Weeding the Gems

The first four papers in this GARNet Research Roundup includes research from Norwich Research Park. Firstly members of Jonathan Jones’ lab have identified a new Avr gene from Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis. Secondly Anne Osbourn’s lab characterises two novel arabinosyltransferases that are involved in the plant defence response. Thirdly Cathie Martin’s group is involved in a study[…]

Chinese researchers publish a lot more papers in which Arabidopsis is the primary organism of study. The 2018 MASC annual report showed that in 2017 Chinese researchers published 1318 papers, which was over double the number published by researchers in the USA. This is the exciting backdrop for the 30th International Conference for Arabidopsis Research[…]

This GARNet Research Roundup begins with two studies from the University of Sheffield. First is research from Jurriaan Ton’s lab that looks at the interaction between CO2 concentration, the soil microbiome and plant growth. The second paper from Matt Davey and Peter Quick looks at the effect of cold acclimation on freezing tolerance in Arabidpsis[…]

GARNet2018: A Plant Science Showcase University of York: September 18th-19th Meeting Website: https://garnet2018.weebly.com/ The biannual GARNet meeting was hosted by GARNet committee member Andrea Harper in the Ron Cooke Hub at the University of York. The aim of this two-day meeting was to showcase current technology and expertise both in UK and international plant science.[…]

This week’s GARNet research roundup again features papers on a variety of topics. First is work from the University of Leeds that investigates the physical properties of callose:cellulose hydrogels and the implication for cell wall formation. Second is work from the University of York that assesses the role of the HSP90.2 protein in control of[…]

This edition of the GARNet research roundup includes six papers that look at different areas of plant biology. Firstly is a Belgian-led study with co-authors from Nottingham that introduces adaptive Xerobranching, a cereal-root response that can be mimicked in Arabidopsis by modulating ABA signaling. Second is study from Juriaan Ton’s lab in Sheffield that investigates[…]

This edition of the GARNet research roundup begins with a paper from Jose Gutierrez-Marcos’ lab in Warwick that investigates the functional significance of inherited epigenetics marks in clonally propagated plants. Second is work from Sara Simonini and Lars Ostergaard (John Innes Centre) that defines a domain in the ETTIN protein important for the auxin response.[…]

The final annual meeting in Phase I of the BBSRC-funded HVCfP NIBB network was held on October 1st in the delightful Royal College of Physicians, close to Regents Park in London. This single day meeting was a byte-size mix of invited talks and those provided by researchers who had received Proof of Concept (PoC) or[…]

Andrew Millar (University of Edinburgh) speaks at the GARNet2018 conference about ‘Being more Open by being more Productive’

The latest GARNet Research Roundup includes two papers led by Cyril Zipfel from The Sainsbury lab, Norwich (who has since moved his lab to the University of Zurich). The first paper demonstrates the potential for cross-species strategies for developing disease resistance whilst the second is a phosphoproteomic dissection of the BAK1 immune co-receptor. Third is[…]

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