Andreas P.M. Weber 🌾🌱🧬
@apmweber.bsky.social
Plant scientist. Keen on understanding the inner works of photosynthesis. Works at @hhu.bsky.social
https://www.plant-biochemistry.hhu.de
https://www.plant-biochemistry.hhu.de
🌱 The #TaCoCass Team in the field: evaluating #cassava lines with diverse architecture and productivity. The trials highlight the genetic variation that underpins efforts to boost photosynthetic efficiency in cassava, paving the way toward more resilience and higher yield
#Cassava #Photosynthesis
#Cassava #Photosynthesis
September 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🌱 The #TaCoCass Team in the field: evaluating #cassava lines with diverse architecture and productivity. The trials highlight the genetic variation that underpins efforts to boost photosynthetic efficiency in cassava, paving the way toward more resilience and higher yield
#Cassava #Photosynthesis
#Cassava #Photosynthesis
Or these mean viruses that are distributed by whiteflies. Good thing is there are many CMD resistant cultivars.
September 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Or these mean viruses that are distributed by whiteflies. Good thing is there are many CMD resistant cultivars.
A new crop in the lab. 🌱 Field day with TaCoCass team members — working to boost photosynthetic efficiency in cassava and secure a more sustainable food future. #Cassava #Photosynthesis #FoodSecurity
September 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
A new crop in the lab. 🌱 Field day with TaCoCass team members — working to boost photosynthetic efficiency in cassava and secure a more sustainable food future. #Cassava #Photosynthesis #FoodSecurity
Functional characterization, including yeast complementation and in vitro transport assays in liposomes, confirms RE1's role in basic amino acid transport. Isotope labeling experiments demonstrate that RE1 deficiency affects basic amino acid biosynthesis rates and pool equilibration. 🔬 #Biochemistry
August 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Functional characterization, including yeast complementation and in vitro transport assays in liposomes, confirms RE1's role in basic amino acid transport. Isotope labeling experiments demonstrate that RE1 deficiency affects basic amino acid biosynthesis rates and pool equilibration. 🔬 #Biochemistry
We report RE1 as a plastid-localized transporter for basic amino acids (Arg, Citr, Orn, Lys). Loss-of-function Arabidopsis thaliana mutants (re-6) exhibit a reticulate leaf phenotype and reduced basic amino acid content. Functional redundancy with RER1 is indicated, as the double mutant is lethal. 🧬
August 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
We report RE1 as a plastid-localized transporter for basic amino acids (Arg, Citr, Orn, Lys). Loss-of-function Arabidopsis thaliana mutants (re-6) exhibit a reticulate leaf phenotype and reduced basic amino acid content. Functional redundancy with RER1 is indicated, as the double mutant is lethal. 🧬
Nine of the proteinogenic amino acids that are indispensable for plant development are exclusively synthesized in plastids. The specific transporters that facilitate their efflux across the plastid inner envelope have not yet been fully characterized. 🌿 #PlantMetabolism #CellBiology
August 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Nine of the proteinogenic amino acids that are indispensable for plant development are exclusively synthesized in plastids. The specific transporters that facilitate their efflux across the plastid inner envelope have not yet been fully characterized. 🌿 #PlantMetabolism #CellBiology
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 12:03 PM
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
Fantastic group of students made #PlantAct2025 a great experience, thank you all! @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Fantastic group of students made #PlantAct2025 a great experience, thank you all! @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social
Some still use Twitter, most LinkedIn, Bluesky runner up #PlantAct2025 @globalplantgpc.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Some still use Twitter, most LinkedIn, Bluesky runner up #PlantAct2025 @globalplantgpc.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Kicking off #PlantAct!2025 in Madrid, organized by @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Kicking off #PlantAct!2025 in Madrid, organized by @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Lots of cool new features at the BAR ePlant Browser, such as ecotype SNP data mapped to protein sequence and structure. Check it out at: bar.utoronto.ca/eplant/
#PlantScience @bar-plantbio.bsky.social
#PlantScience @bar-plantbio.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Lots of cool new features at the BAR ePlant Browser, such as ecotype SNP data mapped to protein sequence and structure. Check it out at: bar.utoronto.ca/eplant/
#PlantScience @bar-plantbio.bsky.social
#PlantScience @bar-plantbio.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary is like making mayonnaise. Great talk by Bruno Moulia.
March 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Interdisciplinary is like making mayonnaise. Great talk by Bruno Moulia.
Can someone please make sense of this?
March 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Can someone please make sense of this?
A mix between the black and yellow labs.
February 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A mix between the black and yellow labs.
we need this for #PlantScience the plant AI virtual cell #PAIVC
www.cell.com/cms/10.1016/...
www.cell.com/cell/issue?p...
www.cell.com/cms/10.1016/...
www.cell.com/cell/issue?p...
February 7, 2025 at 6:42 AM
we need this for #PlantScience the plant AI virtual cell #PAIVC
www.cell.com/cms/10.1016/...
www.cell.com/cell/issue?p...
www.cell.com/cms/10.1016/...
www.cell.com/cell/issue?p...
"More Than 150 Nobel And World Food Prize Laureates Issue Unprecedented Wake-Up Call Over Hunger Tipping Point
Broad coalition of the world’s greatest thinkers make urgent plea for ‘moonshot’ efforts to solve ‘tragic
mismatch of global food supply and demand'"
www.worldfoodprize.org/index.cfm?no...
Broad coalition of the world’s greatest thinkers make urgent plea for ‘moonshot’ efforts to solve ‘tragic
mismatch of global food supply and demand'"
www.worldfoodprize.org/index.cfm?no...
January 16, 2025 at 6:57 AM
"More Than 150 Nobel And World Food Prize Laureates Issue Unprecedented Wake-Up Call Over Hunger Tipping Point
Broad coalition of the world’s greatest thinkers make urgent plea for ‘moonshot’ efforts to solve ‘tragic
mismatch of global food supply and demand'"
www.worldfoodprize.org/index.cfm?no...
Broad coalition of the world’s greatest thinkers make urgent plea for ‘moonshot’ efforts to solve ‘tragic
mismatch of global food supply and demand'"
www.worldfoodprize.org/index.cfm?no...
Happy Birthday also from Kuddel!
December 26, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Happy Birthday also from Kuddel!
Trying to accommodate all reviewers' recommendations.
December 15, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Trying to accommodate all reviewers' recommendations.
"What the analysis shows is that just by electrification alone the world would use 40% less final energy, a huge efficiency improvement."
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
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December 12, 2024 at 6:39 AM
"What the analysis shows is that just by electrification alone the world would use 40% less final energy, a huge efficiency improvement."
medium.com/@jan.rosenow...
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Here we show by single-nucleus RNA sequencing of Moricandia arvensis reveals bundle sheath cell-specific expression of photorespiration genes and associated pathways beyond glycine decarboxylase, including ammonium
assimilation and redox regulation.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
assimilation and redox regulation.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 3, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Here we show by single-nucleus RNA sequencing of Moricandia arvensis reveals bundle sheath cell-specific expression of photorespiration genes and associated pathways beyond glycine decarboxylase, including ammonium
assimilation and redox regulation.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
assimilation and redox regulation.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Registration for the 2nd PlantACT! conference 7-9 April 2025 is open, check out the conference website. Great lineup of speakers.
www.plantactconference2025.cbgp.upm.es
www.plantactconference2025.cbgp.upm.es
November 20, 2024 at 8:53 AM
Registration for the 2nd PlantACT! conference 7-9 April 2025 is open, check out the conference website. Great lineup of speakers.
www.plantactconference2025.cbgp.upm.es
www.plantactconference2025.cbgp.upm.es
The UK is prepping for a warming climate. Olive orchard at Cambridge, UK.
November 18, 2024 at 3:36 PM
The UK is prepping for a warming climate. Olive orchard at Cambridge, UK.