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Join Dr. Isla Myers-Smith, Canada Excellence Research Chair @forestry.ubc.ca as this year's speaker in the #LaurierBiology Anne Innis Dagg Lecture Series on Mar 6th (Th)! @laurierbiology.bsky.social All Welcome! Register for in-person or online by Mar 3rd! secureca.imodules.com/s/1681/givin...

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The phytoalexin erucamide blocks the type III secretion system of certain bacterial pathogens by specifically targeting the bacterial outer membrane protein HrcC, which is required for injectisome assembly! @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Pathogenic fungi (e.g. Colletotrichum, Magnaporthe) use NUDIX proteins to hydrolyze inositol pyrophosphate, which disrupts plant sensing of intracellular phosphate status! @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Join Dr. Isla Myers-Smith, Canada Excellence Research Chair @forestry.ubc.ca as this year's speaker in the #LaurierBiology Anne Innis Dagg Lecture Series on Mar 6th (Th)! @laurierbiology.bsky.social All Welcome! Register for in-person or online by Mar 3rd! secureca.imodules.com/s/1681/givin...

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Autoluminescent reporters for plant hormones salicylic acid and jasmonic acid! @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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The central role of deoxyinosine 5′-triphosphate (dITP) signaling messengers in antiviral immunity in bacterial cells! @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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De novo design of transmembrane fluorescence-activating proteins www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Fantastic! Congrats to all!

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Be sure to join us in Banff, Canada for INPPO 2025! We have an amazing lineup of speakers. www.inppo2025.org !! Early Bird Registration Closes FEB 15th 2025 !!

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Resistance to Striga parasitism through reduction of strigolactone exudation: Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

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Women need platforms to celebrate excellence in research and technology Our editorial lays out why we are proud to provide or associate with awards for outstanding researchers and innovators who are women. #AcademicSky #WomeninSTEM @natureportfolio.nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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A pipecolic acid-mediated SAR pathway independent of NHP biosynthesis via B6 vitamer metabolism! @natureplants.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Proud of thesis student Arma (co-supervised by Dr. Ken Maly #LaurierChemBiochem) for presenting her work at the #CH490 Poster Presentation session today! 🧪🌱🧬 @laurierbiology.bsky.social

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Because it is Valentine's Day, our pre- #BI236 class music today was this timeless classic track from one of my fave bands! Part of our class discussion was on how myosin motor proteins facilitate contraction of cardiac muscles. ❤️❤️❤️ @laurierbiology.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkOr...

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Activation and inhibition mechanisms of a plant helper NLR @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Balanced plant helper NLR activation by a modified host protein complex @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Please spread the word. We're looking at recruiting a structural biologist (any level) @KamounLab to study plant-pathogen protein complexes especially in the context of coevolution. Direct inquiries welcome. Please include a cover letter. medium.com/@kamounlab/2...

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ASPB "remains committed to robustly supporting and strongly advocating for diversity and inclusion in the plant sciences, period." Read full statement 👉 https://blog.aspb.org/aspb-reaffirms-its-commitment-to-diversity-and-inclusion/.

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Happy International Day for Women and Girls in Science! @laurierbiology.bsky.social www.un.org/en/observanc...

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The Proteomics Landscape of Pattern Triggered Immunity in the Arabidopsis Leaf Apoplast https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.06.636724v1

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Thank you very much to Elizabeth Rudzki (@zoomingbio.bsky.social) from UPittsburgh for sharing her experience in leading the creation of a departmental field research safety manual, an important advance in increasing accessibility. Lots of practical & actionable tips for large team-based projects!

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A binary population of biomimetic membraneless organelles delivers molecular messages with controllable feedback #synbio #ChemBio www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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"ProtGPS can predict a protein’s selective assembly into specific condensates and guide generation of novel protein sequences whose cellular compartmentalization can be experimentally validated." @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Compartmentalization of chromatin may have emerged from acquired sequence diversity of the nuclear genome! @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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The Department of @laurierbiology.bsky.social is proud to host Elizabeth Rudzki (@zoomingbio.bsky.social) from UPitt for a special seminar organized by the IDEA Committee. See you all in-person or virtually this Friday (Feb 7th) at 2:30 PM! Please DM for Zoom link. students.wlu.ca/programs/sci...

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The Department of @laurierbiology.bsky.social is proud to host Elizabeth Rudzki (@zoomingbio.bsky.social) from UPitt for a special seminar organized by the IDEA Committee. See you all in-person or virtually this Friday (Feb 7th) at 2:30 PM! Please DM for Zoom link. students.wlu.ca/programs/sci...

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The modes of action of ABA receptors is definitely not in an evolutionary stasis! I like how this paper shows that 🌱 evolution is a super dynamic process. 🔽 @currentbiology.bsky.social @jandevries.bsky.social (and others I can't find on bsky!) www.cell.com/current-biol...

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This must be one for the records. Three blockbuster papers from the @soreklab.bsky.social in ~1 week! TIR/N7-cADPR/caspase paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... CARD/gasdermin in bacterial immunity: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Viral inhibitors of host immunity: www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

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Out today @ Science: TIR signaling activates caspase-like immunity in bacteria We report a new immune signaling molecule: N7-cADPR. Produced by phage-induced TIRs and activates a defensive bacterial caspase Congrats Francois Rousset, Ilya Osterman and coauthors! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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A novel immune signaling molecule N7-cADPR connects bacterial TIR-domain receptors to caspase-mediated defence mechanisms in prokaryotes! @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Transcellular regulation of ETI-induced cell death #TrendsPlantSci @cellpress.bsky.social www.cell.com/trends/plant...

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CARD domain-dependent immune activation is evolutionarily conserved in prokaryotes and eukaryotes! @nature.com @natureportfolio.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Eurasian grasslands are more sensitive to extreme drought than North American ones due to diverging trends in subordinate plants species. @nature.com @natureportfolio.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Crops face a variety of challenging conditions, including alkaline soil and global warming. @nature, scientists gain molecular insights and apply them to not only make rice both alkali- and temperature-tolerant, but also to further increase its yield. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Engineered FLS2 receptors can enhance plant defences in an oligomerization status-dependent manner, with FLS2 dimers (but not tetramers) boosting immunity! @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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New Article: "Convergent reduction of immune receptor repertoires during plant adaptation to diverse special lifestyles and habitats" rdcu.be/d6uFq A survey of plant immune receptor repertoires in 808 angiosperm genomes. #PlantScience

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The CBL/CIPK26/CPK5/RBOHD module confers initiation and systemic propagation of PAMP-triggered immune signaling in plants. @science.org #ScienceAdvances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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H₂O₂ regulates rice defense via bHLH25 oxidation www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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This week @science.org Sarfatis, Moffitt et al. from @bostonchildrens.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social @broadinstitute.org Highly multiplexed spatial transcriptomics in bacteria | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #microsky #microbial #microbiology #genomics #transcriptomic 🦠🧫

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Thank you very much to the journal Genome for selecting our article as one of the 5 recipients of the Genome 2024 Publication Awards! @cdnsciencepub.bsky.social @laurierbiology.bsky.social Announcement: cdnsciencepub.com/topic/gen-pu... Paper: doi.org/10.1139/gen-...

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Light induces Phytochrome B SUMOylation to recruit the immune regulator NPR1 in nuclear condensates to control immunity in plants @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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REGISTRATION is now open for the Canadian Botanical Association annual meeting in St. John's, Newfoundland! harlowagency.swoogo.com/cba-abc-61st... I look forward to sharing our research as one of the Main Symposium speakers. Thanks to the organizers for the invite! @laurierbiology.bsky.social

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The enduring power of microscopy in the age of spatial analyses! Using novel fluorescence-based reporters, this study shows that SA, ROS, DAMPs & ET induce the HR zone as a 1st line of defence against Fusarium, while WRKY11, JA & ET govern active defences in a separate zone. @jxbotany.bsky.social

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The CSP11-RCSP effector-TNL receptor pair mediates ETI in benthi plants! Intriguingly, CSP11-induced dwarfism & SAR (but not HR) were dependent on basal SA levels. @jipb.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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It was our lab's privilege and honour to host Hon. Nolan Quinn (Ontario Minister of Colleges and Universities) during his visit to Laurier! 🌱🧬🦠 I am optimistic that the Government of Ontario will continue investing on our research talent and scientific enterprise. @laurierbiology.bsky.social

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Can a plant biologist fix a thermostat? "By integrating reductionist and systems approaches, researchers are reimagining plants as ‘environmental thermostats’..." And thanks Michael Todd for the shout-out 🙏 doi.org/10.1111/nph....

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