Marc Somssich · @somssich
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Marc Somssich · @somssich
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Another great paper from the Niko Geldner, led by Yan Ma. The flg & SGN pathways activate similar signaling routes & produce similar outputs (MPKs, ROS, lignification), yet, they eventually achieve different things (immunity vs Casparian strip). How is this possible? Where does the specificity come from?
Well, MKKs fine-tune the pathways! 👌
Fantastic !

doi.org/10.1101/2023.07.03.547

#plantcellbiology #plantscience #plantresearch #cellbiology #cellsignalling #botany #plantimmunity #plantbiology

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Marc Somssich · @somssich
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A new paper from the Lab of Frank Takken on the oxysporum Avr2 effector is out in the journal Molecular Plant Pathology. They show that Avr2 suppresses BIK1 function by preventing ubiquitination & membrane dissociation. Thus, BIK1 can't activate defense gene expression or RBOHD.

doi.org/10.1111/mpp.13369

#fusarium #mpmi #plantimmunity #plantbiology #plantscience #agriculture #plantresearch #PlantPathology #botany

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Marc Somssich · @somssich
96 followers · 79 posts · Server sciencemastodon.com

This is a very good Review on plant receptor kinase signaling from Kyle Bender & Cyril Zipfel, including 5 critical gaps in our understanding of how they function. I agree especially with #5, how specificity is achieved in downstream events.

And I also really appreciate the referencing of primary research papers instead of more reviews. 👍

portlandpress.com/biochemj/art

#plantscience #plantresearch #receptorkinases #signaling #cellsignaling

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Marc Somssich · @somssich
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It doesn't cease to amaze me that it sometimes works to make a complex crop plant like the banana resistant against a dangerous pathogen - simply by introducing an Arabidopsis thaliana immunity gene such as EFR. Cool work by Leena Tripathi
from IITA Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, in cooperation with Cyril Zipfel. 👍

biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20

#plantscience #plantbiotechnology #plantresearch #plantbiology #givegenesachance

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Marc Somssich · @somssich
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It's great to see more & more objective, fact-based reporting on and GM plants in particular, in German media. 👍

Great job @deutschewelle.

"We have 30 years of safety information showing that GM food is completely safe to eat, and 30 years of information showing it's not dangerous for the environment"

p.dw.com/p/4RqZu

#gmos #plantscience #plantresearch #geneticengineering #GMO #gmfoods #agriculture

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Annals of Botany · @AnnBot
78 followers · 142 posts · Server botany.social

🤔 Did you know that @AnnBot is managed by a not-for-profit educational charity? The Annals of Botany Company was established to promote plant science worldwide.

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#plantresearch #Botany #plantbiology

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Marc Somssich · @somssich
90 followers · 60 posts · Server sciencemastodon.com

Here is my to accompany the I had written about the fantastic by @JiorgosKourelis and @ClemMarchal et al. from @KamounLab. 👇

mstdn.science/@preLights/11023

#postlight #prelight #pikobodies #preprint #plantscience #plantresearch

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Laborjournal · @laborjournal
521 followers · 241 posts · Server mstdn.science

Die Extraktion von - ist meist mühsam und zeitraubend. Ziemlich schnell und einfach geht es im @MaerklLab am @EPFL – und zwar mit nadel­bewehrten Plastikstreifen …

— Andrea Pitzschke stellt Tricks und Technik vor: 👉 laborjournal.de/editorials/267

#pflanzen #DNA #plantscience #plantresearch #dnaextraction #labtool

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