Plant roots recognize and respond to other plant roots nearby. Have Parasitic plants expanded on this process? #wcpp2019 (Daniel Steele/Yoder lab)

Promoter alleles affect TvQR1 transcript regulation and possibly host recognition? #wcpp2019

Daniel Steele on role of quinone reductase in haustorium development. Finds diverse QR1 alleles, one of which has a TE insertion that generates diversity in expression levels! #wcpp2019

This is what I find so fascinating about parasitic plants..trying to talk about roots and haustoria like they are the same structurally but also at the same time talk as if they are so different functionally and keeping that balance between the two. #wcpp2019

Ok but what kind of grant do I have to write to get this in the office? #wcpp2019

LCM of T. versicolor haustoria interfaces reveals gene expression differences depending on the host. @greenhousegblin

Similarities in gene expression of H2O homeostasis genes in Striga and Triphysaria. @greenhousegblin #wcpp2019

Parasites change their gene expression over extremely short distances. Very cool! #wcpp2019

Parasites steal genes and use them for their own evil processes 😈 #morningglorygonebad #wcpp2019

HGT reflects diverse feeding patterns of cuscuta #wcpp2019

HGT may frequently be the source of sRNAs for parasites to use to target their hosts....while others may just silence their own expression. Potential way for sRNA evolution in plant pathogen interactions??? #wcpp2019

In silico/secretome analysis approaches to predict Striga hermonthica secretome show genes which may be important for successful attachment/pathogenicity James Bradley #wcpp2019

There is little to no evidence of HGT into cuscuta mitochondria. #wcpp2019

The fringed Catasetum (Catasetum fimbriatum) from Ecuador releases its pollinia on a hair trigger. this mechanism works by a quick change in membrane and action potential, increasing turgor pressure and launching a catapult reaction! MO Botanical Garden

New images from MSc student Michael Suguitan, showing Cuscuta campestris (#Dodder) infecting Arabidopsis thaliana that is producing siRNAs specific to the At-PDS gene (visual marker of RNAi) and a C. campestris gene. Let's see what happens..!

*Sees protocol I want to try* Paper: protocol described in __et al *goes to __et al* __et al: protocol described in __et al *goes to 2nd__et al* 2nd__et al: protocol described in 3rd__et al ~and so on~ me: oh

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