Dor Russ
@dorruss12.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Tel Aviv University. I research plants, microbes, and their fascinating interactions.
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Viral NblA proteins negatively affect oceanic cyanobacterial photosynthesis www.nature.com/articles/s41...
this project was led by @omernadel.bsky.social and is a joint work between the labs of @bejalab.bsky.social, Debbie Lindell and Oded Kleifeld from @biologytechnion.bsky.social
this project was led by @omernadel.bsky.social and is a joint work between the labs of @bejalab.bsky.social, Debbie Lindell and Oded Kleifeld from @biologytechnion.bsky.social
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November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Viral NblA proteins negatively affect oceanic cyanobacterial photosynthesis www.nature.com/articles/s41...
this project was led by @omernadel.bsky.social and is a joint work between the labs of @bejalab.bsky.social, Debbie Lindell and Oded Kleifeld from @biologytechnion.bsky.social
this project was led by @omernadel.bsky.social and is a joint work between the labs of @bejalab.bsky.social, Debbie Lindell and Oded Kleifeld from @biologytechnion.bsky.social
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🚨We’re hiring! Please help spread the word!
Our lab at @TheSainsburyLab is recruiting a pre-doctoral intern to work on plant immunity research. Ideal for those who are planning to pursue a PhD and seeking research experience. tatsuyanobori.com
Our lab at @TheSainsburyLab is recruiting a pre-doctoral intern to work on plant immunity research. Ideal for those who are planning to pursue a PhD and seeking research experience. tatsuyanobori.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🚨We’re hiring! Please help spread the word!
Our lab at @TheSainsburyLab is recruiting a pre-doctoral intern to work on plant immunity research. Ideal for those who are planning to pursue a PhD and seeking research experience. tatsuyanobori.com
Our lab at @TheSainsburyLab is recruiting a pre-doctoral intern to work on plant immunity research. Ideal for those who are planning to pursue a PhD and seeking research experience. tatsuyanobori.com
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Preprint: Systematic discovery of TIR-based immune signaling systems in bacteria
Conservation of TIR-derived signals accross the tree of life! We found bacterial TIR immune systems that signal via canonical cADPR (like in humans) and 2'cADPR (a plant immune signal).
Documented 11 Thoeris types
Conservation of TIR-derived signals accross the tree of life! We found bacterial TIR immune systems that signal via canonical cADPR (like in humans) and 2'cADPR (a plant immune signal).
Documented 11 Thoeris types
December 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Preprint: Systematic discovery of TIR-based immune signaling systems in bacteria
Conservation of TIR-derived signals accross the tree of life! We found bacterial TIR immune systems that signal via canonical cADPR (like in humans) and 2'cADPR (a plant immune signal).
Documented 11 Thoeris types
Conservation of TIR-derived signals accross the tree of life! We found bacterial TIR immune systems that signal via canonical cADPR (like in humans) and 2'cADPR (a plant immune signal).
Documented 11 Thoeris types
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Excited to share our new @natecoevo.nature.com
paper. We identified microbes found across nearly all ruminants that act as the functional backbone of both the rumen ecosystem and the host, with major implications for food security and climate change mitigation. (1/8)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
paper. We identified microbes found across nearly all ruminants that act as the functional backbone of both the rumen ecosystem and the host, with major implications for food security and climate change mitigation. (1/8)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Excited to share our new @natecoevo.nature.com
paper. We identified microbes found across nearly all ruminants that act as the functional backbone of both the rumen ecosystem and the host, with major implications for food security and climate change mitigation. (1/8)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
paper. We identified microbes found across nearly all ruminants that act as the functional backbone of both the rumen ecosystem and the host, with major implications for food security and climate change mitigation. (1/8)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Congrats !!!
Beautiful work
Beautiful work
Our #research on #drought #recovery, now published with @springernature.com in @natcomms.nature.com:
Drought recovery in plants triggers a cell-state-specific immune activation.
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Read thread below 👇
Drought recovery in plants triggers a cell-state-specific immune activation.
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Read thread below 👇
Drought recovery in plants triggers a cell-state-specific immune activation - Nature Communications
Post-drought rehydration triggers a preventive immune response in plants, revealing targets to enhance crop resilience by linking drought stress recovery with improved pathogen resistance.
doi.org
August 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Congrats !!!
Beautiful work
Beautiful work
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From a gene’s single cell expression–through spatial localization–to novel function, and beyond!
Now out @natplants.nature.com
We built a comprehensive spatial-transcriptomic atlas of Arabidopsis, revealing cell-type identities across organs in unprecedented detail
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Now out @natplants.nature.com
We built a comprehensive spatial-transcriptomic atlas of Arabidopsis, revealing cell-type identities across organs in unprecedented detail
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A single-cell, spatial transcriptomic atlas of the Arabidopsis life cycle - Nature Plants
This study presents an extensive single-nucleus and spatial transcriptomic atlas of the Arabidopsis life cycle that represents ten distinct developmental time points inclusive of six diverse organs.
www.nature.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
From a gene’s single cell expression–through spatial localization–to novel function, and beyond!
Now out @natplants.nature.com
We built a comprehensive spatial-transcriptomic atlas of Arabidopsis, revealing cell-type identities across organs in unprecedented detail
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Now out @natplants.nature.com
We built a comprehensive spatial-transcriptomic atlas of Arabidopsis, revealing cell-type identities across organs in unprecedented detail
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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#2025ISMPMI 📣 In silico screening of PRR-epitope interactions is now possible!
Here, we developed mamp-ml to predict their immunogenic outcomes without structural context. Let's accelerate engineering plant receptors for robust resistance! 🚀🌱 Small 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Here, we developed mamp-ml to predict their immunogenic outcomes without structural context. Let's accelerate engineering plant receptors for robust resistance! 🚀🌱 Small 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
mamp-ml: A deep learning approach to epitope immunogenicity in plants
Eukaryotes detect biomolecules through surface-localized receptors, key signaling components. A subset of receptors survey for pathogens, induce immunity, and restrict pathogen growth. Comparative gen...
www.biorxiv.org
July 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
#2025ISMPMI 📣 In silico screening of PRR-epitope interactions is now possible!
Here, we developed mamp-ml to predict their immunogenic outcomes without structural context. Let's accelerate engineering plant receptors for robust resistance! 🚀🌱 Small 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Here, we developed mamp-ml to predict their immunogenic outcomes without structural context. Let's accelerate engineering plant receptors for robust resistance! 🚀🌱 Small 🧵
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Congrats Natanella !!!
Thrilled to be a 2025 Arabidopsis Knowledge Awardee @naascarabidopsis.bsky.social ! Join a live webinar this fall to explore creative science outreach—register here: www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/rsvp-awards-...
Register for Community Awards Seminars — Arabidopsis Community as supported by NAASC
www.arabidopsiscommunity.org
August 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Congrats Natanella !!!
Congrats Asaf !!!
I was promoter to an Associate Prof. with tenure today.
I am grateful to my beloved family, past and present students I was lucky to work with, great colleagues and collaborators.
I wish my father Amos was still alive to share with me this joyful moment. It would have made him proud.
I am grateful to my beloved family, past and present students I was lucky to work with, great colleagues and collaborators.
I wish my father Amos was still alive to share with me this joyful moment. It would have made him proud.
July 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Congrats Asaf !!!
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Expression level of anti-phage defence systems controls a trade-off between protection range and autoimmunity
By Nitzan Aframian and Avigdor Eldar.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
By Nitzan Aframian and Avigdor Eldar.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Expression level of anti-phage defence systems controls a trade-off between protection range and autoimmunity - Nature Microbiology
The authors examine several defense systems and find that increased expression enhances their protection range, albeit at a cost of autoimmunity.
www.nature.com
July 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Expression level of anti-phage defence systems controls a trade-off between protection range and autoimmunity
By Nitzan Aframian and Avigdor Eldar.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
By Nitzan Aframian and Avigdor Eldar.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New Tansley review out in @newphyt.bsky.social with @fdiniandreote.bsky.social and Gabriel Castrillo! We explore how the root is shaped by dialogue with soil microbes—highlighting emerging mechanisms and future research directions in root plasticity and microbiome interactions.
tinyurl.com/38mkyx5t
tinyurl.com/38mkyx5t
Microbial drivers of root plasticity
Soils are highly heterogeneous and dynamic systems, experiencing a constant flow of plant root exudates and moisture fluctuations that affect nutrient distribution, soil physicochemical properties, a...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
New Tansley review out in @newphyt.bsky.social with @fdiniandreote.bsky.social and Gabriel Castrillo! We explore how the root is shaped by dialogue with soil microbes—highlighting emerging mechanisms and future research directions in root plasticity and microbiome interactions.
tinyurl.com/38mkyx5t
tinyurl.com/38mkyx5t
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📢 New preprint alert!
We used comparative genomics on 72,000+ bacterial genomes to uncover the genetic basis of microbial adaptation to multicellular hosts—plants and animals alike.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We used comparative genomics on 72,000+ bacterial genomes to uncover the genetic basis of microbial adaptation to multicellular hosts—plants and animals alike.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The Genetic Basis of Bacterial Adaptation to Hosts
Microbes colonize and interact with diverse multicellular hosts using specialized genes, many of which remain unidentified. Better understanding of host-associated gene functions is a key aspect of mi...
www.biorxiv.org
July 21, 2025 at 6:40 AM
📢 New preprint alert!
We used comparative genomics on 72,000+ bacterial genomes to uncover the genetic basis of microbial adaptation to multicellular hosts—plants and animals alike.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We used comparative genomics on 72,000+ bacterial genomes to uncover the genetic basis of microbial adaptation to multicellular hosts—plants and animals alike.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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v2 in bioRxiv!! Oceanic cyanobacterial photosynthesis is negatively affected by viral NblA proteins www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
July 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
v2 in bioRxiv!! Oceanic cyanobacterial photosynthesis is negatively affected by viral NblA proteins www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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@shanice-webster.bsky.social looks at iron status in plant-microbiome interactions. Proteobacteria and firmicutes are typically balanced in the microbiota, but iron starvation can really mess with that, going to dysbiosis. Used “mfec” Arabidopsis quadruple mutant.
#2025ISMPMI
#2025ISMPMI
July 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
@shanice-webster.bsky.social looks at iron status in plant-microbiome interactions. Proteobacteria and firmicutes are typically balanced in the microbiota, but iron starvation can really mess with that, going to dysbiosis. Used “mfec” Arabidopsis quadruple mutant.
#2025ISMPMI
#2025ISMPMI
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Our paper on Pseudomonas intra-genus competition in SynComs on Arabidopsis roots is now out @plosbiology.org ! 🎉
If you want to chat about the story, visit poster 374 tomorrow, Thursday #2025ISMPMI
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
If you want to chat about the story, visit poster 374 tomorrow, Thursday #2025ISMPMI
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Pseudomonas intra-genus competition determines the protective function of synthetic bacterial communities in Arabidopsis thaliana
The plant microbiome can protect its host against detrimental bacterial strains. This study shows that competition among Pseudomonas bacteria in synthetic bacterial communities determines how well the...
journals.plos.org
July 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Our paper on Pseudomonas intra-genus competition in SynComs on Arabidopsis roots is now out @plosbiology.org ! 🎉
If you want to chat about the story, visit poster 374 tomorrow, Thursday #2025ISMPMI
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
If you want to chat about the story, visit poster 374 tomorrow, Thursday #2025ISMPMI
journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
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Going to a conference and hope someone posts about your talk? Make it easy for the posters!!
Tips:
1. Include your handle at beginning and end
2. Make clear what is published/not
3. Have a conclusions slide with key message
4. Highlight new preprint or publication if relevant
#AcademicSky 🦠🧪🧬
Tips:
1. Include your handle at beginning and end
2. Make clear what is published/not
3. Have a conclusions slide with key message
4. Highlight new preprint or publication if relevant
#AcademicSky 🦠🧪🧬
July 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Going to a conference and hope someone posts about your talk? Make it easy for the posters!!
Tips:
1. Include your handle at beginning and end
2. Make clear what is published/not
3. Have a conclusions slide with key message
4. Highlight new preprint or publication if relevant
#AcademicSky 🦠🧪🧬
Tips:
1. Include your handle at beginning and end
2. Make clear what is published/not
3. Have a conclusions slide with key message
4. Highlight new preprint or publication if relevant
#AcademicSky 🦠🧪🧬
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New year, new paper! Now published in @nature.com. We identified and characterised diverse immune cell states in plants under pathogen attack. My postdoc work in the Ecker lab at @salkinstitute.bsky.social. A thread (0/n)
#PlantScience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PlantScience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
New year, new paper! Now published in @nature.com. We identified and characterised diverse immune cell states in plants under pathogen attack. My postdoc work in the Ecker lab at @salkinstitute.bsky.social. A thread (0/n)
#PlantScience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PlantScience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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1/7 I’m excited to share our paper, describing the majority of my PhD, now published in
@naturecomms.bsky.social
!
We present how the lncRNA NORAD interacts with STAT3 to regulate the antiviral response in human cells. A 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@naturecomms.bsky.social
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We present how the lncRNA NORAD interacts with STAT3 to regulate the antiviral response in human cells. A 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
1/7 I’m excited to share our paper, describing the majority of my PhD, now published in
@naturecomms.bsky.social
!
We present how the lncRNA NORAD interacts with STAT3 to regulate the antiviral response in human cells. A 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@naturecomms.bsky.social
!
We present how the lncRNA NORAD interacts with STAT3 to regulate the antiviral response in human cells. A 🧵
www.nature.com/articles/s41...