Samaj Lab @samaj-lab.bsky.social · 09/06/2026New paper in Molecular Horticulture. Stress-induced kinase affects microtubule organization in alfalfa. New double transgenic alfalfa lines as a reliable tool for future use in precision agriculture and targeted weed control based on microtubule inhibitors. rdcu.be/fngCx doi.org/10.1186/s438... 020
Samaj Lab @samaj-lab.bsky.social · 05/06/2026A new preprint on tonoplast cytokinin riboside transporter important for plant-microbe interactions doi.org/10.64898/202...doi.org 010
Reposted by Samaj LabCOST Action PlantWallK @plantwallk.org · 28/05/2026The 1st #PlantWallK meeting brought together 80+ researchers. Cell biologists, physicists, biochemists, modellers, all converging on 1 structure: the plant cell wall. Two days of talks, posters, and cross-disciplinary debate later, the collaborations are set. The work begins! #PlantBiology #CellWall 0157
Reposted by Samaj LabCOST Action PlantWallK @plantwallk.org · 28/05/2026A great way to close the #PlantWallK26 days in Prague! The EPCC satellite meeting wrapped up yesterday with a full day of scientific presentations and stimulating discussions on plant cytoskeleton. Many thanks to all contributors and participants, it was a pleasure to see the community in action. 0129
Reposted by Samaj LabCarolyn Rasmussen @carolynplants.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Excited to share what we learned about Katanin in maize www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪nature.comKATANIN promotes cell elongation and division to generate proper cell numbers in maize organs - Nature CommunicationsHere, the authors show that two genes encoding KATANIN p60 in maize promote growth and fertility via proper cell expansion and division. Aberrant microtubule organization in mutants alters cell shape,... 3289
Samaj Lab @samaj-lab.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Final version of our paper is out: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comKillers or protectors: Contrasting roles of alfalfa SIMKK and PRKK in Nicotiana benthamiana cell deathMitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) play important roles in immune signalling pathways following pathogen attack or elicitor treatment. A key pl… 000
Samaj Lab @samaj-lab.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Killers or Protectors: Contrasting Roles of Alfalfa SIMKK and PRKK in Nicotiana benthamiana Cell Death www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comKillers or Protectors: Contrasting Roles of Alfalfa SIMKK and PRKK in Nicotiana benthamiana Cell DeathMitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) play important roles in immune signalling pathways following pathogen attack or elicitor treatment. A key pl… 022
Reposted by Samaj LabTomáš Takáč @takac-group.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Our review was published in the 4th issue of PCE - Linking Superoxide Production and Scavenging in Plant Development - Řehák - 2026 - Plant, Cell & Environment - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comLinking Superoxide Production and Scavenging in Plant DevelopmentThis review examines phytohormone-dependent regulation of NADPH oxidases and superoxide dismutases, controlling superoxide signaling in plant development. Superoxide production and detoxification are... 022
Samaj Lab @samaj-lab.bsky.social · 09/03/2026When stress drives you to kidnap: RACK1A sequesters FSD1 into stress granules during salt stress url: academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...academic.oup.comWhen stress drives you to kidnap: RACK1A sequesters FSD1 into stress granules during salt stressDescribing plants as sessile organisms may sound like a scientific revelation, but it simply means they have nowhere to go. However, it serves as a fitting 010
Reposted by Samaj LabPlant Physiology @plantphys.bsky.social · 12/02/2026RACK1A interacts and colocalizes with FSD1 in stress granules to regulate salt stress response in Arabidopsis (Pavol Melicher , Petr Dvořák , Maryna Tsinyk , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficialdoi.orgRACK1A interacts and colocalizes with FSD1 in stress granules to regulate salt stress response in ArabidopsisA scaffolding protein accumulates in stress granules during salt stress to recruit an antioxidant enzyme, thereby modulating its activity and improving see 0115
Samaj Lab @samaj-lab.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Big news for our lab - a new grant on root hairs, based on our previous two publications in Plant Physiology, is approved today. 🎉🥂😃 061
Samaj Lab @samaj-lab.bsky.social · 16/01/2026New light sheet microscope it the lab next to the very first one commercialy available (11 years difference). Perfect systems for advanced crop and microbe live co-imaging, significantly improved with our custom-made illumination and perfusion devices. 😍 131
Samaj Lab @samaj-lab.bsky.social · 15/01/2026www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgCellulose Synthase Complex and Remorin Nanodomains Mediate Stress Resilience Through Cell Wall-Plasma Membrane AttachmentsHighlights The outer cell surface of an organism is the frontline for detecting and responding to environmental stimuli. In plants, this interface consists of the plasma membrane that lies beneath t... 000
Reposted by Samaj LabTomáš Takáč @takac-group.bsky.social · 07/01/2026We are honoured that our paper was highlighted in News and Views section in Plant Physiology. When stress drives you to kidnap: RACK1A sequesters FSD1 into stress granules during salt stress url: academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...academic.oup.comValidate User 011
Reposted by Samaj LabTomáš Takáč @takac-group.bsky.social · 07/01/2026We projected a possible mechanisms linking ROS production with scavenging in a review paper published in Plant, Cell & Environment. Congrats to all co-authors for their enormous effort. Linking Superoxide Production and Scavenging in Plant Development onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comLinking Superoxide Production and Scavenging in Plant DevelopmentThis review examines phytohormone-dependent regulation of NADPH oxidases and superoxide dismutases, controlling superoxide signaling in plant development. Superoxide production and detoxification are... 011
Samaj Lab @samaj-lab.bsky.social · 13/01/2026RACK1A interacts and co-localizes with FSD1 in stress granules to regulate salt stress response in Arabidopsis url: academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...academic.oup.comRACK1A interacts and co-localizes with FSD1 in stress granules to regulate salt stress response in ArabidopsisA scaffolding protein accumulates in stress granules during salt stress to recruit an antioxidant enzyme, thereby modulating its activity and improving see 020