Marc Knight Lab
@marcknightcalcium.bsky.social
Calcium signalling, abiotic and biotic stress responses and plant hormone interactions.
Personal Chair in Plant Cell Signalling, Durham University, UK & Professorship, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany.
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Personal Chair in Plant Cell Signalling, Durham University, UK & Professorship, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany.
Posts by Marc.
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Ready…Set…GO!!! for the @blackinplantsci.bsky.social conference at The Helix in Leeds today!!🎊🎊
October 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Ready…Set…GO!!! for the @blackinplantsci.bsky.social conference at The Helix in Leeds today!!🎊🎊
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Some of my favourite research from my PhD was submitted today... I feel very lucky to have worked on this project with such wonderful scientists (and lovely people!)
Please check it out on bioRxiv here👇🌱🦠
Please check it out on bioRxiv here👇🌱🦠
An elevated environmental temperature impairs accumulation of the pattern recognition receptor FLS2 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.20.683271v1
October 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Some of my favourite research from my PhD was submitted today... I feel very lucky to have worked on this project with such wonderful scientists (and lovely people!)
Please check it out on bioRxiv here👇🌱🦠
Please check it out on bioRxiv here👇🌱🦠
Autumn hits MLU 🍁🍂
October 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Autumn hits MLU 🍁🍂
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Super excited to share that our most recent work in the Davies Lab (@camplantsci.bsky.social) has been published in @newphyt.bsky.social... check it out 👉 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/ZNKWEJ... #plantscience #plantresearch #calcium
Arabidopsis thaliana Cyclic Nucleotide‐Gated Channel 19 is involved in root extracellular ATP and Pep1 signalling
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October 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Super excited to share that our most recent work in the Davies Lab (@camplantsci.bsky.social) has been published in @newphyt.bsky.social... check it out 👉 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/ZNKWEJ... #plantscience #plantresearch #calcium
New territory: my first biorxiv, very happy to share our work that I’m very proud of. Huge thanks to all my wonderful co-authors!!!
An elevated environmental temperature impairs accumulation of the pattern recognition receptor FLS2 https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.20.683271v1
October 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
New territory: my first biorxiv, very happy to share our work that I’m very proud of. Huge thanks to all my wonderful co-authors!!!
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Plants @ Cambridge brings together partners in the University of Cambridge and our partners at NIAB to form one the largest groupings of plant scientists in Europe. From molecules to ecosystems. We have a new video youtu.be/4kl0XNYOA4Q?... . 🧪 #plantresearch
Plants at Cambridge : growing the future
YouTube video by Cambridge University
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October 14, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Plants @ Cambridge brings together partners in the University of Cambridge and our partners at NIAB to form one the largest groupings of plant scientists in Europe. From molecules to ecosystems. We have a new video youtu.be/4kl0XNYOA4Q?... . 🧪 #plantresearch
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Only a few days left to apply!
My group is looking for a postdoc to engineer and deploy new tools to precisely manipulate and decode how auxin coordinates plant morphogenesis.
@starmorph-syg.bsky.social
Research Associate - Reprogramming Development (closes 7 October 2025)
My group is looking for a postdoc to engineer and deploy new tools to precisely manipulate and decode how auxin coordinates plant morphogenesis.
@starmorph-syg.bsky.social
Research Associate - Reprogramming Development (closes 7 October 2025)
www.cam.ac.uk
October 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Only a few days left to apply!
My group is looking for a postdoc to engineer and deploy new tools to precisely manipulate and decode how auxin coordinates plant morphogenesis.
@starmorph-syg.bsky.social
Research Associate - Reprogramming Development (closes 7 October 2025)
My group is looking for a postdoc to engineer and deploy new tools to precisely manipulate and decode how auxin coordinates plant morphogenesis.
@starmorph-syg.bsky.social
Research Associate - Reprogramming Development (closes 7 October 2025)
Another day, another field trip, this time ably assisted by Drs Jakub Rzemieniewski and Boye Zhu in Yorkshire
September 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Another day, another field trip, this time ably assisted by Drs Jakub Rzemieniewski and Boye Zhu in Yorkshire
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Phosphorylation as a switch: How plants fine-tune eATP-induced calcium signaling #spotlight #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...
September 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Phosphorylation as a switch: How plants fine-tune eATP-induced calcium signaling #spotlight #MolecularPlant cell.com/molecular-pl...
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last of the summer sun here at @camplantsci.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
last of the summer sun here at @camplantsci.bsky.social
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Friday Flower 001: Mimulus lewisii 🌸✨
Monkeyflowers are masterpieces of design with nectar-guide spots formed by an activator–inhibitor system of MYB transcription factors. These generate reaction–diffusion patterns across the ventral petal.
Monkeyflowers are masterpieces of design with nectar-guide spots formed by an activator–inhibitor system of MYB transcription factors. These generate reaction–diffusion patterns across the ventral petal.
August 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Friday Flower 001: Mimulus lewisii 🌸✨
Monkeyflowers are masterpieces of design with nectar-guide spots formed by an activator–inhibitor system of MYB transcription factors. These generate reaction–diffusion patterns across the ventral petal.
Monkeyflowers are masterpieces of design with nectar-guide spots formed by an activator–inhibitor system of MYB transcription factors. These generate reaction–diffusion patterns across the ventral petal.
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How amino acids are transported in plants | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
@hhu.de @franzikuhnert.bsky.social @weberlab.bsky.social @ceplas.bsky.social
@hhu.de @franzikuhnert.bsky.social @weberlab.bsky.social @ceplas.bsky.social
How amino acids are transported in plants
Plants produce all amino acids essential for human life. This commonly occurs in specialised cell organelles, so-called plastids. A research team headed by Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (H...
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August 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
How amino acids are transported in plants | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
@hhu.de @franzikuhnert.bsky.social @weberlab.bsky.social @ceplas.bsky.social
@hhu.de @franzikuhnert.bsky.social @weberlab.bsky.social @ceplas.bsky.social
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Coming out in @NaturePlants today (rdcu.be/eBScJ): The mechanism for essential amino acid transport across the chloroplast envelope. We identified RETICULATA1 (RE1) as a new type of transport protein. #PlantScience #AminoAcidTransport #Chloroplasts. @franzikuhnert.bsky.social @weberlab.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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About 250 scientists from all over the world will meet at the University of Münster from 24 to 29 August for the "Chlamy 2025" conference to discuss the latest research findings on microalgae.
A focus on the microalgae ‘Chlamy’
About 250 scientists from all over the world will meet at the University of Münster from 24 to 29 August for the "Chlamy 2025" conference to discuss the latest research findings on microalgae.
www.uni-muenster.de
August 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
About 250 scientists from all over the world will meet at the University of Münster from 24 to 29 August for the "Chlamy 2025" conference to discuss the latest research findings on microalgae.
So lucky to spend a great evening with Prof. Dr Markus Schwarzländer in Münster: a fantastic scientist and amazing human. Thanks for making me feel so welcome @schwarzlanderlab.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
So lucky to spend a great evening with Prof. Dr Markus Schwarzländer in Münster: a fantastic scientist and amazing human. Thanks for making me feel so welcome @schwarzlanderlab.bsky.social
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Our paper showing that variation in transcription factor binding sites underlies the majority of additive genetic variance for phenotypic variation in maize is finally out!
Sadly they didn't use our suggested cover image below (made by the inimitable Andi Kur).
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Sadly they didn't use our suggested cover image below (made by the inimitable Andi Kur).
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
August 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Our paper showing that variation in transcription factor binding sites underlies the majority of additive genetic variance for phenotypic variation in maize is finally out!
Sadly they didn't use our suggested cover image below (made by the inimitable Andi Kur).
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Sadly they didn't use our suggested cover image below (made by the inimitable Andi Kur).
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Working on maize field trial in rural Dorset has its benefits: getting to see the lovely city of Salisbury! #accidentaltourist
August 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Working on maize field trial in rural Dorset has its benefits: getting to see the lovely city of Salisbury! #accidentaltourist
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How do plants detect insect eggs ? 🌱🦋
Our new paper on GLR2.7 and its role in plant defense responses to insect eggs is now out in @newphyt.bsky.social
Big thanks to the Reymond Lab @unil.bsky.social and our collaborators !
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Our new paper on GLR2.7 and its role in plant defense responses to insect eggs is now out in @newphyt.bsky.social
Big thanks to the Reymond Lab @unil.bsky.social and our collaborators !
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The glutamate receptor‐like GLR2.7 modulates insect egg‐induced defense responses in Arabidopsis
Upon perception of insect eggs, Arabidopsis thaliana activates a generic immune response that culminates in cell death (hypersensitive-like response (HR-like)). While this response can subsequently .....
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July 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
How do plants detect insect eggs ? 🌱🦋
Our new paper on GLR2.7 and its role in plant defense responses to insect eggs is now out in @newphyt.bsky.social
Big thanks to the Reymond Lab @unil.bsky.social and our collaborators !
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Our new paper on GLR2.7 and its role in plant defense responses to insect eggs is now out in @newphyt.bsky.social
Big thanks to the Reymond Lab @unil.bsky.social and our collaborators !
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Very happy to get started at Halle: such a warm welcome! So grateful to Dr Jakub Rzemieniewski for great work getting the project up and flying. Massive thanks also to Vanessa Günther for all matters plant! Great to meet Vincent Preuß hoping your master’s with us is a big success.
July 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Very happy to get started at Halle: such a warm welcome! So grateful to Dr Jakub Rzemieniewski for great work getting the project up and flying. Massive thanks also to Vanessa Günther for all matters plant! Great to meet Vincent Preuß hoping your master’s with us is a big success.
Lettuce is a new one for us, but what a lovely plant!
July 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Lettuce is a new one for us, but what a lovely plant!
Sincere thanks to @niab-uk.bsky.social and @camplantsci.bsky.social (especially @bryonyjacobs.bsky.social for arranging me a great program) for fantastic discussions, meeting new people, bright young minds and Fv/Fm of my spring wheat field trial! I had a great, fulfilling and fun time THANK YOU!
June 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Sincere thanks to @niab-uk.bsky.social and @camplantsci.bsky.social (especially @bryonyjacobs.bsky.social for arranging me a great program) for fantastic discussions, meeting new people, bright young minds and Fv/Fm of my spring wheat field trial! I had a great, fulfilling and fun time THANK YOU!
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February 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Hi all!!! 👋
New to Bluesky, but...
I'm hiring a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg...
www.verwaltung.uni-halle.de/dezern3/Auss...
Please repost if you can!!
Thank you!!!
New to Bluesky, but...
I'm hiring a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg...
www.verwaltung.uni-halle.de/dezern3/Auss...
Please repost if you can!!
Thank you!!!