New bioRxiv preprint. Here, we showed that RBOHD-mediated ROS directly suppresses the T2SS of a potentially harmful Xanthomonas, thereby converting it into a commensal. Interestingly, this "tamed" Xanthomonas increases the host benefit. doi.org/10.1101/2023.0…

First major paper accepted from the saur lab: tinyurl.com/mv3zjtxr We demonstrate atypical AVR effector function: inhibition of the barley MLA13 NLR by the AVRa13-V2 variant. Thx to the editor and reviewers for their suggestions. With Merle BS & @Emma_Crean_

Thank you! - for your patience in mentoring, teaching and helping me throughout my time as a PhD candidate. I am so happy for all the experiences I have made during these years at the MPIPZ. KaWaiMa@lab MPIPZ Cologne

Excited to see an updated version of this story now published in Current Biology. Thanks for the constructive feedback from all collaborators, the reviewers and this science bubble. A recap of our findings on the role of a glucanase in fungal accommodation in the 🧵 linked below:

Our new manuscript is out Nature Communications 🎉. Genome-resolved metatranscriptomics reveals conserved root colonization determinants in a synthetic microbiota. nature.com/articles/s4146…. Big Congrats N. Vannier, Fantin Mesny, Felix Getzke, Chesneau Guillaume, Jana Ordon and others MPIPZ Cologne!

🎉⏰Final countdown to celebrate this year's #WomenAndGirlsInScience day on #February11 Let’s celebrate our fantastic and amazing #WomenInScience MPIPZ Cologne 🥳🎉👏Check out our interview with Federica Locci Federica Locci 👉mpipz.mpg.de/5577411/locci #IDWGS

Finally online! First paper from lab! I’m so happy this work found a great home The EMBO Journal read all about how a root barrier does more than just selection! It also signals to the shoot! - a feature thats hidden until you put it plants on a “real” soil doi.org/10.1038/s44318…

NEW REVIEW OUT Fungal pathogens (in fact, not only fungi and not only pathogens!) manipulate the microbiota of their plant hosts during infection. We reviewed the processes involved, focusing on effector proteins with selective antimicrobial activities. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We found a way to implant bacteria 🦠 in fungi 🍄and used it to induce artificial endosymbiosis. Read all about it in our newest research paper nature . nature.com/articles/s4158…

Great team, great science, great friends at DECRyPT SPP2125, ETH, Uni Tübingen, MPIPZ Cologne, Universität zu Köln, Universität München .....

Congratulations Diana Gómez De La Cruz and Mauricio Contreras - winners of the John Innes Foundation Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research for their PhD projects The Sainsbury Laboratory

Our latest work led by Dr. Wan Wei-Lin in my lab in Singapore and Dr. Gijeong Kim from Ji-Joon Song's lab at KAIST. Structure determinants of DANGEROUS MIX 3, an alpha/beta hydrolase, for triggering NLR-mediated genetic incompatibility in plants biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Arabidopsis WALL-ASSOCIATED KINASES are not required for oligogalacturonide-induced signaling and immunity doi.org/10.1093/plcell…

Obligate biotrophic fungi cause some of the most devastating diseases on cereals. They are also highly difficult to study…. It is truely remarkable how well described the barley and what powdery mildews are. Here the current knowledge and summary of great resources. Enjoy!

Hey plant/microbe science world!🌱 We are looking for an enthusiastic PhD candidate in the Green Life Sciences in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Are you interested in plant microbiomes and how they help alleviate stress? Apply here👇 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/p… SILS MiCRop - Microbial Imprinting for Crop Resilience

I am very happy to see my main PhD project published. Immunomodulation is conserved across Xanthomonadales: Similar to pathogens, commensals have several mechanisms to interact with the plant immune system. - Thanks to everyone involved in this project. nature.com/articles/s4147…

🚨 We’re hiring–please spread the word! 🚨 Our lab at The Sainsbury Laboratory is looking for a pre-doc intern to work on plant immunity research. If you’re a current undergrad/master’s or recent graduate interested in gaining research experience, please apply! tatsuyanobori.com