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Projects - prof.dr. D (Dolf) Weijers
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Understanding vascular development in ferns
The aim of this project is to better understand plant development in an evolutionary context by focusing on the more primitive plant group ferns. Much... -
Breaking the symmetry in the early plant embryo
Formation of an adult plant body starting from a single cell is not a trivial task. For tissues and organs to be assembled into a particular shape... -
Elucidating phase separation of transcription factors
We aim to characterize the functions of intrinsic disorder and phase separation during transcriptional control by ARF proteins in plants. ARFs have 3... -
Evolutionary biochemistry of the auxin signaling pathway
A largely unexplored question in biology is how hormone response networks emerged during evolution. In this project, we target this fundamental... -
Multi-omics data integration
Aim of this project is to identify and understand the evolutionarily conserved processes that play a key role in rapid auxin responses using... -
Evolution of auxin-triggered protein phosphorylation
In plants, the hormone auxin can trigger fast cellular responses. These respones are evolutionary conserved, yet little is known about how they are... -
How mechanical cues shape plant development
Cells can sense intrinsic mechanical perturbations as well as those coming from the environment, and are able to convert these into intracellular... -
How plants feel the force
In this project, we will decipher the plant mechanostat by establishing the quantitative connections between mechanical stress and gene expression. We... -
Proteomic analysis of plant cell polarity
Living organisms require directional information for proper organ formation. In plants, cell polarity is yet not well studied, with only several known... -
Hacking ARF DNA-binding
The phytohormone auxin controls numerous plant growth and developmental processes, including many traits of agronomic importance in crops. Thus,...