Michael Nicolas
mklnicolas.bsky.social
Michael Nicolas
@mklnicolas.bsky.social
Plant biologist at CNB-CSIC Madrid. Interested in plant architecture, bud dormancy and abiotic stress . Potato addicted.. CRISPR fan .
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🌱 RESEARCH 🌱

This study reveals that sugars are essential for cytokinin to promote bud growth in plants, showing how sugars and hormones work together to control shoot branching - Jiang et al.

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#PlantScience 🧪 @mklnicolas.bsky.social @frannybarbs.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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🚨Job Alert!! Assistant professor vacancy ‘plant abiotic stress resilience’ in our group @uuplants.bsky.social Come for the science, stay for the amazing colleagues 😀More details here www.uu.nl/en/organisat... Please share!!
September 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Our latest work on the Solanum pangenome made the cover @nature.com 🍅🍆🥔 Proud of this collective work with an amazing group of collaborators!
Very proud of our work with Zach Lippman, Jesse Gillis, Joyce Van Eck, @mattbnt.bsky.social, @katiejenike.bsky.social and many others! @jhu.edu @cshlnews.bsky.social www.nature.com/nature/volum...
April 3, 2025 at 6:39 AM
How do potato cultivars cope with salt stress? With Rumyana Karlova (PPH-WUR) we are glad to share that our paper investigating potato plants' response to salt stress is out www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... ! with @pph-wur.bsky.social @christatesterink.bsky.social
Potato cultivars use distinct mechanisms for salt stress acclimation
Soil salinity induces osmotic stress and ion toxicity in plants, detrimentally affecting their growth. Potato (Solanum tuberosum) suffers yield reduct…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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If you're planting daffodils, crocuses, and other spring-flowering bulbs and you don't get them all to the ideal depth, don't fret! Many flowering bulbs can *pull themselves* deeper with contractile roots!

📷 Rama Sisodia & Satish C. Bhatla; Mordecai J. Jaffe & A. Carl Leopold
November 29, 2024 at 6:17 PM
We are looking for a motivated PhD candidate to work with us on the molecular mechanisms controlling axillary bud dormancy and plant shoot branching at the Centro Nacional de Biotecnología in Madrid. If you are interested, contact me or @pilarcubas.bsky.social
August 26, 2024 at 10:31 AM
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Amazing work by Yutao and Nora and many other colleagues showing the major importance of minor molecular changes in the cell wall in seedlings exposed to high salinity academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...
Arabinosylation of cell wall extensin is required for the directional response to salinity in roots
Salt induces ExAD-dependent arabinosylation of hydroxyproline residues in extensin to modify cell wall structure and the gravitropism response of roots.
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May 3, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Scientists from CNB in Madrid say yes! to #NGT #CRISPR !
February 5, 2024 at 2:26 PM
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Thank you, Marc for posting! I am really excited about these findings. Cell-to-cell diffusion via plasmodesmata is not only regulated by callose but also by regulating ER/PM membrane spacing. This is achieved by the concerted action of tethering proteins in the ER and a plasma membrane lipid, PI4P.
December 22, 2023 at 1:10 PM
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Job Alert! We're seeking a Lecturer in Plant Physiology to join our team. If you're a passionate educator with expertise in plant sciences, this position is for you. Inspire minds and be part of shaping tomorrow's leaders. Apply now!
www.wur.nl/nl/vacature/...
Docent Plantenfysiologie
www.wur.nl
December 18, 2023 at 9:55 AM