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Sebastian Schornack

@dromius

Plant cells and development, Plant-microbe research, Phytophthora, oomycetes & symbiotic fungi, TAL effectors (TAL DNA binding code codiscoverer) and Coleoptera

 Cambridge, UK
schornacklab.net
Joined July 2009
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How do "friendly" rhizobia build a legume nodule? @AlbinTeulet found that Type III effectors of symbiotic Rhizobia include diverse predicted transcriptional and post-transcriptional modulators. journals.plos.org/plosbiolog… Now @PLOSBiology
Type III effectors of symbiotic Rhizobia include diverse predicted transcriptional and post-trans...

Type III effectors of symbiotic Rhizobia include diverse predicted transcriptional and post-trans...

Symbiotic rhizobia form nitrogen-fixing partnerships with plant roots but how they reprogram plant development remains unclear. This study uses structural modelling to predict that many of their...

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How do "friendly" rhizobia build a legume nodule? @AlbinTeulet found that some may carry hidden transcription factors - proteins that mimic DNA-binding folds to enter the plant nucleus and rewrite its developmental program. biorxiv.org/content/10.64898… (1/6)
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katsu@nolimitsjournalOct 29
ラオス中東部の高地で見た派手なカミキリムシ。色違いで似た様なのも居たりして面白かった。
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K.C. Moriya@kcmoriyaOct 29
Directional water transport system resolves fertilization–dispersal conflicts in Marchantia nature.com/articles/s41477-0…
Directional water transport system resolves fertilization–dispersal conflicts in Marchantia

Directional water transport system resolves fertilization–dispersal conflicts in Marchantia

Nature Plants - In the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha, the female reproductive structure evolved a directional water transport system to ensure fertilization success on land, showing how...

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輪読 Untargeted metabolomics reveals novel metabolites in Lotus japonicus roots during arbuscular mycorrhiza symbiosis doi.org/10.1111/nph.70051
Untargeted metabolomics reveals novel metabolites in Lotus japonicus roots during arbuscular...

Untargeted metabolomics reveals novel metabolites in Lotus japonicus roots during arbuscular...

Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) improves mineral nutrient supply, stress tolerance, and growth of host plants through re-programing of plant physiology. We investigated the effect of AM on the root...

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IS-MPMI@ISMPMIOct 28
Did you miss Eva Kondorosi's Webinar today? Watch it now on youtube and learn about the power of symbiosis! youtube.com/watch?v=nPd3qcVV…
Road to Jeju Legends3 Eva Kondorosi

Road to Jeju Legends3 Eva Kondorosi

This is part of the Road to Jeju Legends of IS-MPMI Webinar series ...

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IS-MPMI@ISMPMIOct 28
we are less than 40 minutes away from hearing the great Eva Kondorosi. There is still time to register and participate! Note a correction CEST time is 4 pm
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Plant Microbe Enthusiasts! Register for our next FREE Road to Jeju Legends in IS-MPMI Webinar featuring Eva Kondorosi, happening October 28, 2026: uchicago.zoom.us/webinar/reg…
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A record 7,710 proposals – a 60.4% increase to 2026 – for #ERCStG 2027! Physical Sciences & Engineering are in the lead (43%), followed by Social Sciences & Humanities (29%), and Life Sciences (28%). erc.europa.eu/news-events/ne…
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CRISPR on the rocks - A cold adapted Cas9 nuclease from the deep ocean 🧊 biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
A cold-adapted Cas9 nuclease from the deep ocean

A cold-adapted Cas9 nuclease from the deep ocean

The abundance of CRISPR systems in bacteria and archaea fuels the search for Cas nucleases that perform where established enzymes fail. Deep Ocean 1 Cas9 (DO1Cas9) is to our knowledge the first Cas9...

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IS-MPMI@ISMPMIOct 23
Submit Your IS-MPMI Satellite Meeting Proposal Showcase your work at the 2027 IS-MPMI Congress in Jeju. Deadline is December 4, 2026. Help bring diverse perspectives to the Congress program. ismpmi.org/events/2027-is-mp…
2027 IS-MPMI Congress - IS-MPMI

2027 IS-MPMI Congress - IS-MPMI

Sophien Kamoun to give the opening keynote talk:                AI-Guided Studies of Plant Immunity Ohkmae K. Park to give the closing keynote talk:                Building Barriers: A New Dimension...

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IS-MPMI@ISMPMIOct 23
Plant Microbe Enthusiasts! Don't forget to register for FREE to hear ISMPMI Legend Eva Kondorosi talk about the power of symbiosis. see below for the link.
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Plant Microbe Enthusiasts! Register for our next FREE Road to Jeju Legends in IS-MPMI Webinar featuring Eva Kondorosi, happening October 28, 2026: uchicago.zoom.us/webinar/reg…
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New Phytologist@NewPhytOct 20
Two similar GRAS factors coordinate shared and separate genes to regulate arbuscular mycorrhiza nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…
The homologous GRAS transcription factors RAM1 and RAD1 coordinate shared and separate gene...

The homologous GRAS transcription factors RAM1 and RAD1 coordinate shared and separate gene...

Mutations in RAM1 and RAD1 have different effects on arbuscule development in Lotus japonicus.

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Facundo Romani@facundoromaniOct 20
New research. Conveniently, Marchantia has relatively few transcription factors. Yet, we need to leverage on that at the family scale to have a more comprehensive picture. In this paper, we focused on ERFs, the second largest TF family. #PlantScience biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
Functional diversification of ERF transcription factors in land plants

Functional diversification of ERF transcription factors in land plants

The ERF family is one of the largest families of plant-specific transcription factors, controlling diverse developmental processes and stress responses. Extensive gene duplication and redundancy in...

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C.Strullu-Derrien@CStrulluDerrienOct 19
Just published! authors.elsevier.com/a/1nzOJ… @mrillig @fmartin1954 @dromius @CurrentBiology
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Nick Volpe
@nvolpewildOct 19
This is a DUNG BEETLE! 🤯🪲 The Amazon is full of so many incredible insects, but this giant dinosaur Dung Beetle is one of my favourites! 🥰💚
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Tolga Bozkurt@Tolga_BzkrtOct 16
Our new paper is out! AS109 enables transient gene expression across diverse crops, expanding the toolkit for studying gene function and plant immunity @AdamWu9527 @lderevnina @Freddie_King00 journals.plos.org/plosbiolog…
A broad-host-range Rhizobium rhizogenes strain enables transient expression across diverse crop...

A broad-host-range Rhizobium rhizogenes strain enables transient expression across diverse crop...

Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression has revolutionized plant research, but is largely confined to solanaceous species. This study shows that the engineered Rhizobium rhizogenes strain AS109...

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Kira Gysel@kiragyselOct 15
How do plants read chitin length? The receptor CHIP13 works like a molecular measuring tape. What began 13 years ago with a recalcitrant protein is now in @ScienceMagazine Thanks to all co-authors and colleagues! @MolBiolAU doi.org/10.1126/science.adz4…
Structural basis for size-selective perception of chitin in plants

Structural basis for size-selective perception of chitin in plants

Plants detect microbes through pattern recognition receptors that perceive conserved microbial surface motifs known as microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs). Lysin motif (LysM) receptors...

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畑に芽生え始めたカラスノエンドウ。 根では根粒菌と菌根菌がコラボ。
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Sophien Kamoun
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I just published: Rhizobial Treasure Hunts From the Swiss Alps to the Sahara, new twists in an old symbiosis - and new opportunities to discover them. kamounlab.medium.com/rhizobi…
🤖 Made with AI
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Deepak Bhandari@Deepak_ddbOct 12
Great talk by @dromius on the #cellbiology of #MPMI @michiganstateu and some very very cool imaging data
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FREは内生菌糸が自由奔放な感じ。 そして細く濃く染まる。
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根の皮層細胞に形成されたアーバスキュラー菌根菌の樹枝状体。 菌糸は細いけどこれはFREではなくAMF
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Happy to share the results of our first attempt at single-cell proteomics using Arabidopsis protoplasts, led by Sara , with support from @bruker and @Cellenion. doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcag138 @PCP_EIC

Advances in single-cell proteomics: label-free quantification of over 3500 protein groups from...

Sara Christina Stolze, Anne Harzen, Christoph Krisp, Hirofumi Nakagami; Advances in single-cell proteomics: label-free quantification of over 3500 protein

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