Balakumaran Chandrasekar
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Assistant Professor, BITS-Pilani India Carbohydrate analytics, Glycobiology, Plant-pathogen interactions, ChemicalProteomics, Plant/fungal Cell Walls
Pilani, Rajasthan, India
Joined February 2018
How much do y'all pay for syringe filters? I can't really find a supplier selling new sterile PES filters for less than ~$1/filter. Thoughts? Ideally 33mm, 0.22um, PES hydrophillic TYIA!!!
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Required reading for cell biologists to get a sense of basic statistical principles! https://t.co/tDuww7HCGB
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"Dampening DAMP-triggered immunity" Oomycetes manipulate plant innate immunity through galacturonide oxidases. Nat Commun 16, 9093 (2025). https://t.co/iZv06b92oi
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🌱 A step closer to disease-resistant #soybeans! GmCML, a calmodulin-like protein, helps Glycine max battle Fusarium oxysporum by triggering antioxidant and calcium-based defense systems. 🔬 Read more: https://t.co/vuYePwFCmf
#PlantMolecularBiology #CropResistance
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Our new preprint as a result of a close collaboration with @tapomoy89 is now online. An incredible team effort led by @syonaphyceae @padmanabh97 "Dissecting the root-fungal interface in 3D reveals spatially distinct signalling landscapes" Link👇 - #MPMI🌱🍄💚 @NCBS_Bangalore
What if we could watch pathogenesis in real time? Our collab with @tapomoy89, jointly led by Syona @syonaphyceae and Sree @padmanabh97, shows how soil-like 3D regimes reshape our understanding of plant-fungal interactions! https://t.co/O0CiqUR7QX
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SALICYLIC ACID SENSOR1 reveals the propagation of an SA hormone surge during plant pathogen advance https://t.co/cQeRcsdQa7
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Salicylic acid (SA) is a key phytohormone that orchestrates immune responses against pathogens, including Pseudomonas syringae bacteria. The timing and extent of SA accumulation are tightly control...
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Congratulations! @FengZhou10 Localized glutamine leakage drives the spatial structure of root microbial colonization | Science
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Plant roots release exudates to encourage microbiome assembly, which influences the function and stress resilience of plants. How specific exudates drive spatial colonization patterns remains largely...
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A phytoalexin dismantles bacterial type III injectisome. Cell Res 35, 705–706 (2025). https://t.co/g3m8Slb8Rz
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Metabolic biomarker-based phenotyping unveils quantitative effects of plant resistance and pathogen aggressiveness in the grapevine ... https://t.co/Ukg5QXmWN9
#biorxiv_plants
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Grapevine resistance to downy mildew has been primarily associated with major “Resistance to Plasmopara viticola ” ( Rpv ) loci, which are extensively used in breeding programs. Resistant varieties...
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The Roles of Epigenetics in the Interplay Between Beneficial Rhizobacteria and Plants - Zou - 2025 - Modern Agriculture - Wiley Online Library
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The activity of PGPR in soil enhances the availability of nutrients and hormones secreted by these PGPRs, while nutrients acquired from PGPR-enriched soil induce epigenetic modifications in plants....
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The OsIMP1-OsRLK5 immunopeptide-receptor pair confers bacterial and fungal disease resistance in rice #research #MolecularPlant
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Fungus-farming termites can protect their crop by confining weeds with fungistatic soil boluses | Science
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Huge congratulations to my colleague Dr. Rhitoban Ray Choudhury and his team for this groundbreaking work! Proud moment for @DBS_IISERM & @IiserMohali ! Check it out in @ScienceMagazine
https://t.co/vb2EbQemFu
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Termites enlist microbes to defend their crops from undesirable fungi
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Proteomic snapshot of pattern triggered immunity in the Arabidopsis leaf apoplast https://t.co/oPxL5KYm5A
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Pattern-triggered immunity confers broad-spectrum defense, but its output in the apoplast remains poorly understood. This study defines the proteomic profile of the Arabidopsis leaf apoplast follow...
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Structural evolution of nitrogenase over 3 billion years #nitrogenase #evolution #microbiology
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Defense strategies for plant health: disease resistance and tolerance (Zhijuan Tang , Rui Mou , Guoyong Xu) https://t.co/6JPzXlEVHa
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Elegant technology based on #Bacillus engineered to silence RNA from pests. #Synbio. Original research in @TrendsinBiotech :
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RNAi controls pests efficiently but faces limitations in managing polyphagous species due to insufficient persistence or narrow-spectrum plant protection. Plant Probiotic-based Gene Silencing uses...
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