Adam Mott

bioRxiv: Plasma membrane nanoscale dynamics of Arabidopsis leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase complexes (2026) Plasma membrane-localized receptors operate as dynamic signaling complexes and integrative networks, yet the spatial and temporal regulation of these interactions remain largely unknown. Here, by analyzing the components of a minimal Arabidopsis leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase network, we describe the differential diffusion and organization of receptor complex components and unveil the nanoscale spatial and temporal logic underlying the formation of receptor kinase complexes. The ligand-binding receptors FLS2 and BRI1, and the accessory receptor BIR3, are organized in plasma membrane nanodomains, within which the co-receptor BAK1 diffuses and is spatially arrested upon ligand perception. BAK1 spatial arrest relies on extracellular domain (ECD)-ECD interactions but does not require receptor complex activation. Mathematical modelling, single molecule imaging and bio-assays infer that accessory receptors maintain a dynamic pool of co-receptors in the vicinity of ligand-binding receptors to promote ligand-induced complex formation and signaling. We propose that ligand-induced receptor kinase complex formation is a deterministic process defined by the relative nanoscale spatial positioning of individual signaling and regulatory components.

New Preprint: Plasma membrane nanoscale dynamics of Arabidopsis leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase complexes (2026)

https://www.tsl.ac.uk/publications/164874

The brassinosteroid receptor BRL3 triggers acclimation to elevated temperature from phloem companion cells in Arabidopsis Phloem companion cell-enriched BRASSINOSTEROID-INSENSITIVE 1-LIKE3 controls Arabidopsis temperature adaptation.

The #brassinosteroid receptor #BRL3 triggers #acclimation to elevated #temperature from #phloem companion cells in #Arabidopsis

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The School of Biosciences at University of Birmingham is recruiting FIVE Assistant/Associate Profs in areas including fungal biology, plant science and bioengineering. Full details below 🍄🌾🧬🧫

Fig. 2 Integrative proteomics approaches for data-driven reconstruction of kinase signaling.

#TansleyInsight: Masters of perception: phosphorylation-dependent signaling in plants

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Apply now! @vbcscitraining.bsky.social offers more than 25 fully-funded PhD positions! GMI group leaders are also recruiting new students.

Decoding Arabidopsis growth-defense trade-offs through ADR1-associated transcriptional networks Using DANGEROUS MIX autoimmune plants with constitutively active NLRs, Hu et al. dissect growth-defense trade-offs. Two major transcriptional modules, representing growth and defense, show a strong in...

Decoding Arabidopsis growth-defense trade-offs through ADR1-associated transcriptional networks

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I am happy to announce the launch of a new Arabidopsis genomics resource! Check out arabidopsislyrata.org Now you can easily look at the natural genetic variation across the entire species range of A. lyrata and A. arenosa.

We are very excited to share a new resource from our team: spatial subcellular proteome maps in plants! We developed an MS-based method that registers localizations of about 8000 proteins in Arabidopsis roots in a single experiment.

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Heterologous expression of CrMATE1 increases flux of intermediates in monoterpenoid indole alkaloid pathway Catharanthus roseus is the source of many pharmacologically valuable monoterpenoid indole alkaloids (MIAs), yet their low abundance can often constrai…

Newly out from my lab! Here, we described the utility & the metabolic impact of molecular transporters in engineered 🧬 yeast, producing the anti-hypertensive drug, ajmalicine. 💊@utscbiology.bsky.social @utsc.utoronto.ca
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Leaf phenotypes of WT and RsSPL10 overexpression (OE RsLinc214) lines.

Genome-Wide Analysis of the lncRNAs and miRNAs Involved in Flower Development in Radish (LingJun Wu, Xiaobo Luo, Yadong Li, Yueyue Jin, Wanping Zhang) doi.org/10.1002/pld3... #PlantScience @aspbofficial @wileyecology @sebiology

From convergence to design in pattern recognition receptors Plants rely on pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) to detect pathogens, yet PRRs differ across species. Ngou et al. show that convergent evolution yields a shared recognition logic in the selective cold shock protein receptor (SCORE) for bacterial cold shock protein peptides. Structure-guided design yields synthetic SCORE variants that broaden detection, offering robust, broad-spectrum crop resistance.

From convergence to design in pattern recognition receptors #plantscience

Come join #LaurierBiology!
We're recruiting 3 tenure-track faculty positions!

Integrative Organismal Zoologist!
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Microbial Systems Biologist!
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🚨Two fully funded PhD opportunities in Australia!

Improving C4 photosynthesis in vegetation models.
Supervised by Dani Way (ANU, Canberra) and myself (UTS, Sydney).

1. Lab- and field-based project at ANU – see flyer below

2. Modelling project at UTS – www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

One data centre or one million homes? Mapping Ontario's proposed hyperscaler boom Canada’s National Observer found and drew from multiple sources to put together a map of planned data centres in Ontario, and found at least 15 projects with a combined capacity of 2,202 MW currently ...

The government wouldn't give us a list of data centres seeking power in Ontario.

So, we built one ourselves.

What @rorywh.bsky.social and I found: at least 15 projects drawing a combined 2,202 MW: more electricity than 2 million homes.

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The new Vienna BioCenter Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Program (VIP³) is here! We have 8 fully-funded positions for scientists with a PhD in biology, chemistry, physics, bioinformatics etc.

The call is open!

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Poplar CLE peptides promoting ectomycorrhizal symbiosis identified through genome-wide analysis of responsive small secreted peptides Trees use CLAVATA3/EMBRYO SURROUNDING REGION-related (CLE) peptides to promote ectomycorrhizal symbiosis, revealing an additional regulatory layer in tree–

🧵 New paper out in @PlantPhysiology! We asked: how do trees talk to their fungal partners during ectomycorrhizal symbiosis? Turns out, tiny secreted peptides play a big role. 1/

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Screening, sorting, and the feedback cycles that imperil peer review The process of peer review is vital to contemporary science, but is also under enormous strain. This study uses mathematical models to dissect the threats to the long-term viability of peer review, su...

1. Kevin Gross and I have a new paper out today PLOS Biology.

We used economic models based around screening games and the market for unpaid labor to highlight a meltdown cycle threatening peer review.

Faculty position in Plant Molecular Biology (Associate Professor or Tenure-Track Assistant Professor) at Aarhus University, Denmark
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Specialization of independently acquired flagellar FliC proteins in plant-associated Sphingomonas balances swimming and immunogenicity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.23.707200v1

TreeProfiler: large-scale metadata profiling along gene and species trees Abstract. Profiling biological traits along gene or species tree topologies is a well-established approach in comparative genomics, widely employed to infe

@dengziqi1991.bsky.social et al. present TreeProfiler, a tool for automated annotation and interactive exploration of hundreds of features along large gene and species trees, with seamless summarization of mapped traits at internal nodes.

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🌾 We have an open postdoc position in Plant Genomics in our group at HHU Düsseldorf!

If you enjoy computational biology, asking big questions, and the satisfaction of code working on the first try, check out schneebergerlab.org/career/

Apply by Mar. 31 | 3-year postdoc | German skills required

Happy to share scHiCAR, an ultra-high throughout (millions of cells), low cost (5 cents/cell including NGS), and trimodal platform for integrated single-cell level analysis of mRNA, open chromatin, and 5-kb resolution looping with ground-truth data the same individual cell.

Assistant Professor-Department of Biology (Zoologist) Assistant Professor-Department of Biology (Zoologist)

New Faculty Positions opening up at Wilfrid Laurier University!
Integrative Organismal Zoologist:
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Microbial Systems:
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Computational Ecology/Modelling Biologist:
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Biochemistry:
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Delighted to share our new preprint: "Evolution of moss leaf-like organs through variations in deeply conserved developmental principles."
Led by Ph.D. student Wenye Lin from my lab @irbv.bsky.social ,
in collab. with Yoan Coudert (ENS Lyon) and Richard Smith (JIC).
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Luckily, as I always say, Canada is more of a curling nation anyway...

Hard disagree...

Our new review in COPB shows how single-cell + spatial omics are revealing specialized immune cell states, modular NLR sensor–helper circuits, and epigenetic/RNA tuning that shape durable resistance. Congrats to Doni, Oliver, Yiqing & Ujjal
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Announcing the publication of TAIR12: Consult the fully reannotated genome on the European Nucleotide Archive - Phoenix Bioinformatics TAIR (The Arabidopsis Information Resource), together with our nonprofit host Phoenix Bioinformatics, is pleased to announce the public release of TAIR12

🎉📣 #TAIR12, the latest reannotation of the Arabidopsis thaliana genome, is now available under accession number PRJEB100887 on ENA and NCBI!

Thank you all the volunteer researchers whose hard work has made this possible!

#plantscience #plantbiology 🧪

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Fig. 1 Pik pairs as resources for determining optimal ‘chassis’ for engineering recognition.

Mismatch screening in Nicotiana benthamiana to explore Pik-1/Pik-2 paired NLR platforms for receptor engineering

A #Letter by Xi & Banfield
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