[PNAS] Plants protect themselves from herbivores by optimizing the distribution of chemical defenses [Plant Biology] dlvr.it/SHVs8T

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@ullah_chhan, Jonathan Gershenzon et al. published a new study in New Phytologist. They report about hormonal teamplay in poplar: Salicylic acid and jasmonic acid boost each other in defense against pathogenic fungi. ice.mpg.de/410236/PR_Ullah

This week in Nature: Living the high life – A molecular mechanism that helps flowering plants flourish at extreme altitudes. Browse the full issue: go.nature.com/3xTpVR5

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Our latest work on β-glucan is online: A GH81-type β-glucan-binding protein facilitates colonization by mutualistic fungi in barley biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Sarah Sarah van Boerdonk 🌱 presenting at the IMPRS MPI Cologne her latest results on β-glucan-triggered immunity and fungal counterstrategies in beneficial and detrimental plant-microbe interactions: biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Want to do a PhD in epigenetics? Consider applying for the IMPRS-IEM PhD program and join me or one of the other MPI of Immunobiology & Epigenetics Faculty! Applications are open now until June 12th. ie-freiburg.mpg.de/2052846/How_to…

#ColognePride #CSD with Sarah van Boerdonk 🌱 Universität zu Köln

Contributing 10 km to this year’s #NCTrun with Sarah van Boerdonk 🌱 NCT Heidelberg for team DKFZ

11 PhD student positions available in computational and experimental plant sciences at MPIPZ Cologne and Universität zu Köln and Alga Zuccaro. It's worth taking a look at the projects: mpipz.mpg.de/5553343/projec…

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Integrative multi-omic analysis identifies genes associated with cuticular wax biogenesis in adult maize leaves biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #bioRxiv

In our new review we explore how plants use β-glucans and their binding proteins to navigate between harmful, neutral, and beneficial microbes. We dive into the dual roles of these molecules in plant immunity and symbiosis. Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.… #MicrobeInteractions

Really enjoyed contributing to this review on my PhD topic: β-glucan-binding proteins as key modulators in mutualistic plant–microbe interactions. Shout out to the fantastic Sarah van Boerdonk 🌱 & Pia Saake from Alga Zuccaro who led this work! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…