Publications – ERC SYNERGY Project HYDROSENSING

Aug 17

Evolution of root systems in land plants

By Hydrosensing Publications

Lakehal, A., Farrar, E., Pandey, B. K., Sturrock, C. J., Beeckman, T., & Bennett, M. J. (2026). Evolution of root systems in land plants. Current Biology, 36(11), R565-R576. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.04.002

Jul 23

Image: Tissue-specific ABA responses are shaped by transporter-mediated hormone distribution. ABA and AB-ald (abscisic aldehyde) are delivered from source tissues (purple) to distinct target sites (red), where ABA drives physiological responses, including stomatal closure in guard cells, seed development and germination, suberin formation in the endodermis, and xerobranching in the root epidermis. Directional movement of ABA and its precursor AB-ald between tissues (black arrows) is mediated by multiple ABA delivery mechanisms. The spatial distribution of ABA transporters determines tissue-specific ABA accumulation and responses. ABA, abscisic acid. Credit: Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Abscisic acid activity across tissues: Linking biosynthesis, transport, and target-site action

By Hydrosensing Publications

Anfang, M., & Shani, E. (2026). Abscisic acid activity across tissues: Linking biosynthesis, transport, and target-site action. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 93, 102932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2026.102932

Jul 09

Coping with stress: Transcriptional regulators linking cell wall integrity maintenance with primary-wall metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana

By Hydrosensing Publications

Tichá, T., Zwartkruis, S., Engelsdorf, T., Bartosova, Z., Bacete, L., & Hamann, T. (2025). Coping with stress: Transcriptional regulators linking cell wall integrity maintenance with primary-wall metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana. bioRxiv, 2025-12. https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.12.693917

May 14

Image: Expression patterns of selected AGP genes. (a, b) Confocal microscopy of root tips (a) and hypocotyls (b) expressing transgenic transcriptional reporters (nuclear localized VENUS protein, green ﬂuorescence) with promoters of the indicated AGP genes in WT (Col-0) background (cells counterstained with propidium iodide, magenta ﬂuorescence). Note the general increase in expression as cells start to expand in roots. Credit: New Phytology

AGP and EXO-LIKE genes promote brassinosteroid-dependent anisotropic growth

By Hydrosensing Publications

Novikova, D., Rana, S., Li, K., Diaz-Ardila, H.N., Trozzi, N., Alonso Baez, L., Hamann, T., Majda, M. and Hardtke, C.S. (2026), AGP and EXO-LIKE genes promote brassinosteroid-dependent anisotropic growth. New Phytology, 250: 2384-2398. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.71063

May 04

Image: An amino acid sequence-based maximum-likelihood phylogeny of members of the Catharanthus roseus RECEPTOR-LIKE KINASE 1-LIKE (CrRLK1L) family in different species. Credit: The Plant Journal

The function of the Arabidopsis receptor kinase THESEUS1 in plant cell wall integrity maintenance: from evolutionary origin to future perspectives

By Hydrosensing Publications

Zwartkruis, S.T.W., Vandegehuchte, M.L. and Hamann, T. (2026), The function of the Arabidopsis receptor kinase THESEUS1 in plant cell wall integrity maintenance: from evolutionary origin to future perspectives. The Plant Journal, 125: e70701. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70701

Apr 28

Image: Each panel represents a distinct redundancy scenario, with genotypes annotated as A/B, a/B, A/b, or a/b, where lowercase letters indicate mutated genes. Gray backgrounds highlight the corresponding plant phenotypes for each genotype. In the bottom panel (conditional redundancy), sun and thermometer icons denote specific conditions under which redundancy is revealed. Credit: Trends in Plant Science.

Navigating genetic redundancy in plant genomes: insights for research and breeding

By Hydrosensing Publications

Berman, A., Zylberberg, I., Mayrose, I., & Shani, E. (2026). Navigating genetic redundancy in plant genomes: insights for research and breeding. Trends in Plant Science.

Apr 20

Image: Gravitropic bending of the rbohc/f mutants and their relative apoplastic pH in the elongation zone. (A) Root gravitropic bending of WT, mca1, cngc14-2, and rbohc/f mutants. Right-expression of bending as linear regression slope after 1 h of bending. Letters denote statistical significance (ANCOVA test of equal slopes p

Calcium-triggered apoplastic ROS bursts balance gravity and mechanical signals for soil navigation

By Hydrosensing Publications

Kulich, I., Vladimirtsev, D., Randuch, M., Gao, S., Citterico, M., Konrad, K. R., ... & Friml, J. (2026). Calcium-triggered apoplastic ROS bursts balance gravity and mechanical signals for soil navigation. Science, 392(6795), 296-300.

Mar 17

Image: Mixed crystalloid-ER and whorl morphology. Central slice through a STEM tomogram showing a patch of crystalloid-ER (dark blue) located in close proximity to a putative ER whorl (light blue) in its intracellular environment. Closer inspection of the reconstructed tomogram reveals a direct connection between the two ER morphotypes (I), as well as the presence of multiple vesicles (not present in the central tomogram section), located near the nucleus (orange) and contacting the crystalloid ER (II). Arrowheads indicate the viewing direction in Figure 6. Scale bar = 500 nm. Credit: Journal of Microscopy

Application of STEM tomography to investigate smooth ER morphology under stress conditions

By Hydrosensing Publications

Heinz, V., Rachel, R., & Ziegler, C. (2025). Application of STEM tomography to investigate smooth ER morphology under stress conditions. Journal of Microscopy, 299(3), 228-241. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.70020

Mar 12

Targeting redundant gene families: A multiplexed,tissue-specific CRISPR toolbox for Arabidopsisgenetic screens

By Hydrosensing Publications

Anfang M, Yahya RH, Caldararu O, Ben Yaakov S, Landau U, Berman A, Hu Y, Belew ZM, Crocoll C, Xu D, Nour-Eldin HH, Mayrose I, Shani E. Targeting redundant gene families: A multiplexed, tissue-specific CRISPR toolbox for Arabidopsis genetic screens. Cell Rep. 2026 Mar 9;45(3):117055. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117055.

Feb 19

The mechanical properties of Arabidopsis thaliana roots adapt dynamically during development and to stress

By Hydrosensing Publications

Luis Alonso Baez et al., The mechanical properties of Arabidopsis thaliana roots adapt dynamically during development and to stress. Sci. Adv. 12,eaeb0032(2026).DOI:10.1126/sciadv.aeb0032