Xiaoqi Feng
@XiaoqiFeng_m
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Biologist passionate about germ cell epigenetics and development; Assistant Professor @istaustria
Vienna, Austria
Joined July 2017
This week’s @TheSainsburyLab @JohnInnesCentre Friday seminar speaker is the one and only Vivianne @VivianneTwit @WUR 🥔 🦠 “Effector-guided strategies for durable disease resistance in potato”
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New PhD opportunity in my group @TheSainsburyLab - See below on how to apply https://t.co/a39jFkBitL
biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk
What makes a plant killer lose its edge? This project will investigate why fungal pathogens lose virulence when they are grown in laboratory culture away from their host plant. Use cutting-edge…
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New pre-print from our group showing remarkable synchrony of proliferative growth & regulated cell death during plant infection-each conidial cell has different developmental fate-by the rice blast fungus @AliceEseola @angelyx97
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Synchronous spatio-temporal control of autophagy and organelle trafficking is necessary for appressorium-mediated plant infection by ... https://t.co/UTWALealEP
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Now online: A tandem of two papers showing TMK regulation of PIN-dependent auxin transport https://t.co/KXjwlRywk0 (PIN2, Friml lab) and https://t.co/SbXRU6qDpB (PIN1, Xu lab)
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Can epigenetic variation drive adaptation in nature? 🌱 A new study shows that gene body DNA methylation polymorphism shapes gene expression, traits, and environmental responses — revealing epigenetics as a force in evolution!
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Nature Plants - This study shows that epigenetic gene body DNA methylation regulates transcription and accounts for much of its variance in the Arabidopsis population, efficiently identifies genes...
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Two new positions open at @DanforthCenter to collaborate with @Spearhead_Bio!
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View open positions and discover careers in plant science with the Danforth Plant Science Center.
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Really cool paper from the Marques lab! Congratulations to André and all co-authors!
1/7 I am very excited to announce our🌹NEW PAPER OUT IN NATURE!🌹 Bimodal centromeres in pentaploid dogroses shed light on their unique meiosis With the Ritz and Kovařík labs we shed light on Rosa canina’s bizarre reproduction! https://t.co/1OddHB3w0p
#Meiosis4eva #Centromere
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Looking forward to this upcoming interaction with @Sci_community_ and share my journey in #MPMI 🌱🍄💚🧫🦠
"Marking Spore(tacular) Journey of an Indian Scientist 🍄🔬" In conversation with Dr. Amey Redkar @AmeyRedkar93787 Reader-F Assistant Professor-NCBS Register now 🔗 https://t.co/eZWaDvPq4J 15 June 2025 | 10:30 AM IST Get ready for the wonderful session 🚀 #scicomm #research
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Latest work from the lab led by @yuhunghung in @ThePlantJournal! We engineered a RNA-binding protein to sort and protect a Cas9 transcript for long term expression! Can be applied to any engineered transcript as a UTR:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
The low efficiency of transgene performance extends the long and expensive crop improvement pipeline, as well as hampers efforts to research the fundamental mechanisms of plant biology. We provide a...
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Preparing the goodies for #ICAR2025 Full programme is set and registration to receive all recordings is still available! https://t.co/oxgNguNP5q
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Selective RNA sequestration in biomolecular condensates directs cell fate transitions:
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Recent studies have emphasized the significance of biomolecular condensates in modulating gene expression through RNA processing and translational control. However, the functional roles of RNA...
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Excited to host the UK NonSeed Plant Meeting in Norwich this year on Friday December the 12th. It’s a great community and these meetings are always fun and informative. Whether you’re a seasoned expert or a newbie looking to diversify your research, please consider joining us!
We’re very excited to announce that the #nonseedUK25 meeting will be held in Norwich on 12th December 2025. For now, please save the date and more details will follow. Enormous thanks to @Phil_Carella for organising this year’s meeting 😃
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So 🥳excited🎉 to publicly announce what we’ve been working on for over two years, 🔥Spearhead Bio🔥, which comes out of @DanforthCenter and my lab’s love of transposable elements!!
danforthcenter.org
The Danforth Technology Company (DTC) today announced the launch of Spearhead Bio, a startup pioneering a breakthrough platform to enhance the efficiency of crop genome engineering by harnessing the...
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To the MPMI community: Cast your vote for @wenboEffector 🗳️ A vote for leadership grounded in excellence, inclusion, and integrity. The change we need & the voice we deserve! 👏 Check full statement here: https://t.co/zN0ShHCifR
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Check out the beautiful cover to our focus issue on Translational research from Arabidopsis to crop plants and beyond. More articles coming shortly. Congrats Patrice Salome and @_johntlovell
https://t.co/8gToPl2AIM
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new work on #phytoplasma #effector by @wenboEffector Yang et al. 2025. A witches’ broom phytoplasma effector induces stunting by stabilizing a bHLH transcription factor in Ziziphus jujuba plants. New Phytologist https://t.co/f8zuIukaAK
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Phytoplasmas are specialized phloem-limited bacteria that cause diseases on various crops, resulting in significant agricultural losses. This research focuses on the jujube witches' broom (JWB)...
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📣 Join us on May 30 at 9 EDT, for a The Plant Cell panel discussion focusing on “Translational Research from Arabidopsis to Crop Plants and Beyond".🌱 👉Learn more and register at https://t.co/ptaHf1WjLL.
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Tweeps, please spread the word. We're still looking at recruiting a structural biologist (any level) @KamounLab to study plant-pathogen protein complexes especially in the context of coevolution. Direct inquiries welcome. Please include a cover letter. Applicant from US
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Read & RT. New preprint by @Gavrin_Alex from his time in our team - Inactivation of Medicago Glucan binding protein 1 (GBP1) offers: An approach to enhance symbiotic nitrogen fixation. https://t.co/z35pABDVGu
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Embracing the challenges ahead: a new chapter for the plant cell leadership @ASPB @ThePlantCell
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Dear Readers and Friends of The Plant Cell,
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