New research in Science reveals that the Venus flytrap's snap is triggered by a rapid softening of the epidermal cell walls, uncovering the physical mechanism behind this remarkable movement.
Learn more in this week's issue: https://scim.ag/4fXQ9sn
Mechanical forces & cell shape guide how plant stomata form🥬👄
@leoserra.bsky.social & Euan Smithers from @robinsonsci.bsky.social's team uncover how the interplay between cell shape & mechanical stress influences the orientation of stomata
doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/news/mechani...
If life builds order from heterogeneity while never completely eliminating it, is heterogeneity merely a byproduct or could it be part of the means by which biological order is generated? Check out Lanxi Hu's review www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Incredibly proud of this paper showing how plants couple vesicle delivery and phragmoplast expansion during division. This project started in the lab of the great and late Ian Moore, and it was a joy to finish it with @liamelliottplants.bsky.social et al!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🧪🌾VACANCY: Postdoctoral scholarship in Plant Cell Adhesion and Mechanosensing🔬
Interested in how plant cells perceive and respond to mechanical signals?
Join @stephanevrg.bsky.social’s group and work on fundamental questions in plant cell biology.
Apply by June 22👇:
www.umu.se/en/work-with...
⚙️Technical Advance
How are plasmodesmata distributed across tissues? 🌱
Davis et al. developed a 3D quantitative imaging pipeline to map pit fields at cell-type resolution in Arabidopsis roots.
They’re developmentally reallocated and spatially patterned by BR signaling.
👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70726
Plasmodesmal closure triggers stress responses! Turns out cells are generally better off with connections to their neighbours. This manuscript represents a decade-long team collaboration, with heroic effort from Estee Tee to lead it over the line! #PlantScience
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
This is why we love #CalciumSignaling
Look how mechanical damage triggers long range Ca2+ waves in this plant !!
By @annalisabellandi.bsky.social, who is now around here ;)
Full www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @science.org #microscopy #cell #mechanobiology 🧪🔬
I am thrilled and beyond grateful to receive a CNRS bronze medal this year - this is an incredible honour especially for an INRAE researcher like myself! A big thanks to my amazing team and the research community @RDP for all the great science we have done together!
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Cytokinesis is a key process in the development of multicellular organisms, through both formative and proliferative divisions. In land plants, successful cytokinesis requires precise targeting of Gol...
Plasmodesmata are cytoplasmic channels essential for intercellular communication in plants; yet their organ-scale distribution and regulation remain poorly understood. Here, we establish a quantitati...
Plant cells are connected to their neighbors via plasmodesmata facilitating the exchange of nutrients and signaling molecules. During immune responses, plasmodesmata close, but how this contributes to...
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#TalentsCNRS Découvrez les médaillés d'argent et de bronze 2026 de CNRS Biologie !
Félicitations aux lauréates et lauréats ! 🎉
👉 www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/...
Chaque année, l’attribution des médailles du CNRS distingue des scientifiques et des personnels dont les travaux et l’engagement contribuent de manièr
What is an edge? Why is this geometrical domain so crucial during plant morphogenesis? Read our review, co-written with Antoine Chevalier and @ckirchhelle.bsky.social to find out!
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