Commentary on Earth Biogenome project
The Earth BioGenome project: Opportunities and Challenges for Plant Genomics and Conservation
Moises Exposito Alonso, Hajk Georg Drost, Hernán A. Burbano & Detlef Weigel
Plant Journal | 01 December 2019 https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.14631
Sequencing them all. That is the ambitious goal of … Read the rest
AraPheno and AraGWAS updates
AraPheno and the AraGWAS Catalog 2020: a major database update including RNA-Seq and knockout mutation data for Arabidopsis thaliana
Matteo Togninalli, Ümit Seren, Jan A Freudenthal, J Grey Monroe, Dazhe Meng, Magnus Nordborg, Detlef Weigel, Karsten Borgwardt, Arthur Korte, Dominik … Read the rest
bioRxiv: Microbial biomass & disease in wild plants
The relationship between microbial biomass and disease in the Arabidopsis thaliana phyllosphere
Karasov et al., bioRxiv 828814, posted November 3, 2019.
A central goal in microbiome research is to learn what distinguishes a healthy from a dysbiotic microbial community. … Read the rest
bioRxiv: Integrated sequencing approaches for microbiome analyses
Combining whole genome shotgun sequencing and rDNA amplicon analyses to improve detection of microbe-microbe interaction networks in plant leaves
Regalado, Lundberg et al., bioRxiv 823492, posted October 30, 2019.
Microorganisms from all domains of life establish associations with plants. … Read the rest
bioRxiv: GWAS without complete genomes
Finding genetic variants in plants without complete genomes
Voichek, Y., & Weigel, D., bioRxiv 818096, posted October 25, 2019.
Structural variants and presence/absence polymorphisms are common in plant genomes, yet they are routinely overlooked in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). … Read the rest
Out in PNAS: Convergent evolution of herbicide resistance
Multiple modes of convergent adaptation in the spread of glyphosate-resistant Amaranthus tuberculatus
Kreiner et al., PNAS, published September 30, 2019
While evolution has been thought of as playing out over millions of years, adaptation to new environments can occur very … Read the rest
2019 Campus soccer tournament
Amazing: this year’s soccer team made it all the way to the semifinals!
Congratulations, everyone!
Our 9-players team and tournament impressions:
Confirmatory Results: Regulation of TCP genes by miR319
Update on a Developmental Cell paper with duplicated image
We have found issues with our article ‘Sequence and Expression Differences Underlie Functional Specialization of Arabidopsis MicroRNAs miR159 and miR319’, published in Developmental Cell in July 2007.
1. Even … Read the rest
Climate change impact on the Arabidopsis genome
Natural selection on the Arabidopsis thaliana genome in present and future climates
Moises Exposito-Alonso, 500 Genomes Field Experiment Team, Hernán A. Burbano, Oliver Bossdorf, Rasmus Nielsen & Detlef Weigel
Nature, published online August 28, 2019
Through the lens of evolution, … Read the rest
Resource: Species-wide inventory of NLR genes & alleles
A Species-Wide Inventory of NLR Genes and Alleles in Arabidopsis thaliana
Van de Weyer et al. Cell 178, 1260-1272
Infectious disease is both a major force of selection in nature and a prime cause of yield loss in agriculture. In … Read the rest
In PLoS Genetics: RPW8/HR4 and NLR activation
RPW8/HR repeats control NLR activation in Arabidopsis thaliana
Barragan et al., PLoS Genetics, published July 25, 2019
In many plant species, conflicts between divergent elements of the immune system, especially nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors (NLR), can lead to hybrid necrosis. … Read the rest
Farewell to Hernán and Clemens
After a very successful 7 years in Weigelworld, first as a Postdoc, then as a group leader, Hernán will relocate to London, and start his new lab at UCL.
We wish you all the best!
Clemens, Hernán’s first grad student … Read the rest
Genome Editing – Chancen und Risiken
Public lecture on genome editing as part of the Studium Generale
Detlef spoke about “How common are spontaneous mutations in plants – and how do they compare to genome editing?”
Last year, the European Court of Justice decided that the … Read the rest
Congratulations, Dr. Clemens Weiss!
Clemens successfully defended his PhD thesis on the use of ancient DNA from plants and microbes for evolutionary inference.
Congratulations, Clemens!… Read the rest
Congratulations, Dr. Julian Regalado!
Julian successfully defended his PhD thesis on the use of whole genome shotgun sequencing in microbiome studies.
Congratulations, Julian!… Read the rest
Multiple awards for Moi’s thesis!
From Leopoldina, German Botanical Society, Teufel Foundation, Uni Tübingen
Moi Exposito-Alonso received four awards for his research and dissertation at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the Eberhard Karls University … Read the rest
Nat Ecol Evol: The mashed-up origin of European potatoes
The origins and adaptation of European potatoes reconstructed from historical genomes
Gutaker, R.M., Weiß, C.L., Ellis, D., Anglin, N.L., Knapp, S., Fernández-Alonso, J.L., Prat, S., Burbano H.A.
Nat. Ecol. Evol. https://rdcu.be/bHBXz
Potato, one of the most important staple crops, originates … Read the rest
Biennial WeigelWorld Retreat Bad Urach 2019
Focus: Local adaptation of hosts and their pathogen
Over two days, we discussed strategies how to best learn the scale of local adaptation in host-pathogen interactions, and how to understand its evolutionary and molecular foundations. Central focus was our Pathodopsis… Read the rest
Tübinger Fenster für Forschung, May 24
Detlef to speak about genome editing in plants
The Tübinger Fenster für Forschung (TÜFFF) will offer insights into local cutting edge research. It’s open to all members of the public, and all ages. We’ll participate with hands-on demonstrations and a … Read the rest
Recent WeigelWorld grad Moi to start his own lab
Moi will start his own group at the Carnegie Institution
Moi, who obtained his PhD from WeigelWorld last year, will join the Department of Plant Biology of the Carnegie Institution as a staff associate in the summer of 2019. Moi … Read the rest
