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No Time To Read podcast S4E7 Cis-regulatory sequence evolution       Guest: Kirk Amundson, USDA NIFA Postdoctoral Fellow, Bartlett Lab, University of Massachusetts Amherst X: @KirkAmundson BlueSky: @kirkamundson.bsky.social Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia   X: @aribidopsis BlueSky: @aribidopsis.bsky.social

No Time To Read podcast S4E6 CLAVATA receptors in maize       Guest: Penelope Lindsay, Research Associate, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University Previously: Postdoctoral fellow, Dave Jackson’s lab, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory BlueSky: @penlindsay.bsky.social Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia   X: @aribidopsis BlueSky: @aribidopsis....

No Time To Read podcast S4E5 Cell cycle during plant regeneration       Guest: Laura Lee, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lab website: https://www.lauraleelab.com/ Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia   X: @aribidopsis BlueSky: @aribidopsis.bsky.social

No Time To Read podcast S4E4 Phase separation in plants       Guest: Heather Meyer, Assistant Professor of Biology, Syracuse University X:  @Dr_Heatherini Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia  X: @aribidopsis BlueSky: @aribidopsis.bsky.social

No Time To Read podcast S4E3 FERONIA & cell wall integrity       Guest: Ajeet Chaudhary, Postdoc, Wang and Xu lab, Carnegie Institute for Plant Science, Stanford  X:  @Ajt_chaudhary BlueSky: @ajeetchaudhary.bsky.social     Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia  X: @aribidopsis BlueSky: @aribidopsis.bsky.social

No Time To Read podcast S4E2 CLE peptide and symbiosis       Guest: Sagar Bashyal, Müller lab, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies  X:  @SagarBashyal11 BlueSky: @sagarbashyal.bsky.social    Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia   X: @aribidopsis BlueSky: @aribidopsis.bsky.social

No Time To Read podcast S4E1 Drought Recovery-Induced Immunity (DRII)      Guest: Natanella Illouz-Eliaz, Ecker lab, Salk Institute for Biological Studies X: @NatanellaE BlueSky: @natanellae.bsky.social   Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia  X/BlueSky: @aribidopsis

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No Time To Read podcast S3E7 Translational landscape in a maize microRNA biogenesis mutant      Guest: Hailong Yang, Bartlett lab, University of Massachusetts Amherst Previously at Beth Thompson’s lab, East Carolina University    Twitter/X: @hailongcorn   Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University  Twitter/X: @aribidopsis

No Time To Read podcast S3E6 Cell wall integrity and endomembrane trafficking      Guest: Natalie Hoffmann, McFarlane lab, University of Toronto     Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University  Twitter/X: @aribidopsis

No Time To Read podcast  S3E5  GRASSY TILLERS1 (GT1) and SIX-ROWED SPIKE1 (VRS1) homologs share conserved roles in growth repression       Guest: Joseph Gallagher, US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS)    Twitter/X: @Joe_P_Gallagher      Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University   Twitter/X: @aribidopsis 

No Time To Read podcast S3E4 Combined plant stress database Guest: Muthappa Senthil-Kumar, Principal Investigator, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), India Twitter/X: @SCIPdatabase Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University Twitter/X: @aribidopsis

No Time To Read podcast S3E3 SHR and SCR coordinate root patterning and growth early in the cell cycle Guest: Cara Winter, Associate Research Professor, Duke University Pablo Szekely, Postdoc, Benfey Lab, Duke University Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University Twitter/X: @aribidopsis

No Time To Read podcast S3E2 The peptide GOLVEN10 alters root development and noduletaxis in Medicago truncatula Guest: Sonali Roy, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Tennessee State University Twitter/X: @SonaliRoy_ Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University Twitter/X: @aribidopsis

No Time To Read podcast S3E1 Plant carbonic anhydrase-like enzymes in neuroactive alkaloid biosynthesis Guest: Ryan Nett, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and cellular Biology, Harvard University Twitter/X: @rnett42 Host: Arif Ashraf, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Howard University Twitter/X: @aribidopsis

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Article:  DNA methylation signatures of duplicate gene evolution in angiosperms Journal: Plant Physiology Year: 2023 Guest:  Sunil Kenchanmane Raju Host:  Arif Ashraf Abstract Gene duplication is a source of evolutionary novelty. DNA methylation may play a role in the evolution of duplicate genes (paralogs) through its association with gene expression. While this relationship has been examined to...

Article: Extensive embryonic patterning without cellular differentiation primes the plant epidermis for efficient post-embryonic stomatal activities Journal: Developmental Cell Year: 2023 Guest: Margot Smit Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Plant leaves feature epidermal stomata that are organized in stereotyped patterns. How does the pattern originate? We provide transcriptomic, imaging, and genetic evi...

Article: A dolabralexin-deficient mutant provides insight into specialized diterpenoid metabolism in maize Journal: Plant Physiology Year: 2023 Guest: Katie Murphy Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract Two major groups of specialized metabolites in maize ( Zea mays ), termed kauralexins and dolabralexins, serve as known or predicted diterpenoid defenses against pathogens, herbivores, and other environmental...

Article: Transcriptional responses to gibberellin in the maize tassel and control by DELLA domain proteins Journal: The Plant Journal Year: 2022 Guest: Norman Best Host: Arif Ashraf Abstract The plant hormone gibberellin (GA) impacts plant growth and development differently depending on the developmental context. In the maize (Zea mays) tassel, application of GA alters floral development, resultin...

Article: A single-cell Arabidopsis root atlas reveals developmental trajectories in wild-type and cell identity mutants Journal: Developmental Cell Year: 2022 Guest: Rachel Shahan Host: Arif Ashraf   Abstract In all multicellular organisms, transcriptional networks orchestrate organ development. The Arabidopsis root, with its simple structure and indeterminate growth, is an ideal model for in...

Article: Genome of Paspalum vaginatum and the role of trehalose mediated autophagy in increasing maize biomass Journal: Nature Communications Year: 2022 Guest: Guangchao Sun Host: Arif Ashraf   Abstract A number of crop wild relatives can tolerate extreme stress to a degree outside the range observed in their domesticated relatives. However, it is unclear whether or how the molecular mechanis...

Article: The miR156 juvenility factor and PLETHORA 2 form a regulatory network and influence timing of meristem growth and lateral root emergence Journal: Development Year: 2022 Guest: Marta Laskowski Host: Arif Ashraf   Abstract Plants develop throughout their lives: seeds become seedlings that mature and form fruits and seeds. Although the underlying mechanisms that drive these developmenta...

Article: Synthetic genetic circuits as a means of reprogramming plant roots Journal: Science Year: 2022 Guest: Jenn Brophy Host: Arif Ashraf   Abstract The shape of a plant’s root system influences its ability to reach essential nutrients in the soil and to acquire water during drought. Progress in engineering plant roots to optimize water and nutrient acquisition has been limited by our capa...

Article: CAN OF SPINACH, a novel long non-coding RNA, affects iron deficiency responses in Arabidopsis thaliana Journal: Frontiers in Plant Science Year: 2022 Guest: Ahmet Bakirbas Host: Arif Ashraf   Abstract Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are RNA molecules with functions independent of any protein-coding potential. A whole transcriptome (RNA-seq) study of Arabidopsis shoots under iron suffi...