An independent research institute renowned for world-leading fundamental discoveries in molecular plant-microbe interactions to reduce crop losseshttps://bsky.app/profile/thesainsburylab.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesainsburylab.bsky.social/post/3ml6tkfnn4t25New Preprint in collaboration with GoogleDeepMind: AI-guided discovery of atypical protein assemblies The @kamounlab.bsky.social discovered an 11-protomer complex thanks to the Structural Novelty Index , a new way to use AlphaFold to find protein assemblies that break the pattern. https://www.tsl.ac.uk/publications/16742406 May 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:ajm7gy3lfa4t6jgd3b6jfurl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6tkfnn4t25https://bsky.app/profile/thesainsburylab.bsky.social/post/3mksdseqebx2uNew Publication: Membrane remodelling mediates lipopeptide-induced immunity in Arabidopsis (2026) Read our digested story here: https://www.tsl.ac.uk/news/a-helper-nlr-challenges-the-membrane-localisation-dogma01 May 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:ajm7gy3lfa4t6jgd3b6jfurl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksdseqebx2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesainsburylab.bsky.social/post/3mkqact27du27New study with @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @imb-as.bsky.social shows that NRG1 binds chloroplasts to trigger plant immunity, challenging the view of resistosomes working at the plasma membrane 🌱 "We have only scratched the surface of plant immunity" @kamounlab.bsky.social https://www.tsl.ac.uk/news/a-helper-nlr-challenges-the-membrane-localisation-dogma30 Apr 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:ajm7gy3lfa4t6jgd3b6jfurl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqact27du27https://bsky.app/profile/thesainsburylab.bsky.social/post/3mkprg7fchk2lNew Publication: Membrane remodelling mediates lipopeptide-induced immunity in Arabidopsis (2026) https://www.tsl.ac.uk/publications/167287 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-026-02270-3?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky30 Apr 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:ajm7gy3lfa4t6jgd3b6jfurl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkprg7fchk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesainsburylab.bsky.social/post/3mkkjiqxlnu2wNew Publication: Two genes, one switch: a bidirectional promoter strategy for inducible plant immunity (2026) https://www.tsl.ac.uk/publications/166737 https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiag243?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky28 Apr 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:ajm7gy3lfa4t6jgd3b6jfurl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkjiqxlnu2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thesainsburylab.bsky.social/post/3mkhn3ljzah2tPLoS Genet: Whole-genome sequencing reveals a possible molecular basis of sex determination in the dioecious wild yam Dioscorea tokoro (2026) https://www.tsl.ac.uk/publications/166554 https://www.tsl.ac.uk/publications/166554?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky27 Apr 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:ajm7gy3lfa4t6jgd3b6jfurl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhn3ljzah2thttps://bsky.app/profile/thesainsburylab.bsky.social/post/3mk62nmymgj26New Preprint: Brassinosteroid-regulated transcription factors confer epigenetic changes that repress plant immunity (2026) https://www.tsl.ac.uk/publications/166330 https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.09.717176?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky23 Apr 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:ajm7gy3lfa4t6jgd3b6jfurl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk62nmymgj26https://bsky.app/profile/thesainsburylab.bsky.social/post/3mk5lhmlfdw26New Publication: A phosphorelay circuit drives extracellular alkalinization in receptor kinase-mediated immune and cell-wall damage signaling (2026) https://www.tsl.ac.uk/publications/166551 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S109727652600211X?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky23 Apr 2026 08:22 +0000at://did:plc:ajm7gy3lfa4t6jgd3b6jfurl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5lhmlfdw26https://bsky.app/profile/thesainsburylab.bsky.social/post/3mk3by4xvy32uNew Publication: Phytophthora targets plant extracellular vesicles to promote infection (2026) https://www.tsl.ac.uk/publications/166548 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-026-02325-3?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky22 Apr 2026 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:ajm7gy3lfa4t6jgd3b6jfurl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3by4xvy32uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thesainsburylab.bsky.social/post/3mjhdlmfwwq2kWe are happy to celebrate @mpcontreras.bsky.social winning the @biochemsoc.bsky.social 2027 Early Career Research Award! Mauricio joined TSL as a predoc with @kamounlab.bsky.social, where he did PhD and postdoc before starting his group at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social Congrats Mau! https://www.tsl.ac.uk/news/tsl-alumnus-wins-biochemical-society-award14 Apr 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:ajm7gy3lfa4t6jgd3b6jfurl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhdlmfwwq2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thesainsburylab.bsky.social/post/3mjfdq7nojj2dINTERVIEW: Ruth Annang, MSc Global Plant Health alumna, shared why leadership and communication training are vital for plant scientists, and how she is driven by the desire to battle misinformation through accessible science. Read the full interview here: https://www.tsl.ac.uk/news/student-perspective-training-new-leaders-in-plant-science13 Apr 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:ajm7gy3lfa4t6jgd3b6jfurl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfdq7nojj2d