⚙️Technical Advance
How are plasmodesmata distributed across tissues? 🌱
Davis et al. developed a 3D quantitative imaging pipeline to map pit fields at cell-type resolution in Arabidopsis roots.
They’re developmentally reallocated and spatially patterned by BR signaling.
👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70726
ONLINE COVER Maximum-intensity projection of a confocal image of epidermal cells from the Thale cress roots, where four colors stain different cell parts. Goldy et al. demonstrate that the protein actin allows cells to override standard division rules by stabilizing the orientation of spindles, which segregate chromosomes during mitosis. This uncovers a previously under-appreciated role for actin cytoskeletons, providing new insight into how division orientation is controlled to ensure robust tissue architecture during plant growth. Credit: Camila Goldy
What could be more satisfying than this ?
✨️Congrats to all the authors ✨️
Could not be more proud of you 🥹
Credit: Camila Goldy @camilagoldy.bsky.social
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I am very excited to share my simultaneous triple staining method for monocot roots. This method is not only faster but also utilizes a smaller volume of stain than traditional methods and minimizes mechanical tissue damage.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Congrats !!!
APETALA2 controls seed growth by regulating outer integument mechanical identity during seed coat differentiation https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.16.694797v1
I’m very happy to share that next year I’m launching the Meristem Hydraulics Group. We will be at the @umeaplantsciencecentre.se (Sweden) & the University of Helsinki (Finland) @helsinki.fi
Here is a brief description of our research interests:
www.upsc.se/juan_alonso_...
#PlantSciences
Oh Wow!
Cell wall patterning regulates plant stem cell dynamics | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Arabidopsis thaliana lateral root transversal cross-section.
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🌱 3 plant biology institutes, 2 great days! 🌿
PhDs & postdocs from DBMV @unil.bsky.social, @psb-vib.bsky.social & @rdplab.bsky.social rocked the 2nd Trilateral Plant Bio Symposium in Lausanne!
👏 Big congrats to all ECRs, especially to @nathan-german.bsky.social for winning Best Presentation! 🏆💥
Thrilled to share our latest work: how plants control growth through activation of a surface-specific growth programme. Thanks @zoenv.bsky.social, @nathan-german.bsky.social and the other coauthors for all the hard work! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
"Little Flower"
A Cryo-SEM portrait of my micro-rose depicting the flower as a sculpture of cells, fractured and frozen in time. Full image is 10k x 10k pixels.
Translational research is digging for gold. Basic research is learning where and what to dig. The more funding is diverted to translation, the more we deplete the research ecosystem, driving the supplies of "gold" - immediately translatable findings and innovations - to unsustainably low levels.
It is sad that even basic research needs to be defended with utility. For me, basic research is in the same category as art: civilized societies can't do without it, because we all want to know who we are and what our place in the natural world is -- questions that only science can answer.
🚨Our paper is out!
If you ever wonder how four-way junctions are avoided during plant cell division, some answers here 🧬🍀🔬🧪🤓
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Hello Bluesky! 🌟
This account was created a while ago but never really used—until now!🌱
We’re finally here and ready to share, connect, and explore.
Stay tuned for updates and fresh content. 🚀
FEM and TEM reveal the process by which cell separation may initiate in the outer epidermal edge filling (OEEF) and propagate to the supracellular outer epidermal wall FEM and TEM reveal the process by which cell separation may initiate in the outer epidermal edge filling (OEEF) and propagate to the supracellular outer epidermal wall (SOEW). CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted bioRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. It is bioRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.03.646819; this version posted April 6, 2025.
New preprint from @stephanevrg.bsky.social 's lab!
🧪 Simulations + mutant tests show a shift in how we think about plant cell adhesion, challenging "textbook" view on the role of middle lamella.
📄 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Thank you Özer Erguvan and all co-authors 🔬
#PlantSci #CellBiology
🌱 When a root cell undergoes symmetric division, are the daughter cells actually identical? By combining live-cell imaging and scRNAseq we discovered a new cell state with uneven BR activity. Read our full paper in Cell: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... @nvukas.bsky.social @trevormnolan.bsky.social
Charlotte Kirchhelle
Charlotte @ckirchhelle.bsky.social will focus on manuscripts on plant cell biology, endo-membrane transport, quantitative imaging and plant morphogenesis. Read more about Charlotte’s research and her advice to young scientists: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Dynamic cortical behavior of plant protoplasts reveals unexpected similarities between plant and animal cells https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.13.623369v1
