Tom Heaven
@tcheaven.bsky.social
Molecular plant microbe interactions, genomics, bioinformatics, powdery mildew, scab, psyllids, Candidatus liberibacter, Podosphaera, Venturia
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Our paper is now online in Science Advances! Congrats @saskiahogenhout.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social and all coauthors!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Aphid effectors suppress plant immunity via recruiting defense proteins to processing bodies
Aphids hijack plant immunity via p-bodies, but plants fight back with a heat shock protein in an unexpected twist on defense.
www.science.org
July 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Our paper is now online in Science Advances! Congrats @saskiahogenhout.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social and all coauthors!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Very exciting to see this out in the world! @tcheaven.bsky.social did some excellent work and I'm happy to have played a (small) supporting role on this project
Heaven @saskiahogenhout.bsky.social et al. generated chromosome-level genomes for three psyllid species that are plant disease vectors, revealing detoxification gene expansions and genetic substructure across Europe.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf116
#genome #entomology
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf116
#genome #entomology
June 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Very exciting to see this out in the world! @tcheaven.bsky.social did some excellent work and I'm happy to have played a (small) supporting role on this project
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We are excited to share our latest preprint from the Hogenhout lab (@matteogravino.bsky.social @saskiahogenhout.bsky.social
, @johninnescentre.bsky.social
) on plant-aphid interactions, showing that the aphid effector Mp10 balances suppression of DAMP responses and activation of ETI via EDS1.
, @johninnescentre.bsky.social
) on plant-aphid interactions, showing that the aphid effector Mp10 balances suppression of DAMP responses and activation of ETI via EDS1.
Aphid effector Mp10 balances immune suppression and defence activation through EDS1-dependent modulation of plant DAMP responses https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.26.640334v1
March 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
We are excited to share our latest preprint from the Hogenhout lab (@matteogravino.bsky.social @saskiahogenhout.bsky.social
, @johninnescentre.bsky.social
) on plant-aphid interactions, showing that the aphid effector Mp10 balances suppression of DAMP responses and activation of ETI via EDS1.
, @johninnescentre.bsky.social
) on plant-aphid interactions, showing that the aphid effector Mp10 balances suppression of DAMP responses and activation of ETI via EDS1.
🌱 Is UK higher education keeping pace with the critical need for plant scientists? Our new study reveals a concerning gap between national priorities and university curricula.
doi.org/10.1002/jsf2...
#PlantSciEd #plantscience #plantsci #horticulture #botany #HigherEducation
doi.org/10.1002/jsf2...
#PlantSciEd #plantscience #plantsci #horticulture #botany #HigherEducation
Analysis of plant science higher education reveals mixed provision which falls short of delivering national priorities
Background Many reports from the UK government and other organisations highlight a need for a plant aware workforce, and some enumerate specific areas of plant science where there is a skills shorta...
doi.org
February 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🌱 Is UK higher education keeping pace with the critical need for plant scientists? Our new study reveals a concerning gap between national priorities and university curricula.
doi.org/10.1002/jsf2...
#PlantSciEd #plantscience #plantsci #horticulture #botany #HigherEducation
doi.org/10.1002/jsf2...
#PlantSciEd #plantscience #plantsci #horticulture #botany #HigherEducation
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“unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted”.
Sign this statement and make sure that our voices are heard.
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December 19, 2024 at 3:48 PM
“unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted”.
Sign this statement and make sure that our voices are heard.
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Our preprint is now live! We have sequenced the genomes of three psyllid species. These insects pests transmit devastating plant diseases like 'zebra chip' in potatoes and 'carrot yellows' in carrots. 🥕
#MolecularEntomology #MPMI #PlantPathology #psyllids #liberibacter
#MolecularEntomology #MPMI #PlantPathology #psyllids #liberibacter
December 6, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Our preprint is now live! We have sequenced the genomes of three psyllid species. These insects pests transmit devastating plant diseases like 'zebra chip' in potatoes and 'carrot yellows' in carrots. 🥕
#MolecularEntomology #MPMI #PlantPathology #psyllids #liberibacter
#MolecularEntomology #MPMI #PlantPathology #psyllids #liberibacter
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If you'd like a condensed version of this story, and also another recent preprint from the @saskiahogenhout.bsky.social lab here's a talk I recently gave at the Tulip graduate school in Toulouse
youtu.be/9EoC6Zd6f_k?...
youtu.be/9EoC6Zd6f_k?...
Samuel Mugford-Molecular mechanisms of plant immune suppression by virulence factors in aphid saliva
YouTube video by TULIP
youtu.be
December 4, 2024 at 8:31 AM
If you'd like a condensed version of this story, and also another recent preprint from the @saskiahogenhout.bsky.social lab here's a talk I recently gave at the Tulip graduate school in Toulouse
youtu.be/9EoC6Zd6f_k?...
youtu.be/9EoC6Zd6f_k?...
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We're happy to present a pre-print from the Hogenhout lab (@saskiahogenhout.bsky.social), describing how a family of proteases in aphid oral secretions suppress plant immunity.
Aphid effectors suppress plant immunity via recruiting defence proteins to processing bodies https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.20.624400v1
Aphid effectors suppress plant immunity via recruiting defence proteins to processing bodies https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.20.624400v1
Aphids are small insects that have developed specialized mouthparts and unique proteins to establish
www.biorxiv.org
November 21, 2024 at 10:45 AM
We're happy to present a pre-print from the Hogenhout lab (@saskiahogenhout.bsky.social), describing how a family of proteases in aphid oral secretions suppress plant immunity.
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We’re delighted to share our latest preprint from the Hogenhout lab (@saskiahogenhout.bsky.social) on the molecular mechanisms on plant-aphid interactions. Here we show how the aphid Mp10 effector protein acts as a local anaesthetic to suppress the plant perception of aphid attack
The conserved aphid saliva chemosensory protein effector Mp10 targets plant AMSH deubiquitinases at cellular membranes to suppress pattern-triggered immunity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.15.622802v1
The conserved aphid saliva chemosensory protein effector Mp10 targets plant AMSH deubiquitinases at cellular membranes to suppress pattern-triggered immunity https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.15.622802v1
Chemosensory proteins (CSPs) are a conserved family present in insects and other arthropods, recogni
www.biorxiv.org
November 18, 2024 at 9:58 AM
We’re delighted to share our latest preprint from the Hogenhout lab (@saskiahogenhout.bsky.social) on the molecular mechanisms on plant-aphid interactions. Here we show how the aphid Mp10 effector protein acts as a local anaesthetic to suppress the plant perception of aphid attack
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Genome dynamics across the evolutionary transition to endosymbiosis. #GenomeDynamics #Endosymbiosis #CurrentBiology #Genomics #Genomics #BioSky #SciSky 🧪🧬
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Genome dynamics across the evolutionary transition to endosymbiosis
Many insects carry heritable bacterial symbionts, but the evolution of vertical (parent-to-offspring)
transmission is poorly understood. Using the genus Arsenophonus, Siozios et al. show
that microbes...
www.cell.com
November 16, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Genome dynamics across the evolutionary transition to endosymbiosis. #GenomeDynamics #Endosymbiosis #CurrentBiology #Genomics #Genomics #BioSky #SciSky 🧪🧬
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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This is terrifying.
Time for the @bsky.app community to see one of my favorite visualizations of climate change...
"Shifting Distribution of Land Temperature Anomalies" by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5211/ ⚒️🧪
"Shifting Distribution of Land Temperature Anomalies" by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5211/ ⚒️🧪
November 14, 2024 at 8:18 PM
This is terrifying.