Robert Malinowski LAB - Institute of Plant Genetics Poznan
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Waiting to see edited crops in Europe
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Removal of Transgenes and Evaluation of Yield Penalties in Genome Edited Bacterial Blight Resistant Rice Varieties
Bacterial blight (BB) of rice, caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), is one of the major drivers of yield losses in Africa and Asia. Xoo secretes TAL-effectors (TALe) that induce host SWEET ....
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October 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Waiting to see edited crops in Europe
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PHLOEM EARLY DOF genes are induced within clubroot galls as a consequence of cambial stimulation and vascular reprogramming during Plasmodiophora brassicae infection in Arabidopsis thaliana url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article-...
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October 10, 2025 at 6:16 AM
PHLOEM EARLY DOF genes are induced within clubroot galls as a consequence of cambial stimulation and vascular reprogramming during Plasmodiophora brassicae infection in Arabidopsis thaliana url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article-...
And the same resistance gene in preprint but with a different name:
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Loss of PMR4 callose synthase results in salicylic acid-independent and broad-spectrum resistance to clubroot in Arabidopsis and Brassica napus
The clubroot disease caused by protist Plasmodiophora brassicae is one of the most important diseases of Brassica crops. Growing clubroot-resistant cultivars remains the most effective and practical a...
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September 4, 2025 at 6:52 AM
And the same resistance gene in preprint but with a different name:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Looks like a new resistance gene. Very nice work:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Inactivation of β-1,3-glucan synthase-like 5 confers broad-spectrum resistance to Plasmodiophora brassicae pathotypes in cruciferous plants - Nature Genetics
This study implicates GSL5 inactivation in high, broad-spectrum resistance to the clubroot pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae in Arabidopsis thaliana, Brassica napus, Brassica oleracea and Brassica rap...
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September 4, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Looks like a new resistance gene. Very nice work:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Fresh review paper on Clubroot disease
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Clubroot Disease: 145 Years Post-Discovery, Challenges, and Opportunities | Annual Reviews
Clubroot, a destructive disease of Brassicaceae, is caused by the soilborne, biotrophic protist Plasmodiophora brassicae. The pathogen was first identified by Mikhail Woronin in 1875 and named turnip ...
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September 4, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Fresh review paper on Clubroot disease
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A very true story on clubroot resistance gene names rebranding
A very true story on clubroot resistance gene names rebranding
Déjà vu in clubroot resistance: same genes, new names
Despite decades of clubroot research, only three resistance (R) genes have been validated.
However, many of the ‘new’ R genes are, in fact, identical to or allelic with these
three. In this forum arti...
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August 27, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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A very true story on clubroot resistance gene names rebranding
A very true story on clubroot resistance gene names rebranding
Dive into the fascinating journey of potatoes and discover the secrets behind how they developed their incredible ability to produce tubers.
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August 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Dive into the fascinating journey of potatoes and discover the secrets behind how they developed their incredible ability to produce tubers.
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And just like that #ICAR2025 is over! With our prize winners, a special appearance from the legendary Marc Van Montagu & a thank you to our hosts Tom Beeckman & @moritznowack.bsky.social, we can now hand over the baton to Singapore for #ICAR2026! See you all there for more excellent #plantscience!
June 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
And just like that #ICAR2025 is over! With our prize winners, a special appearance from the legendary Marc Van Montagu & a thank you to our hosts Tom Beeckman & @moritznowack.bsky.social, we can now hand over the baton to Singapore for #ICAR2026! See you all there for more excellent #plantscience!
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Thank you for the speakers of the cell wall diversity session #ICAR2025, really highlighting the diversity of cell wall roles and approaches!
Also thank you @lauraragni.bsky.social for efficient co-organization!
Also thank you @lauraragni.bsky.social for efficient co-organization!
June 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Thank you for the speakers of the cell wall diversity session #ICAR2025, really highlighting the diversity of cell wall roles and approaches!
Also thank you @lauraragni.bsky.social for efficient co-organization!
Also thank you @lauraragni.bsky.social for efficient co-organization!
ICAR 2025 Ghent
June 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
ICAR 2025 Ghent
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Excited to see this story out! 🎉 Big congrats to @leoniekraska.bsky.social, @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social, and the whole team.
More coming soon on the role of our favorite MYBs in cork suberization—stay tuned!
More coming soon on the role of our favorite MYBs in cork suberization—stay tuned!
Time for another paper from our lab!
This time it’s about passage cells. This work originated from a collaboration with @lauraragni.bsky.social and was spearheaded by the super-talented @leoniekraska.bsky.social Below you will find a thread that explains our findings.
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This time it’s about passage cells. This work originated from a collaboration with @lauraragni.bsky.social and was spearheaded by the super-talented @leoniekraska.bsky.social Below you will find a thread that explains our findings.
www.cell.com/cell-reports...
MYB68 regulates radial endodermal differentiation and suberin patterning
In this study, Kraska et al. identify MYB68 as a novel regulator of endodermal suberization,
linked to the formation of distinct identities in the xylem-pole-associated endodermis.
The research uncove...
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June 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Excited to see this story out! 🎉 Big congrats to @leoniekraska.bsky.social, @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social, and the whole team.
More coming soon on the role of our favorite MYBs in cork suberization—stay tuned!
More coming soon on the role of our favorite MYBs in cork suberization—stay tuned!
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Warming up to #ICAR2025 🌱with two days of cool vascular science at our Vascular Development satellite meeting at @psb-vib.bsky.social.
June 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Warming up to #ICAR2025 🌱with two days of cool vascular science at our Vascular Development satellite meeting at @psb-vib.bsky.social.
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Why “basic,” plant science research – esp. in #Arabidopsis - is important and vital to the survival of humanity.
In defense of funding foundational plant science (Joanna Friesner , Cristiana T Argueso , Wolfgang Busch , Thorsten Hamann , Lucia Strader , Mary Williams , Shuang Wu , Adrienne H K Roeder) Read more at: doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience
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May 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Why “basic,” plant science research – esp. in #Arabidopsis - is important and vital to the survival of humanity.
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We have a unique opportunity for a junior researcher, PhD student or postdoc, to use a revolutionary technique for mineral nutrient imaging and tracing in plants. Please re-post! Interested candidates should apply through the portal at the link below:
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Career Opportunities: Postdoc or PhD student position in Plant Physiology (22260)
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May 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
We have a unique opportunity for a junior researcher, PhD student or postdoc, to use a revolutionary technique for mineral nutrient imaging and tracing in plants. Please re-post! Interested candidates should apply through the portal at the link below:
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Today teaching Molecular Plant Pathogen Interactions at the Institute of Biochemistry an Biophysics Polish Academy of Sciences Warsaw. Yesterday great meeting with former lab members and great friends. Feels like a familly meeting.
May 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Today teaching Molecular Plant Pathogen Interactions at the Institute of Biochemistry an Biophysics Polish Academy of Sciences Warsaw. Yesterday great meeting with former lab members and great friends. Feels like a familly meeting.
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Our study on the effect of strigolactone signaling on vessel formation and water usage is now peer reviewed: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Great achievement of Jiao Zhao, Dongbo Shi, Kiara Kaeufer, and everybody involved!
Great achievement of Jiao Zhao, Dongbo Shi, Kiara Kaeufer, and everybody involved!
Strigolactones optimise plant water usage by modulating vessel formation - Nature Communications
Vessel elements arise from cambium stem cells and support plant growth by supplying water and nutrients. This study reveals that strigolactone signalling inhibits vessel formation in response to droug...
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April 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Our study on the effect of strigolactone signaling on vessel formation and water usage is now peer reviewed: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Great achievement of Jiao Zhao, Dongbo Shi, Kiara Kaeufer, and everybody involved!
Great achievement of Jiao Zhao, Dongbo Shi, Kiara Kaeufer, and everybody involved!
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Deadline for this position is coming up (2 April). Consider applying if you are interested.
Plz Repost. We @slcuplants.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social are looking for a postdoc with proven protein biochemistry & cell biology expertise & strong interest in plant processes targeted by Phytophthora effectors. (apply before 2 April) [Image: Alex Guyon]
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50570/
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March 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Deadline for this position is coming up (2 April). Consider applying if you are interested.
Nice Arabidopsis plant found today...
April 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Nice Arabidopsis plant found today...
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Happy to share our last paper published in Developmental Cell. Amazing work by Anna Sole-Gil. Great co-supervision with Miguel Blázquez and equally great collaboration with the labs of @liamdolanlab.bsky.social, Barbara Ambrose and Kimitsune Ishizaki.
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Divergent evolution of a thermospermine-dependent regulatory pathway in land plants
Solé-Gil et al. report that the thermospermine-dependent genetic circuit controlling
vascular proliferation in tracheophytes is not fully connected but divided into two
modules in the bryophyte Marcha...
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January 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Happy to share our last paper published in Developmental Cell. Amazing work by Anna Sole-Gil. Great co-supervision with Miguel Blázquez and equally great collaboration with the labs of @liamdolanlab.bsky.social, Barbara Ambrose and Kimitsune Ishizaki.
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www.cell.com/developmenta...
Ghent. A beautiful city, remarkable science, and delicious beer—truly, life doesn’t get any better than this!
January 14, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Ghent. A beautiful city, remarkable science, and delicious beer—truly, life doesn’t get any better than this!
Clubroot mandrake - hearing protection not required...
January 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Clubroot mandrake - hearing protection not required...
Our laser dissection phloem transcriptomics in clubroot-infected plants in the new Plant Journal issue
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Laser dissection‐assisted phloem transcriptomics highlights the metabolic and physiological changes accompanying clubroot disease progression in oilseed rape
This work describes transcriptomic and physiological changes in phloem tissue observed in rapeseed (Brassica napus) plants infected with Plasmodiophora brassicae—the causal agent of clubroot disease.....
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January 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Our laser dissection phloem transcriptomics in clubroot-infected plants in the new Plant Journal issue
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