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Dive into the fascinating journey of potatoes and discover the secrets behind how they developed their incredible ability to produce tubers.
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MYB68 regulates radial endodermal differentiation and suberin patterning In this study, Kraska et al. identify MYB68 as a novel regulator of endodermal suberization, linked to the formation of distinct identities in the xylem-pole-associated endodermis. The research uncove...

Time for another paper from our lab!
This time it’s about passage cells. This work originated from a collaboration with @lauraragni.bsky.social and was spearheaded by the super-talented @leoniekraska.bsky.social Below you will find a thread that explains our findings.
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Calabria et al. Figure 5 legend (shortened): Model showing the two distinct response zones. F. oxysporum infects an A. thaliana root tip via the meristematic zone, where it colonizes the vasculature (purple cells=colonized zone). The tissue around this zone undergoes immediate programmed cell death (dark gray cells). As the colonization front (light purple line) progresses in the vasculature, so does a cell death front (black line) across all tissues. In an attempt to prevent the fungus from infecting more tissue and spreading through the vasculature to all parts of the plant, the plant triggers the HR in a small, spatially confined group of cells immediately adjacent to the colonization front (yellow cells), the HR zone. HR is activated by SA in combination with ET, ROS, and DAMP signaling. Slightly removed from the HR and colonized zones, the plant launches a second line of defense to combat the spread of the pathogen in the defense response zone (orange cells).

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Resolving spatially distinct phytohormone response zones in Arabidopsis thaliana roots colonized by Fusarium oxysporum – Calabria et al.

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RSPS2025 | Finalist: Dr. Tonni Grube Andersen | Presentation: Jun 4 13:00-13:30 (GMT) | Of bricks and gateways: Rewriting the rules of root barriers | FREE to Watch the Live Streaming via YouTube (youtube.com/@molecularpl...) / WeChat (MolPlant Channel)

Preprint! w/ C. Strullu-Derrien,R.Wightman,L.P.McDonnell, G.Evans,F.Fercoq,P.Kenrick & A.Ferrari

An ancient plant symbiotic fungus with distinct features identified through advanced fluorescence & Raman imaging

@slcuplants.bsky.social @nhm-london.bsky.social Cambridge Graphene Centre @mnhn.fr

What’s in a name? The case for standardised nomenclature for mutualistic Mucoromycotina ‘fine root endophytes’ Nathan O A Howard, Victor H Rodriguez-Morelos, Lewis Allen, Pedzisai Chinoruma, Louis D Cohen, Grace A Hoysted, Anne D Jungblut, Isabella Lamb, Sara Moeskj

What’s in a name? The case for standardised nomenclature for mutualistic Mucoromycotina ‘fine root endophytes’
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"...to improve clarity, consistency, and distinguish them from 18 similar fungal groups."

Single-cell transcriptomics reveal how root tissues adapt to soil stress Nature - Single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomic approaches reveal major expression changes in outer root cell types when grown in soil versus gel conditions, and also uncover how...

I'm so very excited to see this out - a single cell and spatial transcriptomic analysis in the rice root reveals mechanisms by which roots can respond to different below-ground growth conditions - including compaction. Congratulations to everyone for persisting in difficult times. rdcu.be/ej8Ui

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Apoplastic barriers are essential for nodule formation and nitrogen fixation in Lotus japonicus Establishment of the apoplastic root barrier known as the Casparian strip occurs early in root development. In legumes, this area overlaps with nitrogen-fixing nodule formation, which raises the possi...

Finally!
Im so excited to present to culmination of many years of work from the fantastic Defeng Shen and some great collaborators. For details, I have made a digested thread below, but if you are more interested feel free to reach out (and read the paper of course).
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Resolving spatially distinct phytohormone response zones in Arabidopsis thaliana roots colonized by Fusarium oxysporum Abstract. Jasmonic acid (JA), ethylene (ET) and salicylic acid (SA) are the three major phytohormones coordinating plant defense responses, and all three a

📜 Resolving spatially distinct phytohormone response zones in Arabidopsis thaliana roots colonized by Fusarium oxysporum

🧑‍🔬 Jacob Calabria, @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social, @aidnurm.bsky.social, @somssich.bsky.social, et al.

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