.bsky.social #PlantScience nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Stomata in motion: How temperature shapes guard cell function and developmental plasticity
The micropores, namely stomata, on the plant leaf surface are crucial for dealing with stressful conditions. Stomatal development (density) and dynamics (opening and closing) are tightly regulated by....
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
PAPER from @ivedesmet1978.bsky.social in @pnas.org #PlantScience www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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The TaMYB55–TaSnRK1α1–TabZIP9 module confers heat stress tolerance in wheat | PNAS
Heat stress poses a severe threat to global crop yields and food security. Here, we demonstrate that TaSnRK1α1, the α-catalytic subunit of sucrose ...
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The RhizoLab @therhizolab.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Check out our recent paper where we shed light on the AMF-tomato symbiosis. @bertderybel.bsky.social @vandepoelelab.bsky.social @vibtechnologies.bsky.social @psb-vib.bsky.social @currentbiology.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Decoding stage-specific symbiotic programs in the Rhizophagus irregularis-tomato interaction using single-nucleus transcriptomics
Stuer et al. use single-nucleus RNA-seq to resolve stage-specific transcriptional programs during arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of tomato roots. Their analysis identifies candidate transcription...
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Avilien Dard @avdar66.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Happy to present our brand new project at #h2s2026 @unifr.bsky.social. Genetically encoded #biosensor for #Hydropersulfides. PersIc, was developped in @messenslab.bsky.social at @vib-vub-csb.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social @psb-vib.bsky.social @vanbreusegemlab.bsky.social
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
TODAY: Public PhD defense of @akshaynair.bsky.social from the group of @bertderybel.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
PAPER from @yvdp.bsky.social in @currentbiology.bsky.social #PlantScience www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A three-step model for the establishment of polyploid plants
Polyploidy, the result of whole genome duplication, is widespread in plants. Over long timescales, polyploids seem to go extinct more often than diplo…
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
PAPER from @alaingoossenspsb.bsky.social and @ivedesmet1978.bsky.social #PlantScience www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A sequential MAP kinase cascade regulates mechanical signalling - Nature Communications
Mechanical stimulation by touch triggers rapid and widespread changes in protein phosphorylation in plants. Here the authors identify a MAPKKK3/4/5-MKK4/5-MPK3/6 phosphorylation cascade as a key signa...
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Dr. Guada Fernandez Milmanda @gfmilmanda.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Happy to share my first postdoc collab. We had the chance to contribute to Olivier Van Acken's lab excelent research in the regulation of touch signaling. It's very exciting to see one of my big phosphodata sets out there 😄 contributing to the world of MAPKs rdcu.be/frwd0 @psb-vib.bsky.social
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A sequential MAP kinase cascade regulates mechanical signalling
Nature Communications - Mechanical stimulation by touch triggers rapid and widespread changes in protein phosphorylation in plants. Here the authors identify a MAPKKK3/4/5-MKK4/5-MPK3/6...
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
TODAY: Public PhD defense of Toon Leroy from @therhizolab.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
TOMORROW: SEMINAR by Chuanyou Li from Shandong Agricultural University, invited by the groups of @alaingoossenspsb.bsky.social and @yvdp.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
PAPER from @yvdp.bsky.social #PlantScience www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
PAPER from @therhizolab.bsky.social #plantscience www.sciencedirect.com/org/science/...
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A Combined Omics Approach to Elucidate the Molecular Interplay behind a Beneficial Arabidopsis–Caulobacter Interaction
Plants rely on complex signaling networks to interact with beneficial plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Among these microbes, Caulobacter R…
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
EPAPER from @rootdevelopment.bsky.social in @currentbiology.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Evolution of root systems in land plants
In this review, Lakehal et al. chart the evolution of root systems, discussing key innovations in root morphology and the regulatory mechanisms that enabled land plants to adapt. They argue that crop ...
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
PAPER from @therhizolab.bsky.social, @vandepoelelab.bsky.social, @bertderybel.bsky.social in @currentbiology.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Decoding stage-specific symbiotic programs in the Rhizophagus irregularis-tomato interaction using single-nucleus transcriptomics
Stuer et al. use single-nucleus RNA-seq to resolve stage-specific transcriptional programs during arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of tomato roots. Their analysis identifies candidate transcription...
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Natalia Konstantinova @natkonstantinova.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Don’t forget to submit your abstract by June 25! ⚠️That is two days away ⚠️4/4 🧵 More information at vibbio.tech/PlantResearc... @psb-vib.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social @vibtrainconf.bsky.social
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At the forefront of plant research (4th edition)
17-18 September 2026 - Ghent, Belgium
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
TOMORROW: SEMINAR by David Jackson from @cshlnews.bsky.social, invited by @hildenelissen.bsky.social and @yvdp.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
PAPER from @vanbreusegemlab.bsky.social and @moritznowack.bsky.social in @theplantcell.bsky.social academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...
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Shedding light on plant proteolysis: genetically encoded fluorescent sensors as tools for profiling protease activities
Genetically encoded FRET-based fluorescent sensors enable real-time, high-resolution visualization of protease activity and proteolytic signaling in living
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