Interestingly, we found that the MpERF2 makes ectopic rhizoids. A surprising function compared with its Arabidopsis WIND homologues. Also, it is a proof-of-concept for doing functional genomics at scale. I hope the #evodevo community enjoys it, and feedback is very welcome.

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New research. Conveniently, Marchantia has relatively few transcription factors. Yet, we need to leverage on that at the family scale to have a more comprehensive picture. In this paper, we focused on ERFs, the second largest TF family. #PlantScience www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Symbiotic #rhizobia form nitrogen-fixing partnerships with #plant roots. This study by @albinteulet.bsky.social & @dromius.bsky.social uses structural modelling to predict how secreted proteins may mimic plant factors in a strategy shared with pathogens. 🧪 #AcademicSky #symbiosis plos.io/4j6bWj0

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What a fantastic 🍄Fungi Field Day🍄! This was great fun to organise with @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social, and even more fun to take part in (🧵1/5) www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/whats-on/fungi-field-day/ #UKFungusDay @britmycolsoc.org.uk

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I am a big fan of 🍄 UK Fungus Day 🍄 (see previous post), but I think mycorrhizal fungi deserve to be visible 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺 of the year! So, I have made website: www.mycomagnified.org 🔬

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