Santosh Satbhai
@santoshsatbhai.bsky.social
Faculty of Biological Sciences at IISER Mohali, India . PhD from Nagoya University (Japan), Postdoc from @GMI- Vienna (Austria) and @Salk Institute (USA). Studying Plant -Environmental interactions.
Lab website: https://www.sbslab.co.in/
Lab website: https://www.sbslab.co.in/
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Excited to share our new paper in @plantphys.bsky.social journal @aspbofficial.bsky.social on how blue light, sensed by CRY1/CRY2 in the shoot, promotes root iron acquisition via HY5.
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Happy to share dat my profile article is published in @newphyt.bsky.social A privilege to have my research journey & work featured in such a prestigious journal. Gr8ful to everyone who has supported & inspired me along d way. @rootstrapping.bsky.social
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Santosh B. Satbhai
Santosh B. Satbhai, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali (India).
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September 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Happy to share dat my profile article is published in @newphyt.bsky.social A privilege to have my research journey & work featured in such a prestigious journal. Gr8ful to everyone who has supported & inspired me along d way. @rootstrapping.bsky.social
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Excited to share our new paper in @plantphys.bsky.social journal @aspbofficial.bsky.social on how blue light, sensed by CRY1/CRY2 in the shoot, promotes root iron acquisition via HY5.
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June 16, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Excited to share our new paper in @plantphys.bsky.social journal @aspbofficial.bsky.social on how blue light, sensed by CRY1/CRY2 in the shoot, promotes root iron acquisition via HY5.
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Presented our work at the Gordon Research Conference (GRC)-2026 on Water and Salt Stress in Plants! Thankful to the conference chairs for invitation, all participants for inspiring discussions!
May 29, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Presented our work at the Gordon Research Conference (GRC)-2026 on Water and Salt Stress in Plants! Thankful to the conference chairs for invitation, all participants for inspiring discussions!
Happy to share that our article has been recognized by @newphyt.bsky.social as a #TopViewedArticle 2025🎉Grateful to the scientific community for the incredible readership, support, and engagement. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
May 15, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Happy to share that our article has been recognized by @newphyt.bsky.social as a #TopViewedArticle 2025🎉Grateful to the scientific community for the incredible readership, support, and engagement. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Delighted to join the Advisory Board of New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social from May 1, 2026. Grateful to @NewPhyt for the invitation. I look frd to contributing to the journal’s continued excellence & supporting the global plant science community.
May 11, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Delighted to join the Advisory Board of New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social from May 1, 2026. Grateful to @NewPhyt for the invitation. I look frd to contributing to the journal’s continued excellence & supporting the global plant science community.
Happy to share that our Tansley Insight nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... made @newphyt.bsky.social ‘s high-impact research highlights for 2024 & 2025!
Thanks to all who read & cited our work!
Thanks to all who read & cited our work!
HY5: a key regulator for light‐mediated nutrient uptake and utilization by plants
ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL 5 (HY5), a bZIP-type transcription factor, is a master regulator of light-mediated responses. ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL 5 binds to the promoter of c. 3000 genes, thereby regulating vari....
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March 25, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Happy to share that our Tansley Insight nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... made @newphyt.bsky.social ‘s high-impact research highlights for 2024 & 2025!
Thanks to all who read & cited our work!
Thanks to all who read & cited our work!
Great start to the @newphyt.bsky.social workshop at IISER Bhopal. Excellent opening talks by Prof. Ute @unicologne.bsky.social &
@TheLahaLab (@iiscbangalore) on “Light-mediated development in early and land plants”
Wonderful organisation by Sourav Datta & Prof. Liam Dolan. @gmivienna.bsky.social
@TheLahaLab (@iiscbangalore) on “Light-mediated development in early and land plants”
Wonderful organisation by Sourav Datta & Prof. Liam Dolan. @gmivienna.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Great start to the @newphyt.bsky.social workshop at IISER Bhopal. Excellent opening talks by Prof. Ute @unicologne.bsky.social &
@TheLahaLab (@iiscbangalore) on “Light-mediated development in early and land plants”
Wonderful organisation by Sourav Datta & Prof. Liam Dolan. @gmivienna.bsky.social
@TheLahaLab (@iiscbangalore) on “Light-mediated development in early and land plants”
Wonderful organisation by Sourav Datta & Prof. Liam Dolan. @gmivienna.bsky.social
Looking forward to presenting our work at the special workshop “Molecular Mechanisms of Light-Regulated Plant Development” organized by @newphyt.bsky.social
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Molecular mechanisms of light-regulated plant development
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December 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Looking forward to presenting our work at the special workshop “Molecular Mechanisms of Light-Regulated Plant Development” organized by @newphyt.bsky.social
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Danger-associated #peptide modulates #iron #deficiency signaling and root growth in #Arabidopsis
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by Shikha et al.
@santoshsatbhai.bsky.social@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience
This figure was created in BioRender (BioRender.com/ biorender.com/xiunmb0).
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by Shikha et al.
@santoshsatbhai.bsky.social@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience
This figure was created in BioRender (BioRender.com/ biorender.com/xiunmb0).
December 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Danger-associated #peptide modulates #iron #deficiency signaling and root growth in #Arabidopsis
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by Shikha et al.
@santoshsatbhai.bsky.social@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience
This figure was created in BioRender (BioRender.com/ biorender.com/xiunmb0).
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by Shikha et al.
@santoshsatbhai.bsky.social@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience
This figure was created in BioRender (BioRender.com/ biorender.com/xiunmb0).
Happy to share that our new study is now published online in @newphyt.bsky.social
We showed dat the PEP2–PEPR2 signaling module plays a key role in Fe-deficiency responses and root growth in Arabidopsis.
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
We showed dat the PEP2–PEPR2 signaling module plays a key role in Fe-deficiency responses and root growth in Arabidopsis.
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
Danger‐associated peptide modulates iron deficiency signaling and root growth in Arabidopsis
Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient for plants and humans, with plants being a primary dietary Fe source. Fe availability significantly affects plant health, development, and yield. Its deficien...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Happy to share that our new study is now published online in @newphyt.bsky.social
We showed dat the PEP2–PEPR2 signaling module plays a key role in Fe-deficiency responses and root growth in Arabidopsis.
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
We showed dat the PEP2–PEPR2 signaling module plays a key role in Fe-deficiency responses and root growth in Arabidopsis.
doi.org/10.1111/nph....
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🌱 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 🌱
Lu et al. review the cysteine-rich peptides RALF and EPF/EPFL, and their roles in regulating growth, development, immune responses and stress adaptation, highlighting new mechanistic insights and challenges in peptide research.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
Lu et al. review the cysteine-rich peptides RALF and EPF/EPFL, and their roles in regulating growth, development, immune responses and stress adaptation, highlighting new mechanistic insights and challenges in peptide research.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
🌱 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 🌱
Lu et al. review the cysteine-rich peptides RALF and EPF/EPFL, and their roles in regulating growth, development, immune responses and stress adaptation, highlighting new mechanistic insights and challenges in peptide research.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
Lu et al. review the cysteine-rich peptides RALF and EPF/EPFL, and their roles in regulating growth, development, immune responses and stress adaptation, highlighting new mechanistic insights and challenges in peptide research.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
Check out the latest pre-print from the lab! This work is led by a very talented PhD student Pooja.
"Blue Light Promotes Root Iron Acquisition via a Shoot CRY-HY5 Signaling Module in Arabidopsis"
#IISERMohali
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"Blue Light Promotes Root Iron Acquisition via a Shoot CRY-HY5 Signaling Module in Arabidopsis"
#IISERMohali
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Blue Light Promotes Root Iron Acquisition via a Shoot CRY-HY5 Signaling Module in Arabidopsis.
● Iron (Fe) is an essential element for almost all living organisms and its deficiency severely impacts crop productivity and human health. While the mechanisms underlying iron uptake and accumulation...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Check out the latest pre-print from the lab! This work is led by a very talented PhD student Pooja.
"Blue Light Promotes Root Iron Acquisition via a Shoot CRY-HY5 Signaling Module in Arabidopsis"
#IISERMohali
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
"Blue Light Promotes Root Iron Acquisition via a Shoot CRY-HY5 Signaling Module in Arabidopsis"
#IISERMohali
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Reposted by Santosh Satbhai
Sugarcane has the most complex genome of all crops. New genomics paper reveals origins including mysterious unknown ancestors. ‘The genomic footprints of wild Saccharum species trace domestication, diversification, and modern breeding of sugarcane’ Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... #plantscience 🧪
The genomic footprints of wild Saccharum species trace domestication, diversification, and modern breeding of sugarcane
Genomic analyses of 390 accessions reveal the domestication history of highly polyploid
sugarcane and the wild contributors to its diversification and to modern cultivars.
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October 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Sugarcane has the most complex genome of all crops. New genomics paper reveals origins including mysterious unknown ancestors. ‘The genomic footprints of wild Saccharum species trace domestication, diversification, and modern breeding of sugarcane’ Cell www.cell.com/cell/fulltex... #plantscience 🧪
Reposted by Santosh Satbhai
Engineered pattern recognition receptors enhance broad-spectrum plant resistance - @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social go.nature.com/474nnA9
October 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Engineered pattern recognition receptors enhance broad-spectrum plant resistance - @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social go.nature.com/474nnA9
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Unlocking gene regulatory networks for crop resilience and sustainable agriculture
Our new review is now online @natbiotech.nature.com
w/ Richalynn, Xin, Bob, Toshi, & Jorge
A full-text view-only is accessible via rdcu.be/euscD
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our new review is now online @natbiotech.nature.com
w/ Richalynn, Xin, Bob, Toshi, & Jorge
A full-text view-only is accessible via rdcu.be/euscD
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Unlocking gene regulatory networks for crop resilience and sustainable agriculture
Nature Biotechnology - Gene regulatory networks are crucial for understanding complex gene regulation in plants and could advance crop improvement for more sustainable and climate-resilient...
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July 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Unlocking gene regulatory networks for crop resilience and sustainable agriculture
Our new review is now online @natbiotech.nature.com
w/ Richalynn, Xin, Bob, Toshi, & Jorge
A full-text view-only is accessible via rdcu.be/euscD
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our new review is now online @natbiotech.nature.com
w/ Richalynn, Xin, Bob, Toshi, & Jorge
A full-text view-only is accessible via rdcu.be/euscD
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Santosh Satbhai
How plants sense injury in their barrier tissue, periderm? Painstakingly detailed and amazing work by post doc Hiroyuki Iida shows that wounding is sensed by the diffusion of two gases: ethylene and oxygen. @treebiocoe.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu 1/x 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Plants monitor the integrity of their barrier by sensing gas diffusion - Nature
A study using Arabidopsis shows that plants can monitor the integrity of their outer barriers by sensing gas diffusion, enabling them to initiate wound repair to prevent water loss and pathogen entry.
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July 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
How plants sense injury in their barrier tissue, periderm? Painstakingly detailed and amazing work by post doc Hiroyuki Iida shows that wounding is sensed by the diffusion of two gases: ethylene and oxygen. @treebiocoe.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu 1/x 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Santosh Satbhai
New paper out showcasing the ALFA tag/ALFA nanobody technology for plant protein tagging. www.cell.com/plant-commun...
@lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social @mplantpcom.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social
@lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social @mplantpcom.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social
Broad application of the ALFA tagging technology for in planta nanobody-based imaging and biochemical characterization of plant proteins
Short summary paragraph : The versatile ALFA tag/ALFA Nanobody system enables a wide
range of imaging and biochemical approaches for studying proteins in plants, including
localization, protein:protei...
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July 2, 2025 at 6:56 AM
New paper out showcasing the ALFA tag/ALFA nanobody technology for plant protein tagging. www.cell.com/plant-commun...
@lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social @mplantpcom.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social
@lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social @mplantpcom.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social
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🎉 Congratulations to our director Gwyneth Ingram, awarded the 2025 CNRS Silver Medal!
A well-deserved recognition of her outstanding research in plant developmental biology. 🌱
👉 More info: www.cnrs.fr/fr/actualite...
👉 Her profile: www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/personne/...
A well-deserved recognition of her outstanding research in plant developmental biology. 🌱
👉 More info: www.cnrs.fr/fr/actualite...
👉 Her profile: www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/personne/...
June 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🎉 Congratulations to our director Gwyneth Ingram, awarded the 2025 CNRS Silver Medal!
A well-deserved recognition of her outstanding research in plant developmental biology. 🌱
👉 More info: www.cnrs.fr/fr/actualite...
👉 Her profile: www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/personne/...
A well-deserved recognition of her outstanding research in plant developmental biology. 🌱
👉 More info: www.cnrs.fr/fr/actualite...
👉 Her profile: www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/personne/...
Reposted by Santosh Satbhai
Foraging for water by MIZ1-mediated antagonism between root gravitropism and hydrotropism
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
#plantscience
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#plantscience
May 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Foraging for water by MIZ1-mediated antagonism between root gravitropism and hydrotropism
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
#plantscience
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
#plantscience
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48-Hour and 24-Hour Time-lapse Single-nucleus Transcriptomics Reveal Cell-type specific Circadian Rhythms in Arabidopsis
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#plantscience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#plantscience
48-Hour and 24-Hour Time-lapse Single-nucleus Transcriptomics Reveal Cell-type specific Circadian Rhythms in Arabidopsis - Nature Communications
This study employs time-lapse single-nucleus RNA sequencing in Arabidopsis seedlings, revealing distinct circadian rhythms in specific cell types and identifying ABF1 as a regulator that shortens the ...
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May 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
48-Hour and 24-Hour Time-lapse Single-nucleus Transcriptomics Reveal Cell-type specific Circadian Rhythms in Arabidopsis
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#plantscience
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#plantscience
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The TAIR12 genome reannotation has FINALLY been submitted to GenBank. Now we await review and approval. Stay tuned for updates, hopefully within the next month. Thank you to everyone that made this project possible. @labschneeberger.bsky.social @bar-plantbio.bsky.social @sigmafacto.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The TAIR12 genome reannotation has FINALLY been submitted to GenBank. Now we await review and approval. Stay tuned for updates, hopefully within the next month. Thank you to everyone that made this project possible. @labschneeberger.bsky.social @bar-plantbio.bsky.social @sigmafacto.bsky.social
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We have a postdoc position that just opened up in the Brady lab on reprogramming tomato root system architecture in response to changes in nutrient availability - please consider applying! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07095
Postdoctoral Researcher- Brady Lab
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
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April 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We have a postdoc position that just opened up in the Brady lab on reprogramming tomato root system architecture in response to changes in nutrient availability - please consider applying! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07095
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Thrilled to share my first paper published at Current biology!!
We found that the expression level of one single transcription factor converts beneficial root endophyte into pathogenic guy😈 (1/8) www.cell.com/current-biol...
We found that the expression level of one single transcription factor converts beneficial root endophyte into pathogenic guy😈 (1/8) www.cell.com/current-biol...
A fungal transcription factor converts a beneficial root endophyte into an anthracnose leaf pathogen
Endophytic fungi colonize healthy plant tissues without disease. Ujimatsu et al. reveal
that the fungal transcription factor CtBOT6 triggers the virulence of a root-associated
beneficial endophyte by ...
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April 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Thrilled to share my first paper published at Current biology!!
We found that the expression level of one single transcription factor converts beneficial root endophyte into pathogenic guy😈 (1/8) www.cell.com/current-biol...
We found that the expression level of one single transcription factor converts beneficial root endophyte into pathogenic guy😈 (1/8) www.cell.com/current-biol...
Reposted by Santosh Satbhai
Our institute @iecb.bsky.social is looking for new group leaders. The call is also addressing plant scientists🌱! Join us in the beautiful city of Bordeaux!
www.iecb.u-bordeaux.fr/en/news/grou...
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April 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Our institute @iecb.bsky.social is looking for new group leaders. The call is also addressing plant scientists🌱! Join us in the beautiful city of Bordeaux!
www.iecb.u-bordeaux.fr/en/news/grou...
www.iecb.u-bordeaux.fr/en/news/grou...
Excited to share that I've been promoted to Associate Professor at IISER Mohali. I’m deeply grateful to my lab’s current and past members for their hard work. A big thank you to my mentors, especially @rootstrapping.bsky.social and my colleagues for their continuous support!
February 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Excited to share that I've been promoted to Associate Professor at IISER Mohali. I’m deeply grateful to my lab’s current and past members for their hard work. A big thank you to my mentors, especially @rootstrapping.bsky.social and my colleagues for their continuous support!