Laboratory of Plant Morphodynamics

🍀🔬 Root developmental zonation is independent of cell wall pH @natplants.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41... Movie: A time-lapse video of Arabidopsis root expressing WALLΦ (mNeonGreen, mCherry, merge and segmented ratio channels shown from left to right).

New OA Letter: "Root developmental zonation is independent of cell wall pH" rdcu.be/fu1LZ A cell wall-anchored pH sensor shows that the cell elongation profile does not correlate with cell wall acidification in Arabidopsis roots. #PlantScience

Our new Nat Plants paper introduces WALLΦ, a genetically encoded cell wall pH sensor, and reveals that root developmental zonation is independent of local cell wall pH. Wall pH supports growth at the organ level, but local growth patterns are governed by other mechanisms. doi.org/10.1038/s414...

New preprint 🌱 Segment plants in time-series images using foundation model SAM2 - without training a model 🪩. Magician Alex Abbey! 💡SAP works across species, scales, and even z-stacks. From single cells to whole plants→ quantitative growth & dynamics . tinyurl.com/3raedtvm @biosofttau.bsky.social

‪ 🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲 👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity! Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪

ERC-funded PhD position: auxin in plant morphogenesis! Come to our team to study molecular mechanisms downstream of auxin signaling that control morphogenesis in plants! ueb.cas.cz/en/news/?id=...

For the first time in history, we can watch plants activate their defense system in real time — thanks to a protein sensor. Tang B, et al. (2025): SALICYLIC ACID SENSOR1 reveals the propagation of an SA hormone surge during plant pathogen advance. Science doi.org/10.1126/scie... @science.org

Congratulations to Monika Kubalová from our lab on her new first-author publication in PNAS. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... The study uncovers how auxin controls gibberellin levels in Arabidopsis roots through gibberellin-deactivating enzymes GA2OX6 and GA2OX8.

We have a unique opportunity for a junior researcher, PhD student or postdoc, to use a revolutionary technique for mineral nutrient imaging and tracing in plants. Please re-post! Interested candidates should apply through the portal at the link below: career5.successfactors.eu/career?compa...

The fantastic work of @kampova.bsky.social is finally out in PNAS: weather sensing and programmed cell death in anther dehiscence and opening. Cool science and awesome microscopy! @svosolsobe.bsky.social @handle.invalid @moritznowack.bsky.social

📢 New publication 'The role of indole-3-acetic acid and characterization of #PIN transporters in complex streptophyte alga Chara braunii' by Katarina Kurtović et al. in @newphyt.bsky.social 🧪 doi.org/10.1111/nph.... #auxin #plantevolution