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15 years ago, I survived viral encephalitis: the most frightening illness I’ve ever had. Unlike many, I recovered without major cognitive issues. I’d never really heard of it before I got it, so I’m doing my bit to get the message out there. #WorldEncephalitisDay @encephalitisint.bsky.social

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UPCOMING SPECIAL ISSUE Plant Proteostasis Editors: Pablo Manavella & Catharina Merchante Deadline: 30th Nov '25 Manuscripts of any format welcomed, please contact the office (bit.ly/JXBissues) #JXBspecialissues 🌱 🌿 🧪 #plantscience @kmerchante.bsky.social @sebiology.bsky.social (1/2)

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Context is everything! (N-) #degron specificity of a #ubiquitin ligase reprogrammed under #proteotoxic stress. Interesting implications for biology, drug design and how we assess E3 specificity....

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Make no mistake about it, the goal of attacking DEI is to ensure that those who have power keep it and those that don't keep quiet. If you've been lifted up through DEI initiatives, speak out so people can see the real impact of these efforts, and show what will be lost if we despair and give in.

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New in @plantphys.bsky.social - Destined for destruction: The role of methionine aminopeptidases and plant cysteine oxidases in N-degron formation academic.oup.com/plphys/article… from @emilyflashman.bsky.social @oscarlorenzos.bsky.social et al

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Super cool paper in @nature.com showing that amide-modified C-termini on damaged proteins act as degrons, recognised by a cognate F-box protein that triggers their clearance by the ubiquitin proteasome system!

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On the degradation of damaged cellular proteins via C-terminal amidation. By Alfred Freeberg & @micharapelab.bsky.social. @ispt-proteinterm.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Amazing science with amazing people @djgibbs.bsky.social @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social @drosborneplantsci.bsky.social @manuelgonzalezfuen.bsky.social Margot Raffeiner here at GRC #plantproteolysis2025 #proteostasis

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Mainly presenting the great work of @drosborneplantsci.bsky.social et al., showing a role for VRN2-PRC2 in facilitating light-triggered repression of PIF signalling to control cell growth. Paper out soon! 🌱💡

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We left Amsterdam so late yesterday that Florence airport closed whilst we were mid flight, so we got diverted to Pisa. Fortunately they arranged coaches to Florence airport and eventually I got a taxi to the hotel at 03.30 😝 Otherwise I would have been phoning @beagiuntoli.bsky.social 😂😂

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Early to the airport with Rory; off to Florence ahead of the GRC plant proteolysis meeting that starts on Sunday! 🌱🧬

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The basal level of salicylic acid represses the PRT6 N-degron pathway to modulate root growth and stress response in rice www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #plantscience

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Great and comprehensive review from @natmachinery.bsky.social et al for all your N-terminal acetylation needs!

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Nice work @suaybuestuen.bsky.social + @manuelgonzalezfuen.bsky.social et al!

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Was very happy to contribute an Update review to this hypoxia Focus Issue in @plantphys.bsky.social, along with @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social and Julia Bailey-Serres. Great to see it out, and yes I love the cover!

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The New Phytologist “next generation scientists 2025” meeting will be held at the University of Birmingham, 4th-7th August 🌱🌳 This is a free event aimed at early career plant scientists. For details of the meeting, eligibility, and how to apply, click here : www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevent...

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Two competitively funded PhD project are available in my lab, focussed on understanding roles for protein degradation in the regulation of translational quality control and iron homeostasis in plants! Project details here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/… deadline to apply: 16/01/2025

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Primed to persevere: Hypoxia regulation from epigenome to protein accumulation in plants. I enjoyed writing this with @djgibbs.bsky.social and Julia Bailey-Serres and now you can read the final version 🌿https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiae584

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Just had our first joint UoB-Warwick Plant Sciences away day. Thanks to @mojganrabiey.bsky.social and @djgibbs.bsky.social for organising! 🙂

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📢 New paper published in New Phytologist with our work in tomato & priming mobile signals. Katie Stevens’ PhD project so very proud of this work 💪 Thank you to all the co-authors 🍅 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Congratulations Max for passing your PhD viva yesterday! ☺️ I’m very proud, and wish you the best of luck for your exciting postdoc position in Zurich! Thanks to Steven Spoel and @drelunadiez.bsky.social for examining, and @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social for chairing 🌱🧬 🎉

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Thanks for a great seminar and work chats, and I’m glad you enjoyed “Brum”!

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one of my labmates is a genius, behold her tiny arabidopsis farm made from a 96-well plate and pcr strip lids 🤩😆

submitted 121 days ago • 20 comments

Discussing some new exciting projects and collaborations with @djgibbs.bsky.social on protein translation and proteotoxicity 🤓 watch out for some cool stuff in the future 😎 #proteostasis

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Great to have Suayb Üstün visiting Birmingham to talk to us about all the fantastic work he and his group are doing looking at “toxic relationships” and plant stress responses 🌱 🧬 🦠

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Looking forward to your visit!! 🌱 🧬 🦠

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This was a fantastic meeting in 2023, so I’m really pleased to see its back again for 2025!

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Our new Update in Plant Physiology discusses advances in our understanding of epigenetic, transcriptional, translational & posttranslational control of hypoxic gene expression in plants 🌱 academic.oup.com/plphys/advan...

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Job opportunity (pls RT)! @UoBbiosciences @PlantSci_UoB is advertising for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Plant Biology. Further details and application instructions can be found here: edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... Closing date: 07/04/2023 #plantsciencejobs #plantsci

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Arrived in sunny (though slightly chilly) Zaragoza ☀️🥶 ready for the roxyCOST annual meeting 🌱 🍅 💧 🧬 🧪

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Today is the 10 year anniversary of me joining UoB Biosciences as a Birmingham Fellow 🤯 🎉 (so I thought it was about time to have an office clear out 🤣)

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Unambiguous discrimination of all 20 proteinogenic amino acids and their modifications by nanopore! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Jumping ship to bluer skies

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