Ke Yu
@keyu01.bsky.social
Associate Professor in HENU, China. Studying the regulation of plant metabolism in response to stresses with the goal of developing elite crop in this ever-changing world. Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xMJmnDYAAAAJ&hl=en
This is also a follow-up of our previous work focusing on seed hull hardness. It’s the teamwork that counts.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This is also a follow-up of our previous work focusing on seed hull hardness. It’s the teamwork that counts.
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Now online. We uncovered a natural allele of PME58 that is associated with thinner see hulls of Tartary buckwheat by influencing pectin content.
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Natural variation in FtPME58 contributes to seed hull thickness of Tartary buckwheat
Tartary buckwheat holds significant nutritional and health value; however, its hard seed hull limits production and economic potential. This study ide…
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November 6, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Now online. We uncovered a natural allele of PME58 that is associated with thinner see hulls of Tartary buckwheat by influencing pectin content.
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FRET sensor for SA developed. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
SALICYLIC ACID SENSOR1 reveals the propagation of an SA hormone surge during plant pathogen advance
Salicylic acid (SA) is a key phytohormone that orchestrates immune responses against pathogens, including Pseudomonas syringae bacteria. The timing and extent of SA accumulation are tightly controlled...
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October 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
FRET sensor for SA developed. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Now online! A GmNRF5a–GmCERK1–GmCAK1 module mediates chitin/chitosan-triggered immunity. Grateful to be involved, and kudos to first author and friend Dr. Sun Guangzheng, whose continued work has deepened our understanding of oligosaccharide-triggered immunity.
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A GmNRF5a–GmCERK1–GmCAK1 module mediates chitin/chitosan‐triggered immune response in soybean
In soybeans, the GmNFR5a-GmCERK1-GmCAK1 module regulates immune responses triggered by chitin oligosaccharides and chitosan oligosaccharides from fungal pathogens. This reveals a shared upstream sign...
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October 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Now online! A GmNRF5a–GmCERK1–GmCAK1 module mediates chitin/chitosan-triggered immunity. Grateful to be involved, and kudos to first author and friend Dr. Sun Guangzheng, whose continued work has deepened our understanding of oligosaccharide-triggered immunity.
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Roots: metabolic architects of beneficial microbiome assembly (Melissa Uribe-Acosta, Alberto Pascale, Jiayu Zhou, Ioannis A Stringlis, Corné M J Pieterse) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience
Roots: metabolic architects of beneficial microbiome assembly
Abstract. The increasing demand for sustainable agricultural practices has driven a renewed interest in plant–microbiome interactions as a basis for the ne
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October 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Roots: metabolic architects of beneficial microbiome assembly (Melissa Uribe-Acosta, Alberto Pascale, Jiayu Zhou, Ioannis A Stringlis, Corné M J Pieterse) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience
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A long road to the Cover of Science!
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Localized glutamine leakage drives the spatial structure of root microbial colonization
Plant roots release exudates to encourage microbiome assembly, which influences the function and stress resilience of plants. How specific exudates drive spatial colonization patterns remains largely ...
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October 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A long road to the Cover of Science!
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Super happy to have our work published in one of my favourite journals @newphyt.bsky.social Amazing effort by Jiayu Zhou and colleagues from @utrechtpmi.bsky.social and UvA. You can find it here: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @cornepieterse.bsky.social
Arabidopsis root defense barriers support beneficial interactions with rhizobacterium Pseudomonas simiae WCS417
Plant roots interact with pathogenic and beneficial microbes in the soil. While root defense barriers block pathogens, their roles in facilitating beneficial plant–microbe associations are understud...
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September 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Super happy to have our work published in one of my favourite journals @newphyt.bsky.social Amazing effort by Jiayu Zhou and colleagues from @utrechtpmi.bsky.social and UvA. You can find it here: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @cornepieterse.bsky.social
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Our review article on the "Potential and challenges for application of microbiomes in agriculture" is published
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Potential and challenges for application of microbiomes in agriculture
Abstract. The plant microbiome can promote plant health and productivity through a multitude of mechanisms. Our understanding of plant–microbiome interacti
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September 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Our review article on the "Potential and challenges for application of microbiomes in agriculture" is published
@theplantcell.bsky.social [1/n]
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During Brassicales evolution, plants changed their way to synthesize salicylic acid from PAL pathway to IC pathway.
The time of IC pathway evolution nicely matches our previous publication.
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The time of IC pathway evolution nicely matches our previous publication.
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August 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
During Brassicales evolution, plants changed their way to synthesize salicylic acid from PAL pathway to IC pathway.
The time of IC pathway evolution nicely matches our previous publication.
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The time of IC pathway evolution nicely matches our previous publication.
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The role of plant receptor-like kinases in sensing extrinsic and host-derived signals and shaping the microbiome.
Mini-review by @carahaney.bsky.social and @jumpy-botanist.bsky.social
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Mini-review by @carahaney.bsky.social and @jumpy-botanist.bsky.social
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The role of plant receptor-like kinases in sensing extrinsic and host-derived signals and shaping the microbiome
Plant receptor-like kinases (RLKs), one of the largest gene families in plants, integrate
intrinsic and extrinsic signals to regulate immunity, mutualism, and interactions
with microbiota. Here we dis...
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August 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The role of plant receptor-like kinases in sensing extrinsic and host-derived signals and shaping the microbiome.
Mini-review by @carahaney.bsky.social and @jumpy-botanist.bsky.social
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Mini-review by @carahaney.bsky.social and @jumpy-botanist.bsky.social
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Check out this new story from the Felix lab, with some contribution from us:
Receptor antagonist prevents hyperactivation of the plant immune system
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Receptor antagonist prevents hyperactivation of the plant immune system
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A receptor antagonist counterbalances multiple systemin phytocytokines in tomato
Tight regulation of immune activation is crucial for plant health. How plants control the actions of their immunostimulatory phytocytokines is largely…
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August 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Check out this new story from the Felix lab, with some contribution from us:
Receptor antagonist prevents hyperactivation of the plant immune system
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Receptor antagonist prevents hyperactivation of the plant immune system
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Now online. This work summarizes plant immunity triggered by cell wall–derived molecules from both sides. Happy to be back in immunity and grateful to be involved. Enjoy! www.cell.com/plant-commun...
Oligosaccharide Elicitors in Plant Immunity: Molecular Mechanisms and Disease Resistance Strategies
Short Summary: This review examines how oligosaccharide elicitors from pathogens and
plants activate immune responses through membrane receptors, detailing their types,
functions, and signaling pathwa...
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August 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Now online. This work summarizes plant immunity triggered by cell wall–derived molecules from both sides. Happy to be back in immunity and grateful to be involved. Enjoy! www.cell.com/plant-commun...
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New OA Article: "A root-based N-hydroxypipecolic acid standby circuit to direct immunity and growth of Arabidopsis shoots" rdcu.be/expzb
Root microorganisms can trigger the release of immune-stimulating N-hydroxypipecolic acid from Arabidopsis roots.
Root microorganisms can trigger the release of immune-stimulating N-hydroxypipecolic acid from Arabidopsis roots.
July 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
New OA Article: "A root-based N-hydroxypipecolic acid standby circuit to direct immunity and growth of Arabidopsis shoots" rdcu.be/expzb
Root microorganisms can trigger the release of immune-stimulating N-hydroxypipecolic acid from Arabidopsis roots.
Root microorganisms can trigger the release of immune-stimulating N-hydroxypipecolic acid from Arabidopsis roots.
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Three back-to-back Salicylic Acid biosynthesis papers 1/3 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Three-step biosynthesis of salicylic acid from benzoyl-CoA in plants - Nature
The salicylic acid (SA) biosynthesis pathway—involving ligation of benzoyl coenzyme A and benzyl alcohol to give benzyl benzoate; hydroxylation of benzyl benzoate to give benzyl salicylate; and cleava...
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July 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Three back-to-back Salicylic Acid biosynthesis papers 1/3 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Love the work! Really nice design. Congrats to @kenichitsuda.bsky.social team.
Emergence of isochorismate-based salicylic acid biosynthesis within Brassicales | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Emergence of isochorismate-based salicylic acid biosynthesis within Brassicales | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Emergence of isochorismate-based salicylic acid biosynthesis within Brassicales | PNAS
Salicylic acid (SA) is a major defense phytohormone. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the
isochorismate (IC) pathway is the primary route for pathogen-indu...
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July 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Love the work! Really nice design. Congrats to @kenichitsuda.bsky.social team.
Emergence of isochorismate-based salicylic acid biosynthesis within Brassicales | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Emergence of isochorismate-based salicylic acid biosynthesis within Brassicales | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Coumarin-facilitated iron transport: an IRT1 independent strategy for iron acquisition in Arabidopsis thaliana #research #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-commun...
June 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Coumarin-facilitated iron transport: an IRT1 independent strategy for iron acquisition in Arabidopsis thaliana #research #PlantCommunications cell.com/plant-commun...
A little bit of sunshine after the rain. Nice for field work.
June 20, 2025 at 3:10 AM
A little bit of sunshine after the rain. Nice for field work.
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Really nice work from @jellespooren.bsky.social showing that disease-suppressive soils might sometimes be generated in the phyllosphere. Turning the concept of soilborne legacies upside down 🌱🦠 With @cornepieterse.bsky.social @svanwees.bsky.social and others @utrechtpmi.bsky.social
Proud to share our latest pre-print manuscript entitled 'Downy mildew disease-suppressive soils transmit a protective core microbiome to the phyllosphere' (lnkd.in/dBk28gnT). Super cool to see the final chapter of my PhD at the Plant-Microbe Interactions group of Universiteit Utrecht now online!
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June 18, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Really nice work from @jellespooren.bsky.social showing that disease-suppressive soils might sometimes be generated in the phyllosphere. Turning the concept of soilborne legacies upside down 🌱🦠 With @cornepieterse.bsky.social @svanwees.bsky.social and others @utrechtpmi.bsky.social
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Last week, our latest @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social preprint was released, a joint-venture of @antonkraege.bsky.social & @wolki95.bsky.social and co-directed by @nicksnelders.bsky.social a 🧵
Undermining the cry for help: The phytopathogenic fungus Verticillium dahliae secretes an antimicrobial effector protein to undermine host recruitment of antagonistic Pseudomonas bacteria https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.09.658588v1
June 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Last week, our latest @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social preprint was released, a joint-venture of @antonkraege.bsky.social & @wolki95.bsky.social and co-directed by @nicksnelders.bsky.social a 🧵
A small contribution, but glad to be part of this great collaboration. Enjoy! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
A near‐gapless genome assembly of Pseudocydonia sinensis uncovers unique phenylpropanoid pathways
Pseudocydonia sinensis, commonly known as Chinese quince, belongs to the Rosaceae family and is closely related to apple and pear. Despite its botanical significance, genomic resources for this speci....
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June 16, 2025 at 9:40 AM
A small contribution, but glad to be part of this great collaboration. Enjoy! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Webinar Alert🌱
Want to learn cutting-edge studies in plant-microbe interaction? Join our webinar "Advances in Plant-Microbe Interactions: Insights from Asia to the World" with
@elifecommunity.bsky.social !
📅 May 19, 2025 | 🕝 JST 14:30–17:20 (UTC+9)
📌Register: u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Want to learn cutting-edge studies in plant-microbe interaction? Join our webinar "Advances in Plant-Microbe Interactions: Insights from Asia to the World" with
@elifecommunity.bsky.social !
📅 May 19, 2025 | 🕝 JST 14:30–17:20 (UTC+9)
📌Register: u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Webinar Alert🌱
Want to learn cutting-edge studies in plant-microbe interaction? Join our webinar "Advances in Plant-Microbe Interactions: Insights from Asia to the World" with
@elifecommunity.bsky.social !
📅 May 19, 2025 | 🕝 JST 14:30–17:20 (UTC+9)
📌Register: u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Want to learn cutting-edge studies in plant-microbe interaction? Join our webinar "Advances in Plant-Microbe Interactions: Insights from Asia to the World" with
@elifecommunity.bsky.social !
📅 May 19, 2025 | 🕝 JST 14:30–17:20 (UTC+9)
📌Register: u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Hoping it grows into something worthwhile.
April 20, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Hoping it grows into something worthwhile.
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Thrilled to share my first paper published at Current biology!!
We found that the expression level of one single transcription factor converts beneficial root endophyte into pathogenic guy😈 (1/8) www.cell.com/current-biol...
We found that the expression level of one single transcription factor converts beneficial root endophyte into pathogenic guy😈 (1/8) www.cell.com/current-biol...
A fungal transcription factor converts a beneficial root endophyte into an anthracnose leaf pathogen
Endophytic fungi colonize healthy plant tissues without disease. Ujimatsu et al. reveal
that the fungal transcription factor CtBOT6 triggers the virulence of a root-associated
beneficial endophyte by ...
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April 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Thrilled to share my first paper published at Current biology!!
We found that the expression level of one single transcription factor converts beneficial root endophyte into pathogenic guy😈 (1/8) www.cell.com/current-biol...
We found that the expression level of one single transcription factor converts beneficial root endophyte into pathogenic guy😈 (1/8) www.cell.com/current-biol...
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I am happy to introduce this bioRxiv. Stomatal opening is crucial for gas exchange, but it unavoidably offers invasion by pathogens. We found that by coronatine (COR), Pto DC3000 exploits CYP707A1 activation in Arabidopsis thaliana, encoding an enzyme that degrades ABA, for stomatal invasion.
Evolutionary Trade-off Between Stomatal Defense and Gas Exchange in Brassicaceae https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.31.646295v1
April 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I am happy to introduce this bioRxiv. Stomatal opening is crucial for gas exchange, but it unavoidably offers invasion by pathogens. We found that by coronatine (COR), Pto DC3000 exploits CYP707A1 activation in Arabidopsis thaliana, encoding an enzyme that degrades ABA, for stomatal invasion.
My first ever Plant Cell paper (not first author or senior author though) is now online. Happy to have contributed. Enjoy! academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...
A CRY1–HY5–MYB signaling cascade fine-tunes guard cell reactive oxygen species levels and triggers stomatal opening
The Arabidopsis blue-light receptor CRY1 and its downstream HY5 protein optimize daytime stomatal conductance through spatiotemporal control of flavonols a
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March 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
My first ever Plant Cell paper (not first author or senior author though) is now online. Happy to have contributed. Enjoy! academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...