Nikolaj Abel
nikolajabel.bsky.social
Nikolaj Abel
@nikolajabel.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @Aarhus University; interested in signalling pathways, symbiotic plant microbe interactions, nitrogen fixation
Congratulation to our colleagues for this amazing work!
October 7, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Reposted by Nikolaj Abel
I repeat, the Common Signalling pathway for symbiosis is on fire! Kudos to our colleagues from Toulouse 🍄🌿
EPP1 is an ancestral component of the plant Common SymbiosisPathway https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.30.679610v1
October 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I'm happy to share that my project is one of 52 selected for the Villum Experiment 2025! I've been awarded DKK 2.5 million to advance cryo-ET for small and rare proteins through unconventional research.

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From transparent fruit flies to the meaning of baby cries
Once again this year, bold and innovative ideas have received support through the Villum Foundation’s programme for unconventional research projects: Villum Experiment
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October 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We’re thrilled to share our latest preprint!
In this study we provide a mechanistic insight into how the protein EPP1 (first identified in Rose et al., 2012) functions in partnership with SYMRK.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
EPP1 couples receptor activation to cytoplasmic signaling in root nodule symbiosis
Legume symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria is controlled by a cascade of signaling events leading to root nodule development. While plant cell-surface receptors initiate this process, the link bet...
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October 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Reposted by Nikolaj Abel
Very proud to share our latest preprint: postdoc/LRSF fellow Yue Rui studies the mechanisms regulating attachment of the cell wall to the plasma membrane. The Cellulose Synthase Complex and REMORINs determine the extent of attachment and root osmotic stress tolerance. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
August 3, 2025 at 3:53 AM