Thomas Depaepe
@thdpaepe.bsky.social
Postdoc at Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Ghent University - Ethylene fanatic - Plantae Fellow 2024 - Assistant Features Editor at Plant Physiology 2025-2026 🌱
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Biology of bridge-like lipid transfer proteins continues to be uncovered at a rather brisk pace. These things are important... Cool paper, congratulations!
Thrilled to share our latest work showing that the bridge lipid transport protein ATG2A transfers diacylglycerol (DAG), and some TAG/PA, from the ER to LDs, thereby recruiting DGAT2 to drive local TAG synthesis, promoting LD expansion while protecting ER membranes.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
ATG2A-mediated DAG transfer recruits DGAT2 for lipid droplet growth - Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
Elhan et al. show that ATG2A acts with DGAT2, the enzyme producing triacylglycerol (TAG), in lipid droplet growth. By delivering diacylglycerol to lipid droplets, ATG2A not only fuels TAG production b...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Biology of bridge-like lipid transfer proteins continues to be uncovered at a rather brisk pace. These things are important... Cool paper, congratulations!
🙌AI keeps pushing plant science forward, but what about the study of plant hormones? 🌱🤔 interested in some perspectives and ideas?
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Give this new article by @RaulSanchMu and @irmarovi a read!!
www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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Give this new article by @RaulSanchMu and @irmarovi a read!!
www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
When AI meets hormones: opportunities and challenges of AI for advancements in plant hormone research and agriculture
<p>Advancements in plant hormone research have significantly deepened our understanding of their roles in plant physiology. However, there are still knowledge gaps in the complex regulatory networks t...
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August 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🙌AI keeps pushing plant science forward, but what about the study of plant hormones? 🌱🤔 interested in some perspectives and ideas?
⬇️
Give this new article by @RaulSanchMu and @irmarovi a read!!
www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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Give this new article by @RaulSanchMu and @irmarovi a read!!
www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
Check out our latest article in the phenomics field. We developed a phenotyping platform for the monitoring of plant health through multispectral imaging.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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MADI: A multispectral automated dynamic imager to monitor plant health
High-throughput phenotyping has a tremendous capacity to advance our understanding of plant biology. Integrating growth parameters with information on…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Check out our latest article in the phenomics field. We developed a phenotyping platform for the monitoring of plant health through multispectral imaging.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Exciting news from the lab of my colleague Alberto Carbonell @ibmcp.bsky.social
Meet syn-tasiR-VIGS: a new method using friendly viruses to deliver small RNA for precise RNAi in transgene-free plants 🌿✨
Out now @NAR_Open 👉 doi.org/10.1093/nar/gk…
Meet syn-tasiR-VIGS: a new method using friendly viruses to deliver small RNA for precise RNAi in transgene-free plants 🌿✨
Out now @NAR_Open 👉 doi.org/10.1093/nar/gk…
https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gk…
March 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Exciting news from the lab of my colleague Alberto Carbonell @ibmcp.bsky.social
Meet syn-tasiR-VIGS: a new method using friendly viruses to deliver small RNA for precise RNAi in transgene-free plants 🌿✨
Out now @NAR_Open 👉 doi.org/10.1093/nar/gk…
Meet syn-tasiR-VIGS: a new method using friendly viruses to deliver small RNA for precise RNAi in transgene-free plants 🌿✨
Out now @NAR_Open 👉 doi.org/10.1093/nar/gk…
🎉It took me some days to process the news.. Super grateful to announce that I have been selected for a MSCA postdoc. This summer I start working on plant stress and the roles of organelles in UB in Barcelona with Sergi Munné-Bosch! Super excited! @ub.edu @ec.europa.eu
The 2024 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship call results are in.
With a budget of €417 million, we are funding nearly 1,700 researchers from 🇪🇺 and beyond.
They will strengthen EU research in key areas such as social inclusion, AI, and cancer research ↓
europa.eu/!BmWRkh
With a budget of €417 million, we are funding nearly 1,700 researchers from 🇪🇺 and beyond.
They will strengthen EU research in key areas such as social inclusion, AI, and cancer research ↓
europa.eu/!BmWRkh
February 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🎉It took me some days to process the news.. Super grateful to announce that I have been selected for a MSCA postdoc. This summer I start working on plant stress and the roles of organelles in UB in Barcelona with Sergi Munné-Bosch! Super excited! @ub.edu @ec.europa.eu
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Happy (and a little sad) to share my last contribution as Assistant Feature Editor at @theplantcell.bsky.social @aspbofficial.bsky.social
In the original work, the authors describe the hierarchical molecular cascade involved in banana ripening 🍌🍌
doi.org/10.1093/plce...
In the original work, the authors describe the hierarchical molecular cascade involved in banana ripening 🍌🍌
doi.org/10.1093/plce...
The older the wiser, unless you are a banana: The NAP1-MADS1 network in the regulation of banana ripening
If you are a banana bread lover, having overripe bananas is hardly a problem. However, for manufacturers, overripe bananas pose significant challenges in t
doi.org
February 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Happy (and a little sad) to share my last contribution as Assistant Feature Editor at @theplantcell.bsky.social @aspbofficial.bsky.social
In the original work, the authors describe the hierarchical molecular cascade involved in banana ripening 🍌🍌
doi.org/10.1093/plce...
In the original work, the authors describe the hierarchical molecular cascade involved in banana ripening 🍌🍌
doi.org/10.1093/plce...
💐Not all flowers are pleasant to the nose. The infamous titan arum heats up during flowering to produce a pungent blend of volatiles.
🧬What genes drive this process?
Check out this new study by the Schaller lab! Teaser by me in latest #PSRW !
🧬What genes drive this process?
Check out this new study by the Schaller lab! Teaser by me in latest #PSRW !
Plant Science Research Weekly -- Smelly Plant: What Are They Feeding You? (PNAS Nexus) (Summary by Thomas Depaepe @thdpaepe.bsky.social ) https://plantae.org/smelly-plant-what-are-they-feeding-you/
#PlantaePSRW
#PlantaePSRW
Smelly plant: What are they feeding you? | Plantae
While flowers are typically associated with pleasant fragrances, every few years a certain part of the rainforests of Sumatra is filled with the pungent odor of rotting flesh. This smell emanates…
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December 27, 2024 at 8:11 AM
💐Not all flowers are pleasant to the nose. The infamous titan arum heats up during flowering to produce a pungent blend of volatiles.
🧬What genes drive this process?
Check out this new study by the Schaller lab! Teaser by me in latest #PSRW !
🧬What genes drive this process?
Check out this new study by the Schaller lab! Teaser by me in latest #PSRW !
It has been 5 years since I last crossed Arabidopsis. Honestly, even if it relaxes me the first few plants, I haven’t missed it all that much 😅
December 20, 2024 at 10:28 AM
It has been 5 years since I last crossed Arabidopsis. Honestly, even if it relaxes me the first few plants, I haven’t missed it all that much 😅
Excited to become a part of the Assistant Features Editor team next year!!
December 20, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Excited to become a part of the Assistant Features Editor team next year!!
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#PlantSci Research: Dec 6 plantae.org/plant-scienc.... Bringing purple tomatoes to market; Metabolites through the looking glass w/CEST MRI; Crowd control by cytoplasmic osmosensor DCP5; Conserved motifs in TF binding sites @andreabraeutigam.bsky.social @sanjaze.bsky.social @thdpaepe.bsky.social
December 6, 2024 at 9:59 AM
#PlantSci Research: Dec 6 plantae.org/plant-scienc.... Bringing purple tomatoes to market; Metabolites through the looking glass w/CEST MRI; Crowd control by cytoplasmic osmosensor DCP5; Conserved motifs in TF binding sites @andreabraeutigam.bsky.social @sanjaze.bsky.social @thdpaepe.bsky.social
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My second favorite mutation in A. thaliana goes to immutans 🌱
We’ve all seen variegation—the striking appearance of different colors in plant parts, often forming fascinating patterns. While several A. thaliana mutants show variegation, immutans is unique… 🧵
We’ve all seen variegation—the striking appearance of different colors in plant parts, often forming fascinating patterns. While several A. thaliana mutants show variegation, immutans is unique… 🧵
December 4, 2024 at 10:04 AM
My second favorite mutation in A. thaliana goes to immutans 🌱
We’ve all seen variegation—the striking appearance of different colors in plant parts, often forming fascinating patterns. While several A. thaliana mutants show variegation, immutans is unique… 🧵
We’ve all seen variegation—the striking appearance of different colors in plant parts, often forming fascinating patterns. While several A. thaliana mutants show variegation, immutans is unique… 🧵
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How to analyze #hypoxia in plants?🌊🌿
Check out this update on tools 🛠️ thoughtfully put together jointly with @DaanWeits & Ole Pederson for the forthcoming Focus Issue Hypoxia & Plants @plantphys.bsky.social
with Pedro Barreto & Sophie Lichtenauer
@isplore.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/plph...
Check out this update on tools 🛠️ thoughtfully put together jointly with @DaanWeits & Ole Pederson for the forthcoming Focus Issue Hypoxia & Plants @plantphys.bsky.social
with Pedro Barreto & Sophie Lichtenauer
@isplore.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/plph...
Tools to understand hypoxia responses in plant tissues
Abstract. Our understanding of how low oxygen (O2) conditions arise in plant tissues and how they shape specific responses has seen major advancement in re
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November 22, 2024 at 5:28 PM
How to analyze #hypoxia in plants?🌊🌿
Check out this update on tools 🛠️ thoughtfully put together jointly with @DaanWeits & Ole Pederson for the forthcoming Focus Issue Hypoxia & Plants @plantphys.bsky.social
with Pedro Barreto & Sophie Lichtenauer
@isplore.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/plph...
Check out this update on tools 🛠️ thoughtfully put together jointly with @DaanWeits & Ole Pederson for the forthcoming Focus Issue Hypoxia & Plants @plantphys.bsky.social
with Pedro Barreto & Sophie Lichtenauer
@isplore.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/plph...
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Happy to see that my favourite #PlantScience Journals are now all here. 🙂
Here's a #StarterPack with all Plant Science Journals:
go.bsky.app/Q9QiX9C
Here's a #StarterPack with all Plant Science Journals:
go.bsky.app/Q9QiX9C
November 19, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Happy to see that my favourite #PlantScience Journals are now all here. 🙂
Here's a #StarterPack with all Plant Science Journals:
go.bsky.app/Q9QiX9C
Here's a #StarterPack with all Plant Science Journals:
go.bsky.app/Q9QiX9C
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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
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📜 The whole and its parts: cell-specific functions of brassinosteroids
🧑🔬 @zivaardening.bsky.social, Sigal Savaldi-Goldstein, et al.
📔 Trends in Plant Science
🔗 www.cell.com/trends/plant...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantDevelopment #Brassinosteroids #Phytohormones
🧑🔬 @zivaardening.bsky.social, Sigal Savaldi-Goldstein, et al.
📔 Trends in Plant Science
🔗 www.cell.com/trends/plant...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantDevelopment #Brassinosteroids #Phytohormones
The whole and its parts: cell-specific functions of brassinosteroids
Brassinosteroid (BR) phytohormones operate at both the cellular and organ levels,
and impart distinct transcriptional responses in different cell types and developmental
zones, with distinct effects o...
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November 20, 2024 at 8:38 AM
📜 The whole and its parts: cell-specific functions of brassinosteroids
🧑🔬 @zivaardening.bsky.social, Sigal Savaldi-Goldstein, et al.
📔 Trends in Plant Science
🔗 www.cell.com/trends/plant...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantDevelopment #Brassinosteroids #Phytohormones
🧑🔬 @zivaardening.bsky.social, Sigal Savaldi-Goldstein, et al.
📔 Trends in Plant Science
🔗 www.cell.com/trends/plant...
#️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantDevelopment #Brassinosteroids #Phytohormones
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one of my labmates is a genius, behold her tiny arabidopsis farm made from a 96-well plate and pcr strip lids 🤩😆
November 16, 2024 at 3:46 PM
one of my labmates is a genius, behold her tiny arabidopsis farm made from a 96-well plate and pcr strip lids 🤩😆
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A surprising discovery - a role for lineage in leaf development. Great work by @chiaraperico.bsky.social
Spatial transcriptomics reveals distinct lineage identities for major and minor vein initiation during maize leaf development https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.05.578898v1
Spatial transcriptomics reveals distinct lineage identities for major and minor vein initiation during maize leaf development https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.05.578898v1
Leaves of flowering plants are characterised by diverse venation patterns. Patterning begins with th
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February 5, 2024 at 11:31 PM
A surprising discovery - a role for lineage in leaf development. Great work by @chiaraperico.bsky.social
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