Jorge Hernández-García
@jorgehg.bsky.social
Evolution of plant transcriptional regulation - and other stuff. Keen on (but not restricted to) bryophytes and streptophyte algae.
Figure OCD enforcer.
Cesar Nombela fellow at @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social #NewPI
Views are my own.
Website: tinyurl.com/ETERlab
Figure OCD enforcer.
Cesar Nombela fellow at @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social #NewPI
Views are my own.
Website: tinyurl.com/ETERlab
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#TansleyInsight: AUXIN RESPONSE FACTORs: from transcription factors to auxin effectors
Dipp-Álvarez & Hernández-García
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#LatestIssue #PlantScience @jorgehg.bsky.social
Dipp-Álvarez & Hernández-García
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#LatestIssue #PlantScience @jorgehg.bsky.social
September 18, 2026 at 4:19 AM
#TansleyInsight: AUXIN RESPONSE FACTORs: from transcription factors to auxin effectors
Dipp-Álvarez & Hernández-García
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#LatestIssue #PlantScience @jorgehg.bsky.social
Dipp-Álvarez & Hernández-García
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#LatestIssue #PlantScience @jorgehg.bsky.social
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Two back-to-back publications about transcriptional regulations of SA-mediated activation of plant immunity from Nin Zheng’s lab and Yuelin Zhang’s lab
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Transcriptional activation of plant immunity by salicylic acid - Nature
A mechanistic basis for how the hormone salicylic acid promotes transcriptional activation during plant immune responses is described.
www.nature.com
September 17, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Two back-to-back publications about transcriptional regulations of SA-mediated activation of plant immunity from Nin Zheng’s lab and Yuelin Zhang’s lab
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New lab preprint in which we study the molecular bases of zinc-based immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6.... Co-led with Lucía Jordá (CBGP), in partnership with other labs in Spain, Austria, Netherlands, Germany, France, and Switzerland.
Molecular dissection of zinc-mediated immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana
Zinc is an essential micronutrient at low concentrations, yet it becomes toxic at slightly higher ones. This is exploited by plants as an effective defensive strategy. However, the molecular component...
www.biorxiv.org
September 1, 2026 at 3:16 PM
New lab preprint in which we study the molecular bases of zinc-based immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6.... Co-led with Lucía Jordá (CBGP), in partnership with other labs in Spain, Austria, Netherlands, Germany, France, and Switzerland.
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#Spirogyra genome paper now available @theplantcell.bsky.social @jandevries.bsky.social @watertoland.bsky.social
Very happy and proud to share the #Spirogyra genome: 50 Mbp small, lacking almost all plastid division proteins and many transcription factors. Kudos to all the many people involved in this multi year project!
@jandevries.bsky.social
@watertoland.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@jandevries.bsky.social
@watertoland.bsky.social
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
September 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
#Spirogyra genome paper now available @theplantcell.bsky.social @jandevries.bsky.social @watertoland.bsky.social
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🌱🧬 ARFs are ancient DNA-binding proteins that predate auxin. Signaling evolved by linking them to a degradation-based system, adding responsiveness while keeping core function.
A model for how plant networks evolve. #plantscience @newphyt.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A model for how plant networks evolve. #plantscience @newphyt.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
AUXIN RESPONSE FACTORs: from transcription factors to auxin effectors
Molecular evolution of AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR (ARF) effector function.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 25, 2026 at 9:02 AM
🌱🧬 ARFs are ancient DNA-binding proteins that predate auxin. Signaling evolved by linking them to a degradation-based system, adding responsiveness while keeping core function.
A model for how plant networks evolve. #plantscience @newphyt.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A model for how plant networks evolve. #plantscience @newphyt.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🌱 We are hiring!
I’m looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join the Julian Lab at BOKU University Vienna as part of our FWF ASTRA-funded VITAL project.
🔬 Plant cell biology & vacuolar remodeling
📅 2 years, starting early 2027
⏳ Apply by 30 September
I’m looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join the Julian Lab at BOKU University Vienna as part of our FWF ASTRA-funded VITAL project.
🔬 Plant cell biology & vacuolar remodeling
📅 2 years, starting early 2027
⏳ Apply by 30 September
Jose Julian – Downloads
homepage.boku.ac.at
August 20, 2026 at 1:26 PM
🌱 We are hiring!
I’m looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join the Julian Lab at BOKU University Vienna as part of our FWF ASTRA-funded VITAL project.
🔬 Plant cell biology & vacuolar remodeling
📅 2 years, starting early 2027
⏳ Apply by 30 September
I’m looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join the Julian Lab at BOKU University Vienna as part of our FWF ASTRA-funded VITAL project.
🔬 Plant cell biology & vacuolar remodeling
📅 2 years, starting early 2027
⏳ Apply by 30 September
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It took some time, but we are thrilled to present the first major outcome of our @erc.europa.eu ERC DIRNDL AdG project: Evgeniya Pukhovaya @epukh.bsky.social and others in our team describe the discovery of a mechanism for polar protein targeting in plants (1/13)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Systematic proteomics identifies a conserved mechanism for polar targeting of plant cortical proteins
Multicellular development is tightly coupled to the polarization of individual cells, which partitions polar proteins along the cell cortex and can control asymmetric cell division, anisotropic growth...
www.biorxiv.org
August 18, 2026 at 3:23 PM
It took some time, but we are thrilled to present the first major outcome of our @erc.europa.eu ERC DIRNDL AdG project: Evgeniya Pukhovaya @epukh.bsky.social and others in our team describe the discovery of a mechanism for polar protein targeting in plants (1/13)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Please check out our latest preprint from the team @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social with @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social and many more!
Happy to have contributed to this really cool story!
Happy to have contributed to this really cool story!
A single genetic innovation at the origin of plant terrestrialization https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.14.744897v1
August 17, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Please check out our latest preprint from the team @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social with @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social and many more!
Happy to have contributed to this really cool story!
Happy to have contributed to this really cool story!
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Auxin Response Factors: from transcription factors to auxin effectors
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#TansleyInsight by Dipp-Álvarez and @jorgehg.bsky.social
@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience
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#TansleyInsight by Dipp-Álvarez and @jorgehg.bsky.social
@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience
August 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Auxin Response Factors: from transcription factors to auxin effectors
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#TansleyInsight by Dipp-Álvarez and @jorgehg.bsky.social
@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience
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#TansleyInsight by Dipp-Álvarez and @jorgehg.bsky.social
@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience
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✨ Paper spotlight ✨
(🧵 1/7) Auxin Response Factors: from transcription factors to auxin effectors
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
(🧵 1/7) Auxin Response Factors: from transcription factors to auxin effectors
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
August 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
✨ Paper spotlight ✨
(🧵 1/7) Auxin Response Factors: from transcription factors to auxin effectors
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
(🧵 1/7) Auxin Response Factors: from transcription factors to auxin effectors
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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(🧵 5/7) Melissa is a plant biotechnologist and postdoctoral researcher in the Plant Development Group at Wageningen University, the Netherlands, where she studies how intrinsically disordered regions in Auxin Response Factors (ARFs) define and promote nuclear condensation.
August 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
(🧵 5/7) Melissa is a plant biotechnologist and postdoctoral researcher in the Plant Development Group at Wageningen University, the Netherlands, where she studies how intrinsically disordered regions in Auxin Response Factors (ARFs) define and promote nuclear condensation.
Our latest views on deep ARF evolution are finally out in New Phytologist! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
AUXIN RESPONSE FACTORs: from transcription factors to auxin effectors
Molecular evolution of AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR (ARF) effector function.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 13, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Our latest views on deep ARF evolution are finally out in New Phytologist! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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#TansleyReview: The evolutionary origins of streptophyte multicellularity
de Vries et al.
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#LatestIssue #PlantScience @jandevries.bsky.social @caeciliafkunz.bsky.social
de Vries et al.
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#LatestIssue #PlantScience @jandevries.bsky.social @caeciliafkunz.bsky.social
August 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
#TansleyReview: The evolutionary origins of streptophyte multicellularity
de Vries et al.
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#LatestIssue #PlantScience @jandevries.bsky.social @caeciliafkunz.bsky.social
de Vries et al.
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#LatestIssue #PlantScience @jandevries.bsky.social @caeciliafkunz.bsky.social
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PLEASE SHARE! New job openings in my lab @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social. We have a broad interest into the mechanistic basis of how molecular complexes are rewired during cellular development in plants and during invasion by pathogens.
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See details below 👇
#PlantSciJobs
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See details below 👇
#PlantSciJobs
August 5, 2026 at 8:15 AM
PLEASE SHARE! New job openings in my lab @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social. We have a broad interest into the mechanistic basis of how molecular complexes are rewired during cellular development in plants and during invasion by pathogens.
🌱🍄🔬
See details below 👇
#PlantSciJobs
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See details below 👇
#PlantSciJobs
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Teaching Fellow in Plant Molecular Sciences // Durham University
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSK470/t...
Applications are invited for a Teaching Fellow with a particular emphasis on Plant Protein Modifications. The appointed fellow will report directly to Professor Ari Sadanandom.
#BotanyJobs
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSK470/t...
Applications are invited for a Teaching Fellow with a particular emphasis on Plant Protein Modifications. The appointed fellow will report directly to Professor Ari Sadanandom.
#BotanyJobs
Teaching Fellow in Plant Molecular Sciences at Durham University
Discover Teaching Fellow in Plant Molecular Sciences jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
www.jobs.ac.uk
August 2, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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As proud Silver Sponsors of #PRGP2026 on post-transcriptional gene regulation in plants, we'd like to let you know that the abstract submission deadline is coming up––August 5th! Learn more here: malaga-en.congresoseci.com/pgrp2026/index
#PlantScience #GeneRegulation @pgrp2026.bsky.social
#PlantScience #GeneRegulation @pgrp2026.bsky.social
PGRP2026
Post-transcriptional Gene Regulation in Plants | 5 - 7 OCTOBER 2026
malaga-en.congresoseci.com
July 20, 2026 at 5:35 PM
As proud Silver Sponsors of #PRGP2026 on post-transcriptional gene regulation in plants, we'd like to let you know that the abstract submission deadline is coming up––August 5th! Learn more here: malaga-en.congresoseci.com/pgrp2026/index
#PlantScience #GeneRegulation @pgrp2026.bsky.social
#PlantScience #GeneRegulation @pgrp2026.bsky.social
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Happy to be at my first #ASPB meeting in Ottawa. If you’re interested in #evolution & phenolics in the closest algal relatives of land #plants, come to my poster #100-042 today from 5:30 pm to 6:15 pm and tomorrow (Monday) from 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm #PlantBio2026 #algae
July 19, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Happy to be at my first #ASPB meeting in Ottawa. If you’re interested in #evolution & phenolics in the closest algal relatives of land #plants, come to my poster #100-042 today from 5:30 pm to 6:15 pm and tomorrow (Monday) from 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm #PlantBio2026 #algae
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🚨 Master's internship available at our lab.
Join us to investigate the phenotypic plasticity and life cycles of several #ichthyosporean species using cell biology & microscopy.
Interested? Get in touch with Vika Shabardina or DM us. Link: www.ibe.upf-csic.es/work-with-us...
Join us to investigate the phenotypic plasticity and life cycles of several #ichthyosporean species using cell biology & microscopy.
Interested? Get in touch with Vika Shabardina or DM us. Link: www.ibe.upf-csic.es/work-with-us...
Open calls - Institut de Biologia Evolutiva - CSIC UPF - UPF
www.ibe.upf-csic.es
July 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM
🚨 Master's internship available at our lab.
Join us to investigate the phenotypic plasticity and life cycles of several #ichthyosporean species using cell biology & microscopy.
Interested? Get in touch with Vika Shabardina or DM us. Link: www.ibe.upf-csic.es/work-with-us...
Join us to investigate the phenotypic plasticity and life cycles of several #ichthyosporean species using cell biology & microscopy.
Interested? Get in touch with Vika Shabardina or DM us. Link: www.ibe.upf-csic.es/work-with-us...
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For those of you attending #RBMP2026 this week, don't miss PRI faculty member @hatem-rouached.bsky.social's keynote talk on Thursday, "Decoding Nutrient Cues in Plant Developmental Decisions." Learn more at: rbmp2026.com/RBMP/en/info #PlantScience
Excited to be a keynote speaker at the XVIII Meeting of Plant Molecular Biology (#RBMP2026), taking place July 1–3, 2026, in beautiful Bilbao, Spain!
Looking forward to stimulating discussions, and to connecting with colleagues and friends in the plant science community.
Looking forward to stimulating discussions, and to connecting with colleagues and friends in the plant science community.
June 30, 2026 at 5:24 PM
For those of you attending #RBMP2026 this week, don't miss PRI faculty member @hatem-rouached.bsky.social's keynote talk on Thursday, "Decoding Nutrient Cues in Plant Developmental Decisions." Learn more at: rbmp2026.com/RBMP/en/info #PlantScience
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Today marks a major milestone for my lab @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social. We got our first member!
I am really excited to welcome @d-moser.bsky.social. She will bring her expertise in cryo-ET data processing to solve the mechanisms of plant invasion by fungal pathogens 🧊🔬🌾🍄
Follow her and stay tuned!
I am really excited to welcome @d-moser.bsky.social. She will bring her expertise in cryo-ET data processing to solve the mechanisms of plant invasion by fungal pathogens 🧊🔬🌾🍄
Follow her and stay tuned!
July 1, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Today marks a major milestone for my lab @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social. We got our first member!
I am really excited to welcome @d-moser.bsky.social. She will bring her expertise in cryo-ET data processing to solve the mechanisms of plant invasion by fungal pathogens 🧊🔬🌾🍄
Follow her and stay tuned!
I am really excited to welcome @d-moser.bsky.social. She will bring her expertise in cryo-ET data processing to solve the mechanisms of plant invasion by fungal pathogens 🧊🔬🌾🍄
Follow her and stay tuned!
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Updated @theplantjournal.bsky.social guidelines: avoid the use of terms such as “basal”, “early diverging lineage”, “primitive”, “ancestral plant”, “lower and higher plants” [..] recommends the use of specific terms such as “bryophytes”, “vascular plants” [..]
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June 18, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Updated @theplantjournal.bsky.social guidelines: avoid the use of terms such as “basal”, “early diverging lineage”, “primitive”, “ancestral plant”, “lower and higher plants” [..] recommends the use of specific terms such as “bryophytes”, “vascular plants” [..]
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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OrthoFinder v3: a tool for phylogenetic orthology inference with boosted accuracy and scalability for massive datasets. @lauriebelch.bsky.social @stevenkelly.bsky.social @jonathancholmes.bsky.social @yiliu88.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
OrthoFinder: improved phylogenetic orthology inference with enhanced accuracy and scalability - Nature Methods
The updated OrthoFinder v3 software boosts accuracy and scalability in phylogenetic orthology inference with massive and diverse datasets.
www.nature.com
June 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
OrthoFinder v3: a tool for phylogenetic orthology inference with boosted accuracy and scalability for massive datasets. @lauriebelch.bsky.social @stevenkelly.bsky.social @jonathancholmes.bsky.social @yiliu88.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Cool special issue on plant evolution just dropped at @currentbiology.bsky.social our 2 cents:
Fruits of tons of fun discussions with the one and only Susana Coelho:
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Reflections on evolution of auxin response with @jorgehg.bsky.social :
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Fruits of tons of fun discussions with the one and only Susana Coelho:
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Reflections on evolution of auxin response with @jorgehg.bsky.social :
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com
June 8, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Cool special issue on plant evolution just dropped at @currentbiology.bsky.social our 2 cents:
Fruits of tons of fun discussions with the one and only Susana Coelho:
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Reflections on evolution of auxin response with @jorgehg.bsky.social :
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Fruits of tons of fun discussions with the one and only Susana Coelho:
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Reflections on evolution of auxin response with @jorgehg.bsky.social :
www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Our beautiful special issue on plant evolution is out @currentbiology.bsky.social !
www.cell.com/issue/S0960-...
www.cell.com/issue/S0960-...
June 8, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Our beautiful special issue on plant evolution is out @currentbiology.bsky.social !
www.cell.com/issue/S0960-...
www.cell.com/issue/S0960-...