Plant Systems Biology

Save the date: "Plant Energy Management, Molecular mecanisms of growth ans stress responses" will take place in Montpellier next year july 12-15
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TaSG‐D1–TaGAMyb signaling module regulates seed weight in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Grain weight is crucial for wheat yield, yet its regulatory mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study identifies the TaSG-D1–TaGAMyb–TaCKX2.2.1 pathway as a negative regulator of grain developm...

PAPER from @ivedesmet1978.bsky.social in @theplantjournal.bsky.social
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High-throughput screening assay for nitrification inhibitors and the discovery of goitrin as a biological nitrification inhibitor Nitrification inhibitors are valuable in mitigating nitrogen (N) losses from agricultural fertilizers, enhancing fertilizer use efficiency, and minimi…

Excited to share our new paper!

A useful tool for scaling up nitrification inhibition tests, that also resulted in the discovery of a new #BNI!

Thanks to Fabian Beeckman & all co-authors!
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Genome analyses provide insights into Engelhardia’s adaptation to East Asia Summer Monsoon Genetic information has been instrumental in elucidating the relationship between the East Asian Summer Monsoon (EASM) and subtropical evergreen broad…

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Polyploid—Diploid coexistence in the greater duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza Mortier and colleagues demonstrate the crucial role of competition and frequency dependency on neopolyploid establishment. They, therefore, caution against inferring neopolyploid success based solely...

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Subgenome Partitioning and Polyploid Genome Evolution in the Loach Family Botiidae (Order Cypriniformes) This study investigates subgenome evolution and polyploidy in Cypriniformes fish, revealing complex phylogenetic relationships and genomic dynamics. By applying advanced subgenome partitioning method...

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TaIRE1‐mediated unconventional splicing of the TabZIP60 mRNA and the miR172 precursor regulates heat stress tolerance in wheat In wheat, INOSITOL-REQUIRING ENZYME 1 (IRE1) helps plants cope with heat stress by regulating unconventional splicing of the mRNA encoding the bZIP transcription factor TabZIP60, which activates heat....

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The subordinate role of pseudogenization to recombinative deletion following polyploidization in angiosperms - Nature Communications Extensive gene loss is a hallmark of rediploidization following polyploidization, but its molecular basis remains unclear. Examining pseudogenization from ancient whole-genome multiplications in angio...

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Postdoc position: plant synthetic promoter engineering (ERC funded) - VIB About VIB Center for Plant System Biology The VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology (PSB) is a world-leading plant science institute located at the heart of a renowned plant biotechnology campus...

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Postdoc position: AI in plant regulatory genomics (ERC funded) - VIB About VIB Center for Plant System Biology The VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology (PSB) is a world-leading plant science institute located at the heart of a renowned plant biotechnology campus...

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TODAY: Public PhD defense of Timothy Villers from the group of @hildenelissen.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social

Congrats to our @psb-vib.bsky.social 🌱 director @yvdp.bsky.social for becoming EMBO member!

KIL transcription factors facilitate embryo growth in maize by promoting endosperm elimination via lytic cell death The transcription factors KIL1 and KIL2 promote lytic cell death, thereby facilitating embryo growth and determining the embryo-endosperm size ratio in mai

PAPER from @bertderybel.bsky.social, @moritznowack.bsky.social and @laurenspauwels.bsky.social in @theplantcell.bsky.social
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A BAC-guided haplotype assembly pipeline increases the resolution of the virus resistance locus CMD2 in cassava - Genome Biology Background Cassava is an important crop for food security in the tropics where its production is jeopardized by several viral diseases, including the cassava mosaic disease (CMD) which is endemic in S...

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A top HAT: A maize mutant hypersusceptible to Agrobacterium transformation

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Congratulations to Klaas Vandepoele @vandepoelelab.bsky.social on receiving an @erc.europa.eu Advanced Grant!

His multiCODE project aims to decode the regulatory code of gene expression in plants using a powerful combination of single-cell genomics, AI, and synthetic biology.

Congratulations! 👏

Warming up to #ICAR2025 🌱with two days of cool vascular science at our Vascular Development satellite meeting at @psb-vib.bsky.social.

🌳 A big shout-out to @bertderybel.bsky.social and the team at @psb-vib.bsky.social for organising the Vasculature Development Meeting, a satellite of #ICAR2025 in Ghent! 🌳

Added benefit of conferences in Belgium is that they have your favourite beer on stock... 🍺🌿

Inge de Clercq @psb-vib.bsky.social and @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social share their publishing experiences and other useful tips with early career researchers 🤩 in today’s workshop session at #ICAR2025

#ICAR2025 Poster Prize winners are @aroessling.bsky.social from @elkebarbez.bsky.social lab @uni-freiburg.de, Wouter Smagge from @dejaegerlab.bsky.social @psb-vib.bsky.social @universiteitgent.bsky.social and Alexis Lebecq from @stanfordstomata.bsky.social @stanford.edu ! Congratulations!!

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TODAY: SEMINAR by @ebaena-gonzalez.bsky.social from @ox.ac.uk, invited by @dejaegerlab.bsky.social and @yvdp.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social

TODAY: Public PhD defense of Jacopo di Sora from the group of @alaingoossenspsb.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social

TOMORROW: Public PhD defense of Jacopo di Sora from the group of @alaingoossenspsb.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social

TOMORROW: SEMINAR by Andreas Meyer, scientist @unibonn.bsky.social, invited by @vanbreusegemlab.bsky.social and Yves Van de Peer @yvdp.bsky.social.

TODAY: SEMINAR by Markus Schwarzländer, invited by from the group of @moritznowack.bsky.social and @yvdp.bsky.social. @viblifesciences.bsky.social

E2FA is a major transcription factor controlling the mitotic cycle and the endocycle in nematode‐induced feeding sites Plant host cell-cycle hyperactivation is essential for nematode feeding site (NFS) ontogenesis, but the balanced mitotic and endoreplication cycles must occur for homeostasis. Alterations in core ce...

PAPER from @deveylderlab.bsky.social in @newphyt.bsky.social
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Catalytic conversion of lignocellulose to naphtha: Unlocking sustainable pathways to renewable fuel for engines and feedstock for polymers The production of naphtha from crude oil, a key commodity for fuels and chemicals, is a major contributor to fossil carbon emissions. As a renewable a…

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SlBBX26 regulates vegetative growth, flowering and fruit development through the modulation of SlPIF4 The BBX family of transcription factors regulate several physiological processes during plant vegetative and reproductive development, bridging light …

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