Serenella A. Sukno
@ssukno.bsky.social
Assoc. Professor of Genetics
University of Salamanca, Spain
University of Salamanca, Spain
Nice review
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Fortifying the frontier: cell wall modifications during plant immunity
The plant cell wall (CW) was long thought to be a rigid barrier encasing the plant cell and protecting it against biotic and abiotic stressors. Differ…
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October 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Nice review
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In mind-bending twist, ‘magic’ mushrooms evolved twice independently | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
In mind-bending twist, ‘magic’ mushrooms evolved twice independently
Study identifies entirely new suite of enzymes that can make psilocybin
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October 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
In mind-bending twist, ‘magic’ mushrooms evolved twice independently | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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The Weisberg Lab at Oregon State University is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar in molecular microbiology to study mobile genetic element host range and transmission in microbial communities. Please see the full job description here: files-dev.cqls.oregonstate.edu/Weisberg_Lab...
August 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The Weisberg Lab at Oregon State University is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar in molecular microbiology to study mobile genetic element host range and transmission in microbial communities. Please see the full job description here: files-dev.cqls.oregonstate.edu/Weisberg_Lab...
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So actually potato comes from tomato! 🤯🤯
A cross between a Solanum and a tuberosum derived in the actual potatoes! (Another) Incredible work by the lab of Sanwen Huang and colaborators
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A cross between a Solanum and a tuberosum derived in the actual potatoes! (Another) Incredible work by the lab of Sanwen Huang and colaborators
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Ancient hybridization underlies tuberization and radiation of the potato lineage
Genomic and functional analyses reveal that the potato lineage originated from a homoploid
interspecific hybridization event between the Tomato and Etuberosum lineages 8–9 million
years ago. The alter...
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August 1, 2025 at 8:38 AM
So actually potato comes from tomato! 🤯🤯
A cross between a Solanum and a tuberosum derived in the actual potatoes! (Another) Incredible work by the lab of Sanwen Huang and colaborators
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
A cross between a Solanum and a tuberosum derived in the actual potatoes! (Another) Incredible work by the lab of Sanwen Huang and colaborators
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
We are very happy to see some nice international commentaries on our recent publication doi.org/10.3897/imaf...
For those of you who can read Spanish or Portuguese here are the links
www.embrapa.br/busca-de-not...
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For those of you who can read Spanish or Portuguese here are the links
www.embrapa.br/busca-de-not...
imbiv.conicet.unc.edu.ar/el-viaje-evo...
Long-distance gene flow and recombination shape the evolutionary history of a maize pathogen
The evolutionary history of crop pathogens is shaped by a complex interaction of natural and anthropogenic factors. The fungus Colletotrichum graminicola causes maize anthracnose which results in sign...
doi.org
June 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
We are very happy to see some nice international commentaries on our recent publication doi.org/10.3897/imaf...
For those of you who can read Spanish or Portuguese here are the links
www.embrapa.br/busca-de-not...
imbiv.conicet.unc.edu.ar/el-viaje-evo...
For those of you who can read Spanish or Portuguese here are the links
www.embrapa.br/busca-de-not...
imbiv.conicet.unc.edu.ar/el-viaje-evo...
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In #GENETICS, @spicybotrytis.bsky.social, @jrossibarra.bsky.social, & colleagues identified sites under positive selection, estimated the timing of gene & locus divergence, and discovered a siRNA-mediated mechanism of silencing the reproductive barrier in #maize.🌽
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June 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In #GENETICS, @spicybotrytis.bsky.social, @jrossibarra.bsky.social, & colleagues identified sites under positive selection, estimated the timing of gene & locus divergence, and discovered a siRNA-mediated mechanism of silencing the reproductive barrier in #maize.🌽
Read more: buff.ly/cQFkzfP
Read more: buff.ly/cQFkzfP
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Modern strawberries are a hybrid between two wild species that were intentionally crossed 300 years ago. But the history of strawberries stretches back much further than that and is a lot more complicated.
🍓 Story:
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🍓 Study: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
🍓 Story:
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🍓 Study: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
UF study traces complex history of the strawberry
If you eat fruits or vegetables, how often do you think about their history? Former University of Florida post-doctoral researcher Zhen Fan did, as he traced the strawberry back over centuries.
In a ...
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June 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Modern strawberries are a hybrid between two wild species that were intentionally crossed 300 years ago. But the history of strawberries stretches back much further than that and is a lot more complicated.
🍓 Story:
www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/uf-s...
🍓 Study: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
🍓 Story:
www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/uf-s...
🍓 Study: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Are you looking for an exciting postdoc on quantitative disease resistance in Quinoa in collaboration with @kjschmid.bsky.social and others?? Apply now. The project can start as soon as possible!
May 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Are you looking for an exciting postdoc on quantitative disease resistance in Quinoa in collaboration with @kjschmid.bsky.social and others?? Apply now. The project can start as soon as possible!
‘A living collective’: study shows trees synchronise electrical signals during a solar eclipse
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‘A living collective’: study shows trees synchronise electrical signals during a solar eclipse
During a solar eclipse in a forest in Italy’s Dolomites region, scientists seized the chance to explore a fascinating question.
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May 3, 2025 at 10:34 AM
‘A living collective’: study shows trees synchronise electrical signals during a solar eclipse
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MarieCurie postdoc co-applications on offer in University of Tartu, Estonia:
Fungi in reforestation
AMF in agriculture
Global biogeography of fungi
Fungal Host/substrate specificity
Human pathogens in soil, sediment, compost
DNA-based taxonomy of fungi
UNITE/FungalTraits further development
Fungi in reforestation
AMF in agriculture
Global biogeography of fungi
Fungal Host/substrate specificity
Human pathogens in soil, sediment, compost
DNA-based taxonomy of fungi
UNITE/FungalTraits further development
April 15, 2025 at 8:44 AM
MarieCurie postdoc co-applications on offer in University of Tartu, Estonia:
Fungi in reforestation
AMF in agriculture
Global biogeography of fungi
Fungal Host/substrate specificity
Human pathogens in soil, sediment, compost
DNA-based taxonomy of fungi
UNITE/FungalTraits further development
Fungi in reforestation
AMF in agriculture
Global biogeography of fungi
Fungal Host/substrate specificity
Human pathogens in soil, sediment, compost
DNA-based taxonomy of fungi
UNITE/FungalTraits further development
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This is so real ... I feel bad but I'm saying no more and more often because I barely have time to work on my own manuscripts if I keep accepting peer-reviews invitations. This year I have review already like 6 papers ...
The term "reviewer fatigue” has become familiar in scientific publishing. In this Editorial, @droutledge.bsky.social & @npariente.bsky.social discuss how we can make the peer review system more sustainable & ways that PLOS Biology is already helping to ease the burden on reviewers🧪
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On improving the sustainability of peer review
The term “reviewer fatigue” has become only too familiar in scientific publishing. This editorial discusses how we can ease the burden on reviewers to make the peer review system more sustainable, whi...
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March 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This is so real ... I feel bad but I'm saying no more and more often because I barely have time to work on my own manuscripts if I keep accepting peer-reviews invitations. This year I have review already like 6 papers ...
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Our new study reveals diverse #Colletotrichum species causing pre-harvest #apple bitter rot and Glomerella leaf spot in Italy. Findings highlight the need for targeted disease management strategies to protect apple orchards. @plantdisease.bsky.social @salvos-98.bsky.social
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March 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Our new study reveals diverse #Colletotrichum species causing pre-harvest #apple bitter rot and Glomerella leaf spot in Italy. Findings highlight the need for targeted disease management strategies to protect apple orchards. @plantdisease.bsky.social @salvos-98.bsky.social
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doi.org/10.1094/PDIS...
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Researchers reveal how long-distance gene flow and recombination have shaped the global spread and evolution of Colletotrichum graminicola, a major maize pathogen, with implications for future disease outbreaks.
doi.org/10.3897/imaf...
doi.org/10.3897/imaf...
Long-distance gene flow and recombination shape the evolutionary history of a maize pathogen
The evolutionary history of crop pathogens is shaped by a complex interaction of natural and anthropogenic factors. The fungus Colletotrichum graminicola causes maize anthracnose which results in sign...
doi.org
March 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Researchers reveal how long-distance gene flow and recombination have shaped the global spread and evolution of Colletotrichum graminicola, a major maize pathogen, with implications for future disease outbreaks.
doi.org/10.3897/imaf...
doi.org/10.3897/imaf...
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Great session at #ECFG17 today! The #Colletotrichum workshop featured excellent talks and discussions on genetics, evolution, and host interactions. Thanks to all speakers and participants for sharing amazing science! @ecfg172025.bsky.social @henriklicht.bsky.social
March 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Great session at #ECFG17 today! The #Colletotrichum workshop featured excellent talks and discussions on genetics, evolution, and host interactions. Thanks to all speakers and participants for sharing amazing science! @ecfg172025.bsky.social @henriklicht.bsky.social
Dr Soledad Sacristan, from @CBGP/Univ. Politécnica de Madrid, Spain presenting her results on the Comparative analysis of the transcriptome of the beneficial endophyte #Colletotrichum tofieldiae in #maize and Arabidopsis thaliana
at the #ECFG17, #ecfg17,
@ecfg172025.bsky.social
at the #ECFG17, #ecfg17,
@ecfg172025.bsky.social
March 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Dr Soledad Sacristan, from @CBGP/Univ. Politécnica de Madrid, Spain presenting her results on the Comparative analysis of the transcriptome of the beneficial endophyte #Colletotrichum tofieldiae in #maize and Arabidopsis thaliana
at the #ECFG17, #ecfg17,
@ecfg172025.bsky.social
at the #ECFG17, #ecfg17,
@ecfg172025.bsky.social
Pablo Garcia Rodriguez from the Univ. of Salamanca presenting his results on
CgEP4 that encodes an #effector that plays a key role in #Colletotrichum graminicola virulence in maize and translocate to its nucleus
at the #ECFG17, #ecfg17, Stop by his poster!
@ecfg172025.bsky.social
CgEP4 that encodes an #effector that plays a key role in #Colletotrichum graminicola virulence in maize and translocate to its nucleus
at the #ECFG17, #ecfg17, Stop by his poster!
@ecfg172025.bsky.social
March 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Pablo Garcia Rodriguez from the Univ. of Salamanca presenting his results on
CgEP4 that encodes an #effector that plays a key role in #Colletotrichum graminicola virulence in maize and translocate to its nucleus
at the #ECFG17, #ecfg17, Stop by his poster!
@ecfg172025.bsky.social
CgEP4 that encodes an #effector that plays a key role in #Colletotrichum graminicola virulence in maize and translocate to its nucleus
at the #ECFG17, #ecfg17, Stop by his poster!
@ecfg172025.bsky.social
Salvatore Iacono, from the Univ. of Bologna, presenting data at the #Colletotrichum workshop at #ECFG17, #ecfg17
on the Genomic Characterization of Pathogenicity Genes in Colletotrichum Species Affecting Apple Orchards in Northern Italy
riccardobaroncelli.bsky.social
@ecfg172025.bsky.social
on the Genomic Characterization of Pathogenicity Genes in Colletotrichum Species Affecting Apple Orchards in Northern Italy
riccardobaroncelli.bsky.social
@ecfg172025.bsky.social
March 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Salvatore Iacono, from the Univ. of Bologna, presenting data at the #Colletotrichum workshop at #ECFG17, #ecfg17
on the Genomic Characterization of Pathogenicity Genes in Colletotrichum Species Affecting Apple Orchards in Northern Italy
riccardobaroncelli.bsky.social
@ecfg172025.bsky.social
on the Genomic Characterization of Pathogenicity Genes in Colletotrichum Species Affecting Apple Orchards in Northern Italy
riccardobaroncelli.bsky.social
@ecfg172025.bsky.social
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📌 #Bioinformatics-Driven Identification of Candidate Pathogenicity-Related
Genes 🧬 in #Colletotrichum lupini Through Comparative #Genomics and #Effector Profiling @ecfg172025.bsky.social @riccardobaroncelli.bsky.social
Genes 🧬 in #Colletotrichum lupini Through Comparative #Genomics and #Effector Profiling @ecfg172025.bsky.social @riccardobaroncelli.bsky.social
March 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
📌 #Bioinformatics-Driven Identification of Candidate Pathogenicity-Related
Genes 🧬 in #Colletotrichum lupini Through Comparative #Genomics and #Effector Profiling @ecfg172025.bsky.social @riccardobaroncelli.bsky.social
Genes 🧬 in #Colletotrichum lupini Through Comparative #Genomics and #Effector Profiling @ecfg172025.bsky.social @riccardobaroncelli.bsky.social
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The #Colletotrichum Workshop at the #ECFG17 started today with Dr. Michael Thon from the University of Salamanca, Spain presenting : Unraveling the evolutionary history of genetically diverged lineages of Colletotrichum graminicola. You still have a chance to see his poster tomorrow
March 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The #Colletotrichum Workshop at the #ECFG17 started today with Dr. Michael Thon from the University of Salamanca, Spain presenting : Unraveling the evolutionary history of genetically diverged lineages of Colletotrichum graminicola. You still have a chance to see his poster tomorrow
The #Colletotrichum Workshop at the #ECFG17 started today with Dr. Michael Thon from the University of Salamanca, Spain presenting : Unraveling the evolutionary history of genetically diverged lineages of Colletotrichum graminicola. You still have a chance to see his poster tomorrow
March 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The #Colletotrichum Workshop at the #ECFG17 started today with Dr. Michael Thon from the University of Salamanca, Spain presenting : Unraveling the evolutionary history of genetically diverged lineages of Colletotrichum graminicola. You still have a chance to see his poster tomorrow
Plant pathogenic fungi hijack phosphate signaling with conserved enzymatic effectors | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Plant pathogenic fungi hijack phosphate signaling with conserved enzymatic effectors
Inorganic phosphate (Pi) is essential for life, and plant cells monitor Pi availability by sensing inositol pyrophosphate (PP-InsP) levels. In this work, we describe the hijacking of plant phosphate s...
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March 1, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Plant pathogenic fungi hijack phosphate signaling with conserved enzymatic effectors | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...