Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünPost-transcriptional Gene Regulation in Plants - PGRP2026 @pgrp2026.bsky.social · 15hSession 4 resumes after the coffee break and poster session with Julia Bailey-Serres, who presents how high-resolution disome footprinting links translational stochasticity with mRNA turnover 🧬🎲♻️ #PGRP2026 021
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 16hOur very own @manuelgonzalezfuen.bsky.social is giving a flashtalk on his project „how pathogens can suppress host translation by hijacking P-body condensates“ at #PGRP2026 ➡️ visit his poster (#130) and also @seedbarrett.bsky.social poster on „how abiotic stress regulates P-body dynamics“ (#52) 182
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 17hWe continue with the translation session at #PGRP2026 with @djgibbs.bsky.social who will talk about his recent exciting paper on co-translational quality control in plants (see also the very very recent publication from his lab ➡️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...) 041
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünPost-transcriptional Gene Regulation in Plants - PGRP2026 @pgrp2026.bsky.social · 23hDay 2 of #PGRP2026 starts with Rosa Lozano-Durán and "Another one bites the dust: Geminivirus co-option of plant RNA splicing" 🦠✂️🌱 0103
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 23hWe start the second day of @pgrp2026.bsky.social with a keynote by @geminiteamlab.bsky.social who will talk about how Geminivirus is manipulating host plants by targeting the splicing machinery #PGRP2026 041
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünPost-transcriptional Gene Regulation in Plants - PGRP2026 @pgrp2026.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Claudia Cortés de Felipe takes the stage on viral influence on RNA granules: unravelling condensate dynamics in infection and immunity 🦠💧🛡️ #PGRP2026 051
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünPost-transcriptional Gene Regulation in Plants - PGRP2026 @pgrp2026.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Back from the break, Session 2 continues with Peter Brodersen on a proxy RNAi pathway for sensing cytoplasmic double-stranded RNA in plants 🧬🔍🌱 #PGRP2026 053
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Great to be here @pgrp2026.bsky.social in beautiful Málaga learning so many new things together with P-body/translation crew of @theustunlab.bsky.social members @seedbarrett.bsky.social (P52) and @manuelgonzalezfuen.bsky.social (P130) #PGRP2026 0132
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünIsabel saur @izzysaurlab.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Great to present a major update to our manuscript: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... In collaboration with @grandpahiro.bsky.social, @sara-stolze.bsky.social, Matthieu Platre & the teams of Götz Hensel & Gunther Döhlemann we demonstrate that….. (1/x) 42916
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünEirik Lågeide @eiriklag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Very excited to share the first preprint from my PhD with the community! This is also the first paper from the Plant Immunogenomics group with @galofir.bsky.social, so stay tuned for more! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 1/n 🧵biorxiv.orgNO VEIN is an ancestral immunity protein involved in plant-virus interactionThe conservation of immune systems from prokaryotes to eukaryotes can guide discovery of immunity genes across the tree of life. Most studies to date have focused on metazoan systems, while the extent... 28851
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünCell - a Cell Press journal @cp-cell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Now online! Salicylic acid engages central metabolic regulators SnRK1 and TOR to govern immunity by differential phosphorylation of NPR1dlvr.itSalicylic acid engages central metabolic regulators SnRK1 and TOR to govern immunity by differential phosphorylation of NPR1The immune signal SA triggers metabolic changes to activate SnRK1 while inhibiting TOR. These central metabolic kinases antagonistically phosphorylate the key immune regulator NPR1, thereby coupling cellular metabolic state to systemic acquired resistance. 11916
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünIBMP | Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes @ibmp-cnrs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The global Plant Proteostasis community is gathering in Strasbourg for the 5th International Conference on Plant Proteostasis 2026 (Oct 14-16) at @ibmp-cnrs.bsky.social ! 🌍🌱 🔗 proteostasis-26.sciencesconf.org #PlantScience #Proteostasis 01411
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünThe Interactive Fly @interactivefly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Milano, S. N., Bayer, L. V., Ko, J. J., Casella, C. E., Bratu, D. P. (2025). The role of ER exit sites in maintaining P-body organization and integrity during Drosophila melanogaster oogenesis. EMBO Rep, 26(2):494-520 link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comThe role of ER exit sites in maintaining P-body organization and integrity during Drosophila melanogaster oogenesis - EMBO ReportsProcessing bodies (P-bodies) are cytoplasmic membrane-less organelles which host multiple mRNA processing events. While the fundamental principles of P-body organization are beginning to be elucidated... 0156
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünYasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Fully caffeinated & ready for @simonapolo.bsky.social talk on ubiquitin signaling in P-bodies #EMBOUbiquitin 171
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünMariana Schuster @marischuster.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Still one week to apply! 01019
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünYasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“People like me are actually not supposed to become mayor in this country.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comElif Eralp: ‘Germany’s Zohran Mamdani’ who vows to be a mayor for all BerlinersDie Linke candidate, a lawyer affected by her experiences as the child of political migrants from Turkey, poised to head Berlin coalition government 093
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünIsabel saur @izzysaurlab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026@bactodeath.bsky.social speaks as the first ‚plant representetive’ at the @sfb1403.bsky.social Cell death symposium! -> great diversity of metacaspase funtions 0124
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Can’t wait for the Plant Proteostasis Conference! 🌱 🔥The program looks 👍 & our entire Lab will be there! Especially excited to see @margotraffeiner.bsky.social & @shanshuo.bsky.social present our work on proteotoxic stress, cell-type-specific autophagy & more. Best community ever 💚 #proteostasis 094
Reposted by Şuayb Üstünplantproteostasis.bsky.social @plantproteostasis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Hello, Proteostasis Community!🌱 We’re excited to finally share with you the final program of our conference!🎉 Join us in the charming city of Strasbourg from October 14th to 16th for three days of exciting science and inspiring discussions! 🧬 🧪 Stay tuned for more updates! 02113
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünGautier Langin @glangin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Very nice Spotlight article in @cp-trendscellbio.bsky.social about our recent @cp-molcell.bsky.social article (doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2026.04.004). If you want a summary of our findings and their implications for proteostasis control, please have a read !👇🤓 www.cell.com/trends/cell-...cell.comER-associated sorting links proteostasis to photosynthesisProteotoxic stress challenges multiple organelles, but how plants coordinate proteasome capacity with organellar function remains unclear. Langin et al. reveal that endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associat... 01714
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünŞuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Think the proteasome & its regulation is highly conserved? Think again🔄 Our new preprint (🧵 by lead author @glangin.bsky.social 👇) reveals how gene expansion, regulatory diversification & stress-responsive specialization shaped the evolution of the proteasome in 🌱 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgGene repertoire expansion and cis-regulatory diversification shaped 26S proteasome evolution within a proteostasis-centered networkThe 26S proteasome is essential for proteostasis and constitutes one of the most conserved molecular machineries in eukaryotes. Its homeostasis is maintained by a mechanistically conserved feedback lo... 13715
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünMarco Castellani @holocastellani.bsky.social · 16/09/2026So proud of this! Once again great teamwork and a great story from a very unusual model!!! Check it out!!!! 0187
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Me calmly reading the reviewer comments.static.klipy.comThe Sims 1: Grim Reaper & House FireALT: The Sims 1: Grim Reaper & House Fire 1140
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünElke Barbez @elkebarbez.bsky.social · 15/09/2026How is CRISPR embedded in society—and how can it change agriculture? 🌱🧬 Ursula Franklin argued long before CRISPR-Cas that technologies are shaped by the systems around them: regulation, access and trust! rdcu.be/xuiHDM7EB5Ka #NGT @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social @cibss.bsky.social @uni-freiburg.derdcu.be 13214
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünGautier Langin @glangin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Preprint Alert! 🚨 Have you ever wondered how highly conserved molecular complexes adapted to ever changing cellular environments? Thrilled to show our work on 26S proteasome evolution in the green lineage. 🌱🧬👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... A thread🧵biorxiv.orgGene repertoire expansion and cis-regulatory diversification shaped 26S proteasome evolution within a proteostasis-centered networkThe 26S proteasome is essential for proteostasis and constitutes one of the most conserved molecular machineries in eukaryotes. Its homeostasis is maintained by a mechanistically conserved feedback lo... 22719
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünGreg Vert @plantubiquitin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Latest paper from my lab !! New insight into transporter endocytosis in plants using TurboID. Proud of liza-pellegrin.bsky.social for the great work and @julnev.bsky.social for driving this. doi.org/10.1111/nph.... @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.socialdoi.org<fc>TurboID</fc>‐based proteomic profiling reveals proxitome of the <fc>IRT1</fc> metal transporter and new insight into <fc>IRT1</fc> endocytosisIdentification of new regulators of Arabidopsis IRT1 endocytosis and metal transport using TurboID. TurboID proximity labeling of the Arabidopsis IRT1 root metal transporter identified new IRT1-inter.... 32816
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünKasper van Gelderen @kaspervangelderen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The first preprint of my lab has just come out doi.org/10.64898/202... This paper came out at the same day on the sudden passing of Prof. Meng Chen. Without his work, this paper would not have existed. He was an extremely supportive member of the plant photobiology community..doi.org 87531
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünGautier Langin @glangin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026In a nutshell🥜: - Plant proteasome gene repertoire expansion drove subunit evolution - Proteasome homeostasis maintenance mechanism is a multi-layered process which has diversified in plants - This diversification is influenced by a GRN embedding proteasome within the proteostasis network 174
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Think the proteasome & its regulation is highly conserved? Think again🔄 Our new preprint (🧵 by lead author @glangin.bsky.social 👇) reveals how gene expansion, regulatory diversification & stress-responsive specialization shaped the evolution of the proteasome in 🌱 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgGene repertoire expansion and cis-regulatory diversification shaped 26S proteasome evolution within a proteostasis-centered networkThe 26S proteasome is essential for proteostasis and constitutes one of the most conserved molecular machineries in eukaryotes. Its homeostasis is maintained by a mechanistically conserved feedback lo... 13715
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünNatalie Laibach @natabolite.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Definitely well deserved - congrats to @seedbarrett.bsky.social & @theustunlab.bsky.social 💚 062
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünCell Biology J-Club @cellclub.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The ARLA1A-NAC089 module coordinates ER phagy with the unfolded protein response to maintain cellular homeostasis in plants: Developmental Cell www.cell.com/developmenta...cell.comThe ARLA1A-NAC089 module coordinates ER phagy with the unfolded protein response to maintain cellular homeostasis in plantsYang et al. reveal that the ARLA1A-NAC089 module couples ER phagy with the UPR in plants. This dual regulatory axis fine-tunes cell survival versus death under stress, providing a mechanistic framework for maintaining ER homeostasis and enhancing environmental resilience. 077
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Yeah!!!! @seedbarrett.bsky.social from our lab won the poster award!! congrats sooo much Thorben 🤗 another #ProudPI moment at #BT2026 03910
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünChristin Naumann @cnaumann123.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Congrats to @theustunlab.bsky.social for recieving one of the poster prices at the #BT2026 🎉 082
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026To all future chairs at conferences: Please do not cut discussions and if nobody has a question prepare one on your own. 😑 030
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Next in the „biotic session“ at #BT2026 is our very own @manuelgonzalezfuen.bsky.social who will talk about how bacteria manipulate host translation in 🌱 His findings helped us to develop many different projects on P-bodies, condensates and translation #ProudPI 🥳 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 1289
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Fantastic talk by Natalia Wozniak from the @plantadaptation.bsky.social group @ruhr-uni-bochum.de about Cd tolerance in Arabidopsis halleri #BT2026 061
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The Üstün Lab at #BotanikTagung 🌱🔬 So great to be here with our amazing team of postdocs, PhD and Master’s students! 💚 A fantastic opportunity to share our science, get inspired by exciting research, meet old & new colleagues, and enjoy being part of the plant science community! 🌿 #BT2026 1305
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Now it‘s @shanshuo.bsky.social stage talking about cell-type specific autophagy and its role in plant-microbe interactions! Go Shanshuo! #BT2026 #ProudPI #proteostasis 1167
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Now we have @cnaumann123.bsky.social talking in the #proteostasis session about Pi-dependent ER stress adaptation that is mediated by #autophagy #BT2026 0133
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026We start the #proteostasis session with @taw-lab.bsky.social (great to have you here 🤗) who will talk about the role of autophagy in the plant metabolism 🌱 #BT2026 #plantscience 0123
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Today is the day: join the #proteostasis session at #BT2026 - @shanshuo.bsky.social will talk about her exciting findings on how „autophagy acts as a spatial organizer of cell-type specific immunity“. Come if u like stomata, microbes🦠 & single cell RNAseq! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...biorxiv.orgAutophagy acts as a spatial organizer of cell-type-specific plant immunityEffective plant immunity requires precise spatial coordination of immune responses across cell-types to restrict pathogens while preventing tissue damage, yet the intracellular pathways that organize ... 01812
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026So happy to see @michaelraissig.bsky.social speaking at #BT2026 about his fascinating work on stomatal development 🌱 1326
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünBoas Pucker @bpucker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Ute Krämer is wrapping up the first day of the conference with a lecture about plant adaption to heavy metal #BT2026 #Botanik-Tagung2026 0184
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünMariana Schuster @marischuster.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I'm excited to share that my newly funded #ERCStG FRONTERA is recruiting two postdoctoral researchers at @ipbhalle.bsky.social 🌱🔬 If you are passionate about plant immunity, proteolysis, membrane proteins, or proteomics, I'd love to hear from you. 🧵 Please RT/share! 18885
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünDevelopment @dev-journal.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Development Editor @stanfordstomata.bsky.social will be attending the upcoming Botanik-Tagung 2026 conference at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de. @bt2024dbg.bsky.social If you are also there, do chat with Dominique about publishing in our upcoming special issue – Plant and Algae Development #DevSIPlantAlgae 273
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Botaniktagung 2026 #BT2026 is about to start @ruhr-uni-bochum.de with the first keynote by @stanfordstomata.bsky.social who will talk about „generating stomatal form“ 1192
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünYasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026www.bbc.com/travel/artic...bbc.com'You're not to think you're anything special': Why Swedes hate standing outSwedes prize equality, dislike boasting and often prefer to blend in. The century-old idea of Jantelagen helps explain why – and offers visitors a key to decoding Swedish culture. 151
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Thanks for "spotlighting" our paper on how "ER-associated sorting links proteostasis to photosynthesis"🌱 in @cp-trendscellbio.bsky.social www.cell.com/trends/cell-... Below is the link to our paper if you wanna know more about our findings👇 www.cell.com/molecular-ce...cell.comER-associated sorting links proteostasis to photosynthesisProteotoxic stress challenges multiple organelles, but how plants coordinate proteasome capacity with organellar function remains unclear. Langin et al. reveal that endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associat... 093
Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Everything you always wanted to know about how to study biomolecular condensates! Thanks for including us 🤗 1133
Reposted by Şuayb ÜstünFrederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Ever wondered why mutating BIG/AtUBR4 causes pleiotropic 🌿 phenotypes? Find a whistle stop tour of the literature in our latest review, with expert structural insight from @dangrabarczyk.bsky.social and @clausenlab.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...academic.oup.comDecoding BIG: how one protein influences multiple pathwaysAbstract. A major strength of forward genetic screens is their unbiased nature: the plant reveals which genes underlie a physiological process. Yet this st 11510