Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Laboratory Technician - 2Blades Group A Laboratory Technician position is available to join the 2Blades Group at The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich

📣 LAST WEEK to apply for a Lab Technician position in the 2Blades group with @kamiljwitek.bsky.social

Join the team to work on developing resistance traits in soybean 🌱

Apply online, deadline 15 March 2026

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We are inviting applications for a joint appointment:

Director at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry

Full Professor (W3) at MLU

Apply by April, 24 via: berufungsportal.uni-halle.de

Join us in advancing innovative research at the interface of chemistry and bioactive natural products.

🌱 🚨Postdoc position – Plant Chromatin Biology (Strasbourg)
Grob and Jullien Lab - details attached
📅 Apply by March 30, 2026
📩 stefan.grob@cnrs.fr
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Rice ARGONAUTE 2 (AGO2) binds the small RNA miR167g-3p and facilitates its repression of the target gene SNAP32 during rice ragged stunt virus infection. AGO2 also associates with virus-derived small RNAs. miR167g-3p accumulation and SNAP32 suppression correspond with reduced viral levels, whereas decreased miR167g-3p or elevated SNAP32 increases susceptibility.

😎Because when it comes to #PlantSci, you can't have too much of a good thing!
💪In this #FreeToRead paper, Zhao et al. report on an AGO2–miR167g-3p–SNAP32 module that confers #antiviral immunity in #rice. 🪴
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Graphic to illustrate the role of Argonaute proteins (components of the RNA silencing machinery) in plant antiviral defenses. In this figure, OsAGO2 is significantly induced by infection with rice stripe virus and rice dwarf virus. Loss-of-function ago2 mutant lines lack antiviral activity, and AGO2 over-expression lines show increased antiviral activity.

🌾#Rice...

✅ Crucial #food source
✅ Monocot model #plant
☠️ Vulnerable to #viral pathogens

🎉But there's hope!

📢Li et al. report ARGONAUTE 2 plays essential roles in a broad-spectrum #antiviral defense.

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A single‐MYB transcription factor GmMYB331 regulates seed oil accumulation and seed size/weight in soybean The soybean transcription factor GmMYB331 regulates oil content and seed size. Moderate expression of GmMYB331 significantly enhanced seed oil accumulation, and strong expression promoted increased s...

Manipulation of the gene for the MYB transcription factor GmMYB331 may be a breakthrough mechanism for breeding high-oil/high-yield #soybean cultivars.
Read the research for free, right here⬇️
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Unlocking plant abiotic stress resilience through biostimulants and omics‐driven innovations This review discusses how biostimulants protect plants from climate stress by activating natural defenses. To design targeted biostimulants, microbes, key protective genes, and metabolites are identi...

Unlocking plant #abiotic stress resilience through #biostimulants and #omics-driven innovations

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Great initiative for #PlantScience postdocs

Unlocking plant abiotic stress resilience through biostimulants and omics‐driven innovations This review discusses how biostimulants protect plants from climate stress by activating natural defenses. To design targeted biostimulants, microbes, key protective genes, and metabolites are identi...

@abioticstress.bsky.social Delighted to share that our review article has been published in JIPB. A meaningful contribution synthesizing current advances and future directions in abiotic stress resilience.

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Immune homeostasis across kingdoms: A shared challenge Plants and animals face the shared challenge of immune homeostasis. Tomato anti-systemin (antiSYS) and human interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) exemplify convergent strategies to restrain phy...

#Plant & animal #immune systems share an #evolutionary challenge: Defending against pathogens while minimizing self-damage.
Li et al. survey what we know & how understanding cross-kingdom mechanisms might improve #AgTech.
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A leucine‐rich‐repeat receptor‐like kinase SERL1 phosphorylates and stabilizes OsALDH2B1 to promote alkaline tolerance and grain size in rice The rice aldehyde dehydrogenase OsALDH2B1 enhances grain size and tolerance to alkaline soil by repressing GRAIN SIZE 3 and activating catalases. SERL1-mediated phosphorylation stabilizes OsALDH2B1 u...

A #leucine-rich-repeat receptor-like kinase SERL1 #phosphorylates and stabilizes OsALDH2B1 to promote #alkaline tolerance and #grain size in #rice

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Interspecies rice versus Arabidopsis thaliana protein–protein interactome profiling by touch‐down overlapping PCR coupled with HiFi long‐read sequencing Touch-down overlapping PCR coupled with HiFi long-read sequencing, a high-throughput method for large-scale profiling of protein-protein interactions based on stitch-PCR identified 7,726 high-confide...

New #OpenAccess work by Huang et al. demonstrates the power of touch-down overlapping PCR coupled with HiFi long-read sequence (TDOP-seq) for large-scale ID of protein–protein interactions
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Diagram to illustrate how ligand-induced endocytosis of the damage-associated molecular pattern receptor PEPR1 depends on PEPR1 kinase activity and BAK1 phosphorylation. Upon treatment with the elicitor peptide Pep1, BAK1 and PEPR1 are co-internalized with similar dynamics, demonstrating that BAK1 phosphorylation and function are essential for PEPR1 internalization and activation of downstream immune signaling.

🩹During healing, #plant cells release endogenous elicitor peptides to facilitate #immunity.
🌿Claus et al. reveal that endocytosis of the damage-associated #molecular pattern receptor PEPR1 is BAK1 dependent.
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"Postdoctoral fellow - High-throughput plant phenotyping at University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Center for Plant Molecular Breeding , Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
*Application Deadline: 3/15/2026"

Read more here: https://arabidopsis.org/news/jobs/view?file=168886.pdf

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🌱📢51st EPSO seminar for European Plant Scientists: 19th March 2026 at 3 PM discussing ‘Forest Health in the face of climate, pests and pathogens’ with Elina Oksanen and Annika Perry. EPSO members suggest themes and speakers for seminars bit.ly/4u3eEIW. #PlantScience #SDG #EUAgriVision #EUForestry

🌱🔬 Imaging and microscopy people 👇

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PhD position: Plant Biochemistry

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Start: 1 July 2026
Deadline: 29 March 2026

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🌱 Exciting news for plant #CellWall researchers! The First PlantWallK Meeting is happening in Prague, May 25–26, 2026 — bringing together members of COST Action CA24116 for the first time.

📝 Abstract submission is open! Deadline: April 15
Register: plantwallk.org/prague-regis...

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7 PhD positions

SMART Plants for Tomorrow’s Needs

SMART Plants for Tomorrow’s Needs

@ceplas.bsky.social
in several locations

Deadline: 18 March 2026

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This study reveals the incredible precision plants use to balance their immune systems and growth. We apply these cutting-edge molecular insights in our lab to develop stronger, more resilient crops.
#Immunity #PlantScience

And it's #FreeAccess!

A genotype‐independent and highly efficient Agrobacterium‐mediated soybean genetic transformation system A stable and efficient transformation system is crucial for functional genomics and trait improvement in soybean. This study developed a tissue culture based genetic transformation system incorporati...

🧪This tissue culture-based #genetic transformation system in #soybean significantly enhances transformation efficiency, shortens the transformation cycle, and demonstrates broad #genotype independence.
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Thrilled to announce the 2nd edition of AR(t)RBMP at #RBMP2026 in beautiful Bilbao!

Get ready to unleash your creativity — 🌱🎨📷🔬🧬prepare your best pictures, drawings, videos, & artistic visions

🏆 The most outstanding art pieces will receive a special award!
More info @:
rbmp2026.com/RBMP/en/info

Symposium // Missouri Soybean Center // University of Missouri US Soybean Symposium, Missouri Soybean Center

2026 Missouri #Soybean Symposium
This free in-person symposium is open to researchers, students, industry, farmers, and other stakeholders interested in soybean.
This symposium will be held at University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
soybeancenter.missouri.edu/symposium/
#PlantScience

Soybean Symposium

2026 NDSU #Soybean Symposium - Communication in Science
On March 5, 2026 in Fargo, ND
www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/...
The symposium bridges multiple disciplines: soybean agronomy, #breeding, foster collaboration, & develop new networks for cutting edge soybean #research.
#PlantScience

Molecular insights into cadmium transport and micronutrient crosstalk in rice: Towards minimizing grain Cd This review summarizes recent advances in understanding the uptake and transport of cadmium and essential micronutrients in rice. It examines the molecular mechanisms underlying their interactions an....

☠️Understanding the molecular mechanisms governing #cadmium uptake in #rice is critical to mitigate human #health risks.
🌾Yue et al. review what we know and explore where newresearch might take us!
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WIMI is now accepting new projects for Maize and Rice genetic transformation.
Technical Specs:
🔸 Selection: Basta(Bar) for Maize; Hygromycin & G418 for Rice.
🔸 Speed: Plantlets ready in 4-6 months.
🔸 Deliverables: 10 verified positive T1 lines.
#PlantScience #CRISPR #Rice #Maize #Biotech #WIMI

Waking up on Climate Change: Measuring Impact, Focusing Efforts and Building Futures: Wiley Online Library Virtual Issues Click on the title to browse this issue

Did you know that JIPB is participating in the @wileylifesci.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social "Waking up on #ClimateChange"? Submit your climate-related #PlantScience to us! Learn more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

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