A new one from our lab to add to your lock-down reading.....congrats to Hasthi et al.- this has been a long time coming! journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/a…

Up-the-gradient or with the flux? Our latest salvo. Well done Abdul Kareem and Neha Bhatia. Comments welcome. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Thankful to Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions for awarding me MSCA fellowship to pursue my research with Charles Melnyk group at SLU, Sweden. Thanks to my current and former supervisors. Thanks to Ari Pekka Mähönen 🇫🇮 🇺🇦 for the collaboration

“Cell-wall damage activates DOF transcription factors to promote wound healing and tissue regeneration in Arabidopsis thaliana”, our latest work led by Ai Zhang is out in Current Biology. Thread 👇 1/8 cell.com/current-biolog…

Our paper "Nitrogen represses haustoria formation through abscisic acid in the parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum" led by Anna Kokla et al is out in Nature Communications. A thread 👇 1/7 nature.com/articles/s4146…

Very proud to share our recent study by Vijina V P, Mabel, @AnjuPS14 showing how feedback between mechanical heterogeneity & cell polarity leads to regeneration of complete organ system in absence of tissue patterning cues Developmental Cell Cell Press authors.elsevier.com/a/1fdj85Sx5gq7…

Finally out! PIN-FORMED1 polarity in the plant shoot epidermis is insensitive to the polarity of neighbouring cells cell.com/iscience/fullt…

Our preprint “PME-mediated pectin modifications promote haustoria initiation and xylem bridge development in the parasitic plant Phtheirospermum japonicum” is out! Led by Martina Leso, Anna Kokla and Ming Feng. #ParasiticPlants. 🧵 1/8 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

A two-year Postdoc position is available in my group @_SLU to study the role of non-coding RNAs during plant regeneration. In collaboration with Marquardt Laboratory and funded by Novo Nordisk Foundation. Start date summer 2023. Please RT! #plantscijobs Apply via: slu.se/en/about-slu/w…

A four year PhD position is available in my group @_SLU to study parasitic plant infections and the role of host developmental programs. Start date summer/fall 2023 and funded by Vetenskapsrådet. Please RT! #PhDposition #parasiticplants Apply via: slu.se/en/about-slu/w…

A recent preprint from our group: "Auxin signaling in the cambium promotes tissue attachment and vascular development during Arabidopsis thaliana graft formation" by Theo Serivichyaswat Abdul Kareem Ming Feng #plantgrafting biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Our paper “A conserved graft formation process in Norway spruce and Arabidopsis identifies the PAT gene family as central regulators of wound healing” is now out in Nature Plants, led by Ming Feng and Ai Zhang. A short thread! #plantgrafting nature.com/articles/s4147…

Our review on recent developments in plant grafting is out! Check out January's issues of Molecular Plant Molecular Plant & Plant Communications, work by Ming Feng, @frauke_augstein and Abdul Kareem.

“Water availability determines plant regeneration fates”, our latest work is out in bioRxiv Plant Bio led by Abdul Kareem. A thread 👇 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

How does MP influence PIN1 polarity? Here’s our latest preprint ……Vascular Transcription Factor TMO5 Regulates PIN1 Polarity and Organogenesis Downstream of MONOPTEROS in the Shoot Meristem | bioRxiv biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Please repost. We are offering a rare opportunity to work as a postdoc or PhD within an international network pushing the boundaries of developmental biology. Please contact me ASAP if interested. sydney.edu.au/science/news-a…

New OA Article: "Water availability positions auxin response maxima to determine plant regeneration fates" rdcu.be/evfFF High water availability induces root regeneration whereas low water availability triggers callus formation via stress hormones...

Plant Science Research Weekly -- The hidden power of water in plant regeneration (Nature Plants) Abdul Kareem (Summary by Ching Chan ntnuchanlab) plantae.org/the-hidden-pow… #PlantaePSRW