Still time to apply for this exciting postdoc position on molecular ecology of forest trees (and epigenetic memory) with @katrinheer.bsky.social, @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social and myself. Consider joining us! #plantscience
The plant immune receptor LORE binds agonistic and antagonistic 3-hydroxy fatty acid ligands via a dynamic loop in its G-type lectin domain https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.08.730953v1
Amazing! This report suggests that a gall aphid injects into their plant host an enzyme that manipulates auxin levels in the host and thereby induces galls.
#plantscience #plantsci
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Conserved TIR-only proteins drive transcriptional defense and basal immunity in dicot and monocot plants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.07.730676v1
TIRs are key regulators of plant immunity, but the role of conserved TIR-only proteins has remained unclear.
Here, we compare TIR-only proteins from Arabidopsis and barley and show that they share a conserved role in plant immunity.
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Host killing by necrotrophs is really complex.
Using a 29-gene knockout series in Botrytis cinerea, we show that removing nearly all known cell death-inducing proteins and major phytotoxins is not sufficient to prevent host necrosis.
Check out the paper: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Here is our contribution to this lovely special issue.
Together with talented PhD students Gabriel and Mung Hsia, we discussed when and how pattern-triggered immunity had been established in plants.
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As promised: We have an open 2-year postdoc position in my lab at HHU Düsseldorf, starting September 2026.
Come join us and help pioneering structural biology of fungal GPCRs!
More about the lab: altegoerlab.de
Apply here: karriere.hhu.de/index.php?ac...
Please share with interested candidates!
Rational design of T-DNA vectors enables predictable, single-copy integration in Arabidopsis thaliana https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.08.730999v1