Yan Ma
@TerezaYan
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PI at GMI, diving into the mysterious insect-induced galls, new gall model in Arabidopsis will provide fresh angle for defense & developmental signalling.
Vienna, Austria
Joined October 2010
First Ma lab #GMI paper is now online! It‘s a mini-review on insect-induced plant #galls —their coolness and research potential! Plant galls induced by insects: Coordinated developmental reprogrammin... https://t.co/QQBOfSgqQH
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How do predatory wasps find their caterpillar prey? In our new preprint on Biorxiv we show that the host plant's immune system detects herbivory to sound the alarm. 🌱🐛 See thread from @nataliagupa -- a surprising role for a plant PRR in indirect defense against herbivores.
I am thrilled to share the 2nd chapter of my PhD with @ADSteinbrenner. In collaboration with @TiszaPatrick, we demonstrated that the LRR-RLP INR is the missing molecular link between caterpillar recognition and predatory wasp recruitment in the field. A thread 1/6
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Single-nucleus transcriptome analyses uncover a dynamic transcriptional landscape of soybean roots in response to soybean cyst ... https://t.co/nv01vM5nvM
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Soybean cyst nematode (SCN, Heterodera glycines ) causes substantial yield losses by inducing the formation of specialized feeding structure called syncytia, which arise from extensive reprogramming...
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🎉 Our new paper is out in Science Advances! Plants can detect parasitic nematodes. https://t.co/Tk2kZqCxer
#PlantImmunity #Nematodes #Arabidopsis #Scienchttps://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.adv8896?af=Re
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Trehalase-derived peptides trigger LecRK-V-mediated plant immunity, potentially enabling broad detection of pathogenic organisms.
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Our new work lead by Anuphon. Cryo Structure of CARD1 reveals copper in the ecodomain, required for sensing H202. The phenotype of card1 is same as rbohd, suggesting ROS produced by RBOHD is sensed by CARD1.
A copper-dependent, redox-based hydrogen peroxide perception in plants https://t.co/fQ3vR1gsAq
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Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMVs) Produced by Plant Beneficial Rhizospheric Bacteria Enter Root Epidermal Cells https://t.co/1iBvgb2wn8
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are shown to play an important role in the interaction between bacteria and human cells, as well as between fungi and plants; however, much less is known about their role...
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Excited to preprint work mainly by former postdocs Li Feng, Yingnan Hou @Cerhou, and the phylogenomics genius @amiralito_ @TheSainsburyLab. We found a plant defense gene family enabling pathogen gene silencing & explored engineering this pathway to boost disease resistance!
A conserved small RNA-generating gene cluster undergoes sequence diversification and contributes to plant immunity https://t.co/W1otZM93kP
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We recently wrote two Preview articles of exciting MPMI papers in Mol Cell and Dev Cell. Two surprising cases showing different ways to regulate immune receptors in plants -- the cell surface LRR-RK, SYR1 and the intracellular NLR DM2 Short summaries below 🧵🌱 #2025ISMPMI
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It was a great session indeed.
Fantastic talks from 5 speakers showcasing diverse approaches and biological questions to explore MPMI across space and time! Loved seeing the discussions continue well beyond the session. Huge thanks to the speakers and everyone who attended the session! #2025ISMPMI
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Scalable emulation of protein equilibrium ensembles with generative deep learning | Science
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Following the sequence and structure revolutions, predicting functionally relevant protein structure changes at scale remains an outstanding challenge. We introduce BioEmu, a deep learning system...
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#2025ISMPMI @Tolga_Bzkrt introduces the effector and immune processes occurring at Phytophthora haustoria. The helper NRC4 localises to haustoria and upon activation inserts itself into the extrahaustorial membrane forming punctuate foci. It seems activated NLRs beep annoyingly.
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Finally, the nucleus shrinks and releases its contents into the cytoplasm. The hypersensitive cell death concludes with the collapse of the tonoplast and plasma membrane systems.
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Poltergeist-Like 2 (PLL2)-dependent activation of herbivore defence distinguishes systemin from other immune signalling pathways | Nature Plants
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Nature Plants - The phosphatase PLL2 was identified as a specific component in systemin-induced immune signalling. PLL2 regulates proton pump activity at the plasma membrane and is required for...
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AlphaFold models of host-pathogen interactions elucidate the prevalence and structural modes of molecular mimicry １．This study utilizes AlphaFold models to predict the structures of host-pathogen protein-protein interactions (PPIs), shedding light on the prevalence and
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Have you ever thought about inflating tissues? Or maybe quickly deflating those inflated tissues? New #EpithelialMechanics pre-print: https://t.co/b7PVuHZVCO 🧵with pressure control, multiscale buckling, patterned wrinkling
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Single-cell-resolved calcium and organelle dynamics in resistosome-mediated cell death https://t.co/rXHs1pz7BZ
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Plant nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich repeat-containing (NLR) proteins act as intracellular immune receptors that assemble into resistosomes to execute immune responses. However, the subcell...
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Single-cell transcriptomics reveal how root tissues adapt to soil stress | Nature
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Nature - Single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomic approaches reveal major expression changes in outer root cell types when grown in soil versus gel conditions, and also uncover how...
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11 things you should NOT say in high-pressure moments, And what strong leaders say instead:
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Check out our new paper in @NatureBiotech sharing our latest kinase activity reporters! Led by former postdoc Michelle Frei, these reporters are based on HaloTag rather than an FP, for far-red imaging and superresolution!
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Nature Biotechnology - Far-red kinase biosensors are applied to image kinase signaling networks at super resolution.
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Genomic and genetic insights into Mendel’s pea genes | Nature
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Nature - Characterization of the genetic architecture underlying the 7 pairs of contrasting traits studied by Mendel and the over 70 additional agronomic traits in pea (Pisum sativum) reveals their...
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