Congratulations Maite!!!

Final step in the biosynthesis of iridoids elucidated Until now, a crucial step in the biosynthesis of iridoids, a class of plant defense substances that are also medically relevant, had remained undiscovered. A team from the Max Planck Institute for Che...

Missing piece of the puzzle for the formation of iridoids found! @maitecolinas.bsky.social from the @oconnorlab.bsky.social et al. have identified the enzyme responsible for iridoid biosynthesis—the key to natural products with medicinal potential. www.ice.mpg.de/512932/PR_Co...

Super story!

A confocal microscopy image shows root-colonizing bacteria clustering around an emerging lateral root, where localized glutamine leakage induces spatially confined reporter activity.

Using precise spatial and temporal analysis, researchers in Science provide insight into how bacteria around the root interact both with the plant and with each other.

Learn more in this week's issue: https://scim.ag/3WgNajk

Thiamine triphosphate puts the brake on the activation state of chloroplast ATP synthase Thiamine triphosphate, derived from the coenzyme thiamine diphosphate and inorganic phosphate, slows the activation of chloroplast ATP synthase.

Thiamine triphosphate puts the brake on the activation state of chloroplast ATP synthase academic.oup.com/plphys/artic... @plantphys.bsky.social

Thiamine triphosphate puts the brake on the activation state of chloroplast ATP synthase Thiamine triphosphate, derived from the coenzyme thiamine diphosphate and inorganic phosphate, slows the activation of chloroplast ATP synthase.

New paper out from us: academic.oup.com/plphys/advan...
Great work from Kai and a fantastic collaboration with Jean Alric.

Next preprint out from my work @oconnorlab.bsky.social @mpi-ce.bsky.social : the discovery or iridoid cyclase in asterids!
Thread below.
#PlantScience
#natprod

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Very excited that our work on directional symplastic transport in differentiated root is now published!A developmental switch controls cell-to-cell transport in roots via pectin-linked plasmodesmata changes: Molecular Plant www.cell.com/molecular-pl...

Bring your #PlantScience publishing questions for our Editors!

Catch Holly on our stand at #2025ISMPMI with @hacquardst.bsky.social, Ralph Panstruga, Ari Sadanandom, @pietrospanu.bsky.social and Ertao Wang!

📅 TODAY
⏰ 13:00–14:00
🗺 New Phytologist Foundation stand, poster hall

Picture of Withania somnifera next to a MinION. Source: https://www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/130-2025

ICYMI: We explored the biosynthesis of withanolides 🧪

Here’s the official press release by @unihannover.bsky.social & @unibonn.bsky.social:
🔗 www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/130-...

📄 Original research: doi.org/10.1038/s414...

#Science #NaturalProducts
@frankelab.bsky.social @puckerlab.bsky.social

Someone asked if they could use this recording in their teaching. #PlantSci
YES! 😁
Please share this with students - the topics raised are so important.
Let's teach students (and colleagues?) to think critically about expectations for basic research, & be realistic about applications! 🌱🌾🌽

Why should early-career scientists publish in society journals | mBio Society journals are deeply rooted in our scientific community and a vital part of it. They serve as a venue for the publication of high-quality articles while promoting the mission-driven activities ...

There are several good workshops taking place at #ICAR2025 including some on writing and publishing. Today, Liliana Costa, Managing Editor of Plant and Cell Physiology, is sharing her advice. Here's an article I hadn't seen before, advocating for society journals
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Picture of a vibrant blue flower of Centaurea cyanus. Reference: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.01.31.635922

Cornflower vibrant color comes from a unique complex of anthocyanins, flavones, and metal ions (Fe³⁺, Mg²⁺), stabilized by pH. This metal-anthocyanin interaction shifts the color to blue. #FlavonoidFriday: lnk.tu-bs.de/9Zz2uG
(📸 doi.org/10.1101/2025...)

Early bird deadline approaching! If you’ve been meaning to register for the 2025 IS-MPMI Congress, now is the time.

Join leading researchers and industry experts for five days of scientific exchange.

Register now: www.ismpmi.org/Events/2025C...

#2025ISMPMI #PlantMicrobe #ResearchNetworking

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X’s dominance ‘over’ as Bluesky becomes new hub for research Data indicates more scholars turning to alternative social media site to post about their work after Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover

'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'

Great to be working with The New Phytologist Foundation again, filming interviews and live streaming their editorial meeting for participants. In this photo I am filming new Editor-in-Chief Maarja Öpik being interviewed by Mike Whitfield.
#filming #plantscience #plantsci #interviews #livestreaming