Kevin Begcy
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We are interested in understanding plant adaptation to environmental stresses🌾🌽 - Environmental Horticulture Department @UF
Gainesville, Florida
Joined October 2018
Exciting News for Plant Science Enthusiasts! The Gordon Research Conferences (GRC) on Salt and Water Stress in Plants is coming to Les Diablerets, Switzerland, May 24-29, 2026! Learn more & register here: https://t.co/5jXMLnCO8x
#WageningenPlantResearch #ClimateResilience#
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🌽Maize vs. Fusarium 🌽 ▶️ Overexpressing a maize lipoxygenase (ZmLOX4) boosts resistance to Fusarium infection Glad that our maize Gene editing & transformation platform contributed to this research, led by the Lanubile's Lab @JXBot 📖 https://t.co/ALIs6fLRNI
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Save the date, 1-3 July 2026, for the XVIII Plant Molecular Biology Meeting #RBMP2026 in Bilbao. Check out the website for updates https://t.co/oq4I1y9X19 Please RT.
rbmp2026.com
RBMP is a key biennial event in the field of plant molecular biology, bringing together researchers, academics, and professionals from across Spain and beyon...
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Spotlight on @Aloryikelvin our 2nd year PhD student. His research with @UfLettuce uses genomics & CRISPR to tackle heat stress in lettuce, contributing to the breeding of thermotolerant cultivars.
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Check out our latest review article on DNA methylation dynamics: patterns, regulation, and function
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As the crucial interface between the genome and the environment, the epigenome plays a key role in plant survival and thriving. Despite the identical …
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New OA Article: "A single-cell rice atlas integrates multi-species data to reveal cis-regulatory evolution" https://t.co/wy21FHHcz0 Chromatin accessibility in rice & related grasses: how regulatory DNA elements evolve across cell types & species; identifying potential silencers.
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Nuestros proyectos son referente de impacto impacto ambiental desde lo local, un ejemplo de recuperación de ecosistemas. Hoy estamos mostrando a nuestros aliados internacionales @UF el avance del Plan + Pescao 🐟, la estrategia ambiental de restauración ecológica que venimos
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Recibimos la delegación de la Universidad de Florida @UF con quienes recorreremos proyectos ambientales en el departamento del Atlántico para definir una agenda conjunta que permita desarrollar las acciones contempladas en el memorando de entendimiento firmado el pasado marzo.
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Esta mañana realizamos una mesa de trabajo con una delegación de la @UF, para materializar los compromisos asumidos con el memorando de entendimiento que busca el desarrollo de estrategias para la conservación y restauración ambiental del departamento.
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@UF @crautonoma Hoy, junto a la delegación de la Universidad de Florida @UF ratificamos este compromiso de cooperación que promete generar soluciones innovadoras y efectivas para abordar los desafíos ambientales que enfrenta el departamento del Atlántico.
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Two new studies on 𝐄𝐋𝐅𝟑, 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬 SA blocks thermomorphogenesis via ELF3–PIF4, linking drought, hormones & plant climate resilience. Chen et al. https://t.co/5RLTccFYbN Song et al.
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Plants must respond properly to ensure growth and survival when facing complex environmental challenges. This study reveals that drought inhibits high temperature-induced thermomorphogenesis by...
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I am seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic PhD student to join my lab in Spring or Fall 2026. If you are interested in genetics, epigenetics, or bioinformatics, please feel free to contact me at meixiazhao@ufl.edu.
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🚨Breakthrough in haploid induction through microspore 🌾 🌱 @CellCellPress from Meng-Xiang Sun's Lab ▶️ Reprogramming of microspore fate via BBM-BAR1 for highly efficient in vivo haploid induction 📖 https://t.co/18dMsKfibt
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Spatial organization and trafficking dynamics of ANX/BUPS-RALF-LLG signaling complexes during pollen tube growth https://t.co/1bsosmoUTd
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Plant Reproduction - Recruitment of RALFs and LLGs for assembly at the apical plasma membrane of pollen tubes is orchestrated by ANXs/BUPSs through endomembrane trafficking. Pollen tube growth...
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The blue light receptor ZmFKF1a recruits ZmGI1 to the nucleus to accelerate shoot apex development and flowering in maize (Fengkai Wu , Yan Kang , Ling Liu , et al) https://t.co/snrXcGvjLS
@ASPB #PlantSci
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New Article: "Plants repress ROS1 expression to attenuate heat-induced transposon burst" https://t.co/cFOReptFCH Suppression of DNA demethylase ROS1 under heat to limit transposon activation, preventing genome instability. Balances stress adaptation with genome protection.
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New Article: "Kinesins control male germ unit assembly for sperm delivery in Arabidopsis" https://t.co/R5RtNiEtXe HUGs form a kinesin cage encasing the vegetative nucleus and a 2-layer kinesin microtubule cage around the generative cell, tethering them into male germ unit.
New Letter: "Kinesin proteins HUG1 and HUG2 are essential for the formation and transportation of male germ units in Arabidopsis pollen tubes" https://t.co/wv78YiIm84 Two kinesins are key for successful reproduction.
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New Article: "A cytokinin response maximum induces and activates bifacial stem cells for radial growth" https://t.co/i9xH89bpnj Initiation of radial growth, during which a transient cytokinin response maximum transforms dormant procambial cells into bifacial stem cells.
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Chromatin remodeling in plants: Complex composition, mechanistic diversity and biological functions #review #MolecularPlant
https://t.co/7ZO30qUUM7
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