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Luis Alonso Baez
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Plant scientist studying the role of mechanics on development and adaptation. Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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Luis Alonso Baez @luisalonsobaez.bsky.social · 16h
Our work now on its final version. We mapped the mechanical properties of roots at tissue and single cell levels using Brillouin microscopy and molecular rotors. Additional mutants and stress measurements from what we previously showed in the preprint are included.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The mechanical properties of Arabidopsis thaliana roots adapt dynamically during development and to stress
Brillouin microscopy reveals in vivo dynamics of mechanical properties during plant development and response to stress.
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Happy to share this preprint, we describe how the membrane could shape the ROS nanoenvironment in plant responses to osmotic signals. Led by @arthur-poitout.bsky.social and amazing colleagues @yvonjaillais.bsky.social , @jbfiche.bsky.social , A Meyer, and J Ugalde.

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January 23, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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ceciborassi.bsky.social
We are happy to announce the start of the MechanoBioTalks – Mechanics, Materials and Living Matter an initiative organized by GreenTE young researchers. The aim of the webinars is to bring together researchers interested in biomechanics, biophysics and biology.
Register here: green-te.nl/activities/
Activities - GreenTE
Activities Webinars ”MechanoBioTalks – Mechanics, Materials and Living Matter” is a webinar series supported by the GreenTE consortium and organized […]
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January 22, 2026 at 9:29 AM
luisalonsobaez.bsky.social
Our work now on its final version. We mapped the mechanical properties of roots at tissue and single cell levels using Brillouin microscopy and molecular rotors. Additional mutants and stress measurements from what we previously showed in the preprint are included.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The mechanical properties of Arabidopsis thaliana roots adapt dynamically during development and to stress
Brillouin microscopy reveals in vivo dynamics of mechanical properties during plant development and response to stress.
www.science.org
February 18, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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biobrillouinsoc.bsky.social
‼️ SAVE THE DATE‼️
We are excited to announce that the 10th International BioBrillouin Meeting will take place from the 30th November – 3rd December 2026 in Exeter, United Kingdom.
Registration will open soon, and be announced on www.biobrillouin.org
February 17, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Hello world 👋 My first post here on Bluesky

Excited to share our review in Chemical Reviews’ special issue “Mechanochemistry and Strain” on Mechanochromic Mechanophores 🛠️🌈
bit.ly/3OajSCg

A memorable experience to read, reflect on, and synthesize the incredible work from the community
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Mechanochromic Mechanophores
Mechanochemistry has emerged as a powerful strategy for controlling chemical reactivity and tuning material properties through applied force. Within this growing field, mechanochromic mechanophores ha...
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February 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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🧬 🚚 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 🚚 🧬

In this review, Ejike et al. highlight the role of phase separation for the transport of cargo through the nuclear pore complex, highlighting the assembly, structure, and function of the nuclear pore.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...

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Fig. 1 (shortened, full legend in paper): The human nuclear pore complex (NPC). (A) Illustration of the radially symmetric human NPC, connecting cytoplasm and nucleoplasm. The different ring subunits of the NPC are depicted by five of its eight symmetric spokes. In between the spoke units, the NPC lateral channels are depicted. The luminal ring and inner ring anchor the NPC in the nuclear envelope (NE). The outer double rings attach at the outer and inner nuclear membrane (ONM, INM). The cytoplasmic filaments and nuclear basket form the NPC peripheral extensions. The central channel is filled by intrinsically disordered phenylalanine–glycine (FG)-rich nucleoporins (FG-NUPs), which are depicted as spaghetti-like domains (translucent purple). Notably, the central channel is not structurally resolved, and the in vivo conformational state of the FG-NUPs remains speculative. Their spaghetti-like depiction here only serves as an illustration.
February 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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2026 UK plant biomechanics workshop on 17th April 2026 in Nottingham.

Abstract submissions deadline is 13 Feb, and registration is open.

🌱🧪🌿🔬#PlantSci
Home - Plant Biomechanics Workshop 2026 - East Midlands Conference Centre
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January 15, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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New episode of #No_Time_To_Read_podcast! 🎙️

I had a wonderful discussion with @ajeetchaudhary.bsky.social Ajeet about his recent Molecular Plant paper. His work made it to the cover as well.

Podcast: tinyurl.com/3ppeys36

Article: www.cell.com/molecular-pl...
December 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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jxbotany.bsky.social
🧱 REVIEW 🧱

Plant growth is regulated by cell wall polysaccharide synthesis & integration, occurring indirectly via cell wall integrity sensing, relying on tight coupling between polysaccharide integration, remodelling & wall tension- Muller et al.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
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Fig. 1 (shortened, full legend in paper): Cellulose synthesis and cell wall expansion. (A) Regulation of cell wall expansion by cellulose synthesis, notably by processes that are sensitive to mechanical forces. Exocytosis and endocytosis of cellulose synthases are modulated by turgor pressure (1). The direction of movement of the cellulose synthase is controlled by the orientation of microtubules, and velocity is predicted to be controlled by membrane tension (2). Regulation of cell wall expansion depends on CWI sensing (3). (B) Cell shape and integrity depend on cellulose synthesis. Epidermal cells of Arabidopsis cotyledon (upper panels; scale bars=200 µm) and leaf trichomes (lower panels; scale bars=100 µm), in wild-type (left) and anisotropy1 hypomorphic mutant (right) plants. Adapted from Fujita et al. (2013). (C, D) Hypocotyl length depends on cellulose synthesis and on cell wall integrity (CWI) sensing.
December 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Active matter physics studies living beings as open, out of equilibrium, and emergent systems. In this perspective on plant morphogenesis, we show how such features arise from the basic hydromechanics of plant tissue and how to capture them in models. 🌱💧

Preprint 👇
arxiv.org/abs/2512.05554
December 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Cell wall patterning regulates plant stem cell dynamics

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Cell wall patterning regulates plant stem cell dynamics
The plant cell wall regulates development through spatiotemporal modulation of its chemical and mechanical properties. Pectin methylesterification is recognized as a rheological switch controlling wal...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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New preprint!
SOSEKI polarity proteins are mechanoresponsive integrators linking growth and tissue mechanics during lateral root formation. Their polarity marks growth boundaries and reorganises in response to mechanical alterations —reshaping how we think about axis formation.
tinyurl.com/28p7af2w
December 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Also happy to say that Arabidopsis epidermal cells make the cover of @theplantjournal.bsky.social for the issue with our paper, showing that nitrate availability impacts pectin metabolism and cell wall mechanics for growth 🌱

Check the work here 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
November 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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A very good historical perspective why you want to work on the weed…
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How a humble weed became a superstar of biology
Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress launched the botanical world into the molecular era.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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📢 Apply now for the EMBL Course 'Brillouin microscopy for life science applications'!

🔬 Learn this cutting-edge, non-invasive imaging method that reveals the mechanical properties of living cells in real time.

📍 EMBL Heidelberg
📅 9–13 Feb 2026
👉 s.embl.org/brm26-01-bl

#EMBLBrillouin
October 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Lab is expanding to a new horizon of imaging!

I am extremely proud of my grad student @juliazheku.bsky.social Julia to take a lead on our new Vibratome and create this GORGEOUS 3D image of the radial section of wheat root.
October 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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NEW ARTICLE FROM THE LAB 🎉🍀🧫

Groundbreaking work performed by @hueihsuantsai.bsky.social and all!

Please, go have a read! Congrats to making it to the cover!!!

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Don't forget to submit your abstract until October 1, 2025 to join this amazing lineup of speakers at the 9th International BioBrillouin Conference from Nov 25-27 in Berlin! Looking forward to seeing you there 🤩
September 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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jxbotany.bsky.social
💡 Did you know the JXB Editorial Internships call is now open? 💡

This is the 4th round of our internship programme 🌱
Check out what past interns had to say about their experience 👩‍💻

Deadline: 30 Sept
👉 bit.ly/jxbinterns?ut...

#PlantScience 🧪
JXB EDITORIAL INTERNSHIPS 2026 "My JXB internship was an excel-lent opportunity to gain first-hand experience of the editorial and publishing process." Sujit Jung Karki, University College Dublin, JXB intern 2024 19 "I had the opportunity to publish an Insight article as the sole author, which was something I did not expect to be able to achieve at this early point in my career." Katie Watson, University of Hong Kong, JXB intern 2025 "Being an editorial intern has been an enriching and formative experience." Luis Alonso Baez, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, JXB intern 2025 Apply by 30th September 2025 bit.ly/jxbinterns
September 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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We are happy to present the magnum opus of Sjoerd Woudenberg, at the close of his PhD – Transgenerational inheritance of the polarity axis in a fern embryo…a thread (1/17)

tinyurl.com/4y53xekv
Transgenerational polarity axis inheritance during Ceratopteris embryogenesis
For sexually reproducing organisms to pass on their genetic information, progeny must successfully establish. Various life history strategies have evolved, using either dispersal of large numbers of p...
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September 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Dual role of the receptor kinase FERONIA in regulating tissue mechanics and growth https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.28.672783v1
August 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Some Impressions of the FASEB Mechanism of Plant Development - 110 attendees, two keynotes, 46 Talks & 83 posters but one passion: understand plant development 🌱🧪🔬🧑‍💻 #PDevSRC
August 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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A deep dive into the concept of model plant for you this week – and a big mention of the ‘A’ word…
Intrigued?
More at plantcuttings.uk/2025/08/22/w...
Cheers!
#Botany
#PlantScience
What plant(s) should we study?
This post discusses Arabidopsis thaliana as a prominent model plant, highlighting its many advantages. However, although research on Arabidopsis has advanced understanding of plant biology, researc…
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August 23, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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From a gene’s single cell expression–through spatial localization–to novel function, and beyond!
Now out @natplants.nature.com
We built a comprehensive spatial-transcriptomic atlas of Arabidopsis, revealing cell-type identities across organs in unprecedented detail
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A single-cell, spatial transcriptomic atlas of the Arabidopsis life cycle - Nature Plants
This study presents an extensive single-nucleus and spatial transcriptomic atlas of the Arabidopsis life cycle that represents ten distinct developmental time points inclusive of six diverse organs.
www.nature.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM