Akira@TheLab
@this-is-mine.bsky.social
Researcher studying plant-microbe interactions. Broadly interested in biological processes, such as evolution, disease, symbiotic interactions and environmental responses.
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Marchantia workshop will be held in Kobe next year!
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Marchantia workshop will be held in Kobe next year!
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November 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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I remember early experiments on CYP707A1 beginning just as I started my PhD in the Tsuda lab (then at MPIPZ Cologne) in 2015. A wonderful piece of work. Kudos to the team for their tenacity🎉
Our ten years of work is finally out in Current Biology! We reveal a new mode of action of the bacterial phytotoxin coronatine produced by Pseudomonas syringae. www.cell.com/current-biol...
Evolutionary trade-off between stomatal defense and gas exchange in Brassicaceae
Kang et al. show that coronatine hijacks the ABA hydroxylase CYP707A1 in A. thaliana
to override stomatal defense. While CYP707A1 also enables rapid light-induced stomatal
opening, C. rubella and E. s...
www.cell.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I remember early experiments on CYP707A1 beginning just as I started my PhD in the Tsuda lab (then at MPIPZ Cologne) in 2015. A wonderful piece of work. Kudos to the team for their tenacity🎉
Our ten years of work is finally out in Current Biology! We reveal a new mode of action of the bacterial phytotoxin coronatine produced by Pseudomonas syringae. www.cell.com/current-biol...
Evolutionary trade-off between stomatal defense and gas exchange in Brassicaceae
Kang et al. show that coronatine hijacks the ABA hydroxylase CYP707A1 in A. thaliana
to override stomatal defense. While CYP707A1 also enables rapid light-induced stomatal
opening, C. rubella and E. s...
www.cell.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Our ten years of work is finally out in Current Biology! We reveal a new mode of action of the bacterial phytotoxin coronatine produced by Pseudomonas syringae. www.cell.com/current-biol...
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We are pleased to announce that @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social has won the Young Investigator Award by the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists.
The award ceremony and the recipient's lecture will take place at the next Tokyo Annual Meeting on 14 March 2026.
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The award ceremony and the recipient's lecture will take place at the next Tokyo Annual Meeting on 14 March 2026.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We are pleased to announce that @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social has won the Young Investigator Award by the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists.
The award ceremony and the recipient's lecture will take place at the next Tokyo Annual Meeting on 14 March 2026.
buff.ly/pemelQu
The award ceremony and the recipient's lecture will take place at the next Tokyo Annual Meeting on 14 March 2026.
buff.ly/pemelQu
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We’re delighted to share that our paper has been just accepted in PCP!
We analyzed fungus–fungus competition that suppresses pathogenic colonization in Arabidopsis roots.Special thanks to Duke, Hiroyuki, Yuki, Nanami, and everyone who contributed!
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We analyzed fungus–fungus competition that suppresses pathogenic colonization in Arabidopsis roots.Special thanks to Duke, Hiroyuki, Yuki, Nanami, and everyone who contributed!
t.co/obQyD1rzI1
https://academic.oup.com/pcp/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/pcp/pcaf126/8277635
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October 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We’re delighted to share that our paper has been just accepted in PCP!
We analyzed fungus–fungus competition that suppresses pathogenic colonization in Arabidopsis roots.Special thanks to Duke, Hiroyuki, Yuki, Nanami, and everyone who contributed!
t.co/obQyD1rzI1
We analyzed fungus–fungus competition that suppresses pathogenic colonization in Arabidopsis roots.Special thanks to Duke, Hiroyuki, Yuki, Nanami, and everyone who contributed!
t.co/obQyD1rzI1
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Every good programmer I know has been saying this to me for months; meanwhile every not-great programmer I know has been trying to outsource their work to ai, causing more issues/delays than they if did it themselves.
A lot of these tools only seem good to people who are not great at their jobs.
A lot of these tools only seem good to people who are not great at their jobs.
“In a new report, management consultants Bain & Company found that despite being ‘one of the first areas to deploy generative AI,’ the ‘savings have been unremarkable’ in programming.”
AI Coding Is Massively Overhyped, Report Finds
The AI industry's claims about AI coding assistants boosting productivity significantly appear to be massively overblown, per a new report.
futurism.com
September 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Every good programmer I know has been saying this to me for months; meanwhile every not-great programmer I know has been trying to outsource their work to ai, causing more issues/delays than they if did it themselves.
A lot of these tools only seem good to people who are not great at their jobs.
A lot of these tools only seem good to people who are not great at their jobs.
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I am happy to see this out!
Plant-microbe relationship (mutualistic, commensalistic, parasitic) is not fixed, but rather dynamic, depending on the specific context.
We summarize the current knowledge on this.
Hope you enjoy~
www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/plan...
Plant-microbe relationship (mutualistic, commensalistic, parasitic) is not fixed, but rather dynamic, depending on the specific context.
We summarize the current knowledge on this.
Hope you enjoy~
www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/plan...
Dynamic shifts in plant-microbe relationships
Plant-microbe interactions encompass a continuum from mutualism and commensalism to parasitism. Mutualists confer benefits such as nutrient acquisitio …
www.jstage.jst.go.jp
September 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I am happy to see this out!
Plant-microbe relationship (mutualistic, commensalistic, parasitic) is not fixed, but rather dynamic, depending on the specific context.
We summarize the current knowledge on this.
Hope you enjoy~
www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/plan...
Plant-microbe relationship (mutualistic, commensalistic, parasitic) is not fixed, but rather dynamic, depending on the specific context.
We summarize the current knowledge on this.
Hope you enjoy~
www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/plan...
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Chinese scientists turn Moon soil into oxygen and water needed for life
->India Today | #Moon #Space #Science #Soil #Water | More info from EcoSearch
->India Today | #Moon #Space #Science #Soil #Water | More info from EcoSearch
Chinese scientists turn Moon soil into oxygen and water needed for life
In a breakthrough that could transform the future of space exploration, Chinese scientists have developed a technology that can extract water from lunar soil and use it to produce oxygen and chemicals vital for fuel, dramatically reducing the need to...
www.indiatoday.in
August 3, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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🎉 Our new paper is out in Science Advances!
Plants can detect parasitic nematodes.
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Plants can detect parasitic nematodes.
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
July 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
🎉 Our new paper is out in Science Advances!
Plants can detect parasitic nematodes.
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Plants can detect parasitic nematodes.
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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A copper-dependent, redox-based hydrogen peroxide perception in plants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.22.666036v1
July 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
A copper-dependent, redox-based hydrogen peroxide perception in plants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.07.22.666036v1
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Cryo structure of CARD1 from N. benthamiana transiently produced protein.
July 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Cryo structure of CARD1 from N. benthamiana transiently produced protein.
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oh it 1000% is. there’s a reason this has been a desk meme wall staple since I made it in undergrad
July 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
oh it 1000% is. there’s a reason this has been a desk meme wall staple since I made it in undergrad
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I'm very happy that this paper is now published in PNAS!
Isochorismate-based salicylic acid biosynthesis appears to have emerged in the Brassicales after the divergence of C. papaya, likely within the timeframe between the divergence of B. maritima and R. odorata.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Isochorismate-based salicylic acid biosynthesis appears to have emerged in the Brassicales after the divergence of C. papaya, likely within the timeframe between the divergence of B. maritima and R. odorata.
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...
www.pnas.org
July 18, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I'm very happy that this paper is now published in PNAS!
Isochorismate-based salicylic acid biosynthesis appears to have emerged in the Brassicales after the divergence of C. papaya, likely within the timeframe between the divergence of B. maritima and R. odorata.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Isochorismate-based salicylic acid biosynthesis appears to have emerged in the Brassicales after the divergence of C. papaya, likely within the timeframe between the divergence of B. maritima and R. odorata.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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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...
www.pnas.org
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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“Our study provides strong evidence that the IC pathway emerged within the Brassicales order, which was driven by key evolutionary innovations in the IC pathway genes ICS, EDS5, and PBS3.”
Emergence of isochorismate-based salicylic acid biosynthesis within Brassicales www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Emergence of isochorismate-based salicylic acid biosynthesis within Brassicales www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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July 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“Our study provides strong evidence that the IC pathway emerged within the Brassicales order, which was driven by key evolutionary innovations in the IC pathway genes ICS, EDS5, and PBS3.”
Emergence of isochorismate-based salicylic acid biosynthesis within Brassicales www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Emergence of isochorismate-based salicylic acid biosynthesis within Brassicales www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Last day of #2025ISMPMI, last poster session: dont miss @shanshuo.bsky.social fantastic poster about how we used a combination of scRNAseq and cell-type specific approaches to reveal the role of autophagy in stomatal & mesophyll immunity during Pseudomonas infection - more info ➡️ P-432 #proteostasis
July 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Last day of #2025ISMPMI, last poster session: dont miss @shanshuo.bsky.social fantastic poster about how we used a combination of scRNAseq and cell-type specific approaches to reveal the role of autophagy in stomatal & mesophyll immunity during Pseudomonas infection - more info ➡️ P-432 #proteostasis
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Read Nakano's latest review in PCP discussing 'Long-Term Consequences of PTI Activation and Its Manipulation by Root-Associated Microbiota'
🆓 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
#PlantMicrobiome
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#PlantMicrobiome
July 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Read Nakano's latest review in PCP discussing 'Long-Term Consequences of PTI Activation and Its Manipulation by Root-Associated Microbiota'
🆓 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
#PlantMicrobiome
🆓 doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
#PlantMicrobiome
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July 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Awesome to see next generation of group leaders from @earlhaminst.bsky.social presenting at #2025ISMPMI 👏
July 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Awesome to see next generation of group leaders from @earlhaminst.bsky.social presenting at #2025ISMPMI 👏
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Hot off the printer!
Our lab will be introducing PHYTOMap to the MPMI community. Interested in spatially mapping both microbiomes and plant gene expression? Come see our posters at #2025ISMPMI
P-315 by @siyusong.bsky.social
P-441 by @hsuanpai.bsky.social
Our lab will be introducing PHYTOMap to the MPMI community. Interested in spatially mapping both microbiomes and plant gene expression? Come see our posters at #2025ISMPMI
P-315 by @siyusong.bsky.social
P-441 by @hsuanpai.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Hot off the printer!
Our lab will be introducing PHYTOMap to the MPMI community. Interested in spatially mapping both microbiomes and plant gene expression? Come see our posters at #2025ISMPMI
P-315 by @siyusong.bsky.social
P-441 by @hsuanpai.bsky.social
Our lab will be introducing PHYTOMap to the MPMI community. Interested in spatially mapping both microbiomes and plant gene expression? Come see our posters at #2025ISMPMI
P-315 by @siyusong.bsky.social
P-441 by @hsuanpai.bsky.social
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This is interesting!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Growth arrest is a DNA damage protection strategy in Arabidopsis - Nature Communications
This study demonstrates that growth arrest under stress in Arabidopsis protects meristem cells from DNA damage, challenging the idea that it is merely due to energy trade-offs and highlighting its rol...
www.nature.com
July 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
This is interesting!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Updated preprint: MMF1 is "a microbiota receptor” through which Arabidopsis plants perceive their soil microbiome. Perception optimises root microbiome composition, immune status and ultimately leads to better growth. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A TNL receptor mediates microbiome feedbacks in Arabidopsis
Plant performance depends on the soil microbiome. While microbiome feedbacks are well documented, the mechanisms by which plants perceive and mediate these feedbacks remain unclear. We established a f...
www.biorxiv.org
June 30, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Updated preprint: MMF1 is "a microbiota receptor” through which Arabidopsis plants perceive their soil microbiome. Perception optimises root microbiome composition, immune status and ultimately leads to better growth. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Doing the right thing for the wrong reason.
June 29, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Doing the right thing for the wrong reason.
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I somehow missed this article. Looks quite interesting.
NPR1 promotes blue light–induced plant photomorphogenesis by ubiquitinating and degrading PIF4 | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
NPR1 promotes blue light–induced plant photomorphogenesis by ubiquitinating and degrading PIF4 | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
NPR1 promotes blue light–induced plant photomorphogenesis by ubiquitinating and degrading PIF4 | PNAS
Light is a major determinant of plant growth and survival. NONEXPRESSER OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED
GENES 1 (NPR1) acts as a receptor for salicylic aci...
www.pnas.org
June 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I somehow missed this article. Looks quite interesting.
NPR1 promotes blue light–induced plant photomorphogenesis by ubiquitinating and degrading PIF4 | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
NPR1 promotes blue light–induced plant photomorphogenesis by ubiquitinating and degrading PIF4 | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...