@umeaplantsciencecentre.se
A centre of excellence for experimental plant research and forest biotechnology in Northern Sweden that belongs to Umea University and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se🌾🧪 How do plants delay leaf ageing under stress?🍂 Research from the @hanneletuominen.bsky.social group sheds light on how a metacaspase regulates sugar metabolism to slow down leaf senescence under dark conditions.
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se🌾🧪What determines the puzzle-like shape of cells on an aspen leaf?🔬
In this short video, @siamsadoyle.bsky.social explains how researchers investigate this question and search for genes controlling cell shape. 🌿
The latest results from this research are now published in @newphyt.bsky.social 👇
@icelabumu.bsky.socialReposted by @umeaplantsciencecentre.seWhat influences which scientific papers make it through editorial and peer review? 15:00 CEST Oct 5, @aaronclauset.bsky.social joins IceLab online to discuss an analysis of 110,303 submissions to @science.org & Science Advances.
Register for the zoom link: www.umu.se/en/events/ic...
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se🧪🌾PAPER – How does nitrate influence wood formation?🧬
Choudhary et al. from @hanneletuominen.bsky.social's group show that nitrate acts as a local signal in developing wood of hybrid aspen, promoting cell expansion.
Read more in @theplantcell.bsky.social👇:
doi.org/10.1093/plce...
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se🌾🧪 The study was published in @newphyt.bsky.social Phytologist with Sijia Liu and @siamsadoyle.bsky.social as joint first authors.
The research was supported by the @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social, Kempe stiftelserna, @kawresearch.bsky.social, @vinnova.bsky.social, @erc.europa.eu and TC4F.
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se🧪🌾NEWS: Aspen leaf cells change shape during drought
Cells on an aspen leaf surface look like a jigsaw puzzle under the microscope.🔬
@srobertgroup.bsky.social identified a gene controlling this shape and found that drought affects both its activity and cell shape.
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se🧪🌾PAPER – Can trees grow more without losing their seasonal rhythm?
By fine-tuning gibberellin production using a component of the internal clock, @treesandgrowth.bsky.social show that Populus trees can combine increased growth with seasonal adaptation.🌳⏰
Read more in @jxbotany.bsky.social👇
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se🧪🌾 UPSC Alumni Spotlight – Communicating science brings balance to her career
Carole Dubreuil moved into the pharma industry but still shares her passion for plant science with broader audiences.
👉 Read the full interview: www.upsc.se/about-upsc/n...
Photo and interview: Laura García Romañach
@umeaplantsciencecentre.seNice to see Elsa Gascon sharing her work at #SLS26! 🌱🔬
At UPSC, Elsa works in a collaboration between @stephanevrg.bsky.social and @icelabumu.bsky.social, combining modelling and plant biology to better understand the mechanics of plant tissues.
@umeaplantsciencecentre.seNice to see a glimpse of Mar’s research from the symposium in Umeå! Hope it was an inspiring few days of scientific exchange!
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se🌾🧪 Our guests also got a closer look at some of the research environments and technologies at UPSC – from plant phenotyping and microscopy to greenhouses and plant transformation. Thanks to everyone who contributed to two days of scientific exchange!
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se🇨🇳🌱 Welcoming colleagues from Beijing to UPSC!🌾🧪 Over the past two days, we welcomed a delegation from the Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, led by Prof. Jianhua Wei. We shared research, exchanged ideas and discussed possibilities for future collaboration.
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se🧪🌾PAPER – Is the machinery supporting RNA splicing the same in plants and animals?🧬
Daniela Goretti et al. show that factors crucial in animals are less essential in plants, revealing plant-specific features of this conserved process.
Read more in @plantphys.bsky.social👇:
doi.org/10.1093/plph...
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se🧪🌾 Researcher portrait: Meet Yanjun Zan 🧬
Why can the same environmental change benefit one plant but stress another?
Our new group leader at UPSC & @icelabumu.bsky.social wants to understand and predict how genetic differences shape plant responses to the environment.
@umeaplantsciencecentre.seA warm thank you to Sonali Ranade and @stephanevrg.bsky.social for organising the fika and bringing people together! 💚
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se🧪🌾 Staying connected over summer at UPSC! Summers can be quiet at UPSC, with many colleagues away on holiday. That’s why Wednesday mornings meant fika!🍪 Students & newcomers could met over coffee, caught up and connected with colleagues throughout the summer. 📸 A glimpse from our last summer fika
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se🧪🌾PAPER – How is water split during photosynthesis?
An international collaboration involving Johannes Messinger's group confirms an additional oxygen in a key intermediate state of Photosystem II.
Read more in @natcomms.nature.com👇: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
@icelabumu.bsky.socialReposted by @umeaplantsciencecentre.seJust ten days left to apply to join our Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Fellows!
#phdsky #complexity #complexsystems #postdocjob
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se🧪🌾PAPER – Can genomic data help breeders predict complex plant traits?🧬
Yanjun Zan and colleagues compared 16 genomic prediction models for sugar content in tobacco, identifying a promising approach to support future breeding.
Read more in Frontiers in Genetics👇:
doi.org/10.3389/fgen...
@umeaplantsciencecentre.se🧪🌾PAPER – How do transposable elements shape conifer genomes?🌲🧬
Bao et al. reveal how transposable elements interact with genes and contribute to the evolution and complexity of gymnosperm genomes.
Read more in Plant Communications @cellpress.bsky.social👇:
doi.org/10.1016/j.xp...
