@LaySunMa1

Principal Investigator; @IPMBSinica,@AcadSinica; Interested in #effectors #PlantImmunity #MPMI #Ustilago #cornsmut

 IPMB, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
ipmb.sinica.edu.tw/en/people/ipmb_researchers/ma-lay-sun
Joined May 2019
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中央研究院 Academia Sinica@AcadSinicaSep 1
Spatial MAS-IsoSeq maps 285,639 isoforms in the maize embryonic leaf. The isoforms build MaizeV5_IsoAnn, a B73 upgrade with 5,228 new genes. The data reveal ARF4 regulating LBD26 in embryonic vein development. In Nature Plants. sinica.edu.tw/en/news_conten… #PlantScience #Genomics
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[Dr. Lay-Sun Ma @LaySunMa1] N-Glycosylation Mediates Smut Effector Adaptation Toward a Host Pectin Methylesterase Inhibitor The Plant Cell @ThePlantCell academic.oup.com/plcell/adva…
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中央研究院 Academia Sinica@AcadSinicaSep 1
Wall-degrading enzymes aren't the only way in. Corn smut's glycosylated Nge1, an "inhibitor of an inhibitor," neutralizes maize PMEI45, freeing pectin methylesterases to soften the wall. In The Plant Cell. sinica.edu.tw/en/news_conten… #PlantPathology #Glycobiology
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DingLab@dinglab_plantsAug 10
Our work is now online @cellhostmicrobe #OAHuge congrats to all authors @HimanshuChhill3 @leonardojo @RedkarAmey Volkan @kaisakajala @jonathandgjones supported primarily by the @ERC_Research #StG => cell.com/cell-host-microbe/f… @LeidenBiology @UniLeiden

Cell-type-specific activation of broadly perceived effector-triggered immunity restricts pathogen...

Chhillar et al. reveal that plant immunity is organized across leaf tissues through specialized cell-type programs. While a shared core immune program is broadly activated, individual cell types...

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We’re excited to share how smut fungi use sugar decorations on their Nge1 effector to outsmart plant immunity in the ongoing evolutionary arms race. This work is now available in The Plant Cell: DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koag234. @IPMBSinica @chibbhibhaskar
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Erh-Min Lai@erhminlaiAug 5
Our lab is recruiting people at multiple levels: postdoc, graduate student, and RA @IPMBSinica #Taiwan to investigate the evolution and molecular mechanisms of #Agrobacteria #T6SS antibacterial weapon. Check out the job ad and the lab website! Please apply or RT
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Congratulations to the awardees of IPMB’s 2025 Poster Competition!
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Chih-Horng Kuo (郭志鴻)@ChihHorngKuo4 Nov 2025
Ryohei Thomas Nakano @LuckyStrike1984 gave a great talk on the molecular dialog between plant roots & microbes in our @IPMBSinica seminar. The use of synthetic microbial communities (SynCom) in such studies is interesting. #MPMI
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[@IPMBSinica Seminar] 2025-11-11 15:00; A134, Ag Tech Bldg Speaker：Dr. Alberto Macho @AlbertoPMacho Title：Deciphering the interaction between plants and bacterial pathogens: beyond activation and suppression of immunity
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[@IPMBSinica Seminar] 2025-11-10 10:00; A134, Ag Tech Bldg Speaker：Dr. Pok Man Ngou @BrunoNgou (Postdoctoral Researcher, RIKEN CSRS, Japan) Title：Pattern-recognition receptors: Past, present and future
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Grateful to our Academic Advisory Committee for visiting @IPMBSinica @AcadSinica! Inspiring scientific exchanges, constructive feedback, and a shared vision for advancing plant and microbial biology. Thank you for helping us shape the next phase of IPMB’s research excellence.
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The Plant Cell@ThePlantCell16 Oct 2025
Membrane contact sites between chloroplasts and the pathogen interface underpin plant focal immune responses (Enoch Lok Him Yuen, Zachary Savage, Vojtěch Pražák, et al) doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koaf2… @EnochYuen @ASPB #PlantSci
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Erh-Min Lai@erhminlai17 Oct 2025
Congratulations to my colleague @ChihHorngKuo for a highly productive international collaboration between #Taiwan #Japan @IPMBSinica @AIST_EN leading to the exciting discovery of defense symbiosis published in @ScienceMagazine
Chih-Horng Kuo (郭志鴻)@ChihHorngKuo17 Oct 2025
A new kind of defensive symbiosis. Stinkbugs cultivate fungi on their hindlegs and smear them onto eggs, forming a protective barrier against parasitic wasps. scim.ag/4qaJ3TF @ScienceMagazine Great collaboration with @fkttkm, @AIST_EN, @IPMBSinica & @AcadSinica
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Gunther Doehlemann@gun_doe8 Oct 2025
We are hiring! Our lab is offering a fully funded PhD position in fungal effector biology: jobportal.uni-koeln.de/aussc…
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JamesLiao@JamesLiaoLab14 Sep 2025
Rubisco limits plant CO₂ fixation. Lu et al. engineered Arabidopsis with a synthetic McG cycle, turning a Rubisco by-product into acetyl-CoA. Result: more lipids, seeds & biomass—a proof-of-concept to boost carbon fixation by creating a synthetic “C2” plant.
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JamesLiao@JamesLiaoLab14 Sep 2025
Dual-cycle CO2 fixation enhances growth and lipid synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana | Science science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…

Dual-cycle CO2 fixation enhances growth and lipid synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

Carbon fixation through the Calvin-Benson-Bassham (CBB) cycle accounts for the majority of carbon dioxide (CO2) uptake from the atmosphere. The CBB cycle generates C3 carbohydrates but is inefficient...

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📢 #AcademicJobs Tenure-track faculty positions in plant biology and plant-related microbiology Intramural funding, core facilities, generous startup, and a vibrant research environment at @IPMBSinica @AcadSinica #Taiwan recruitment.ipmb.sinica.edu.… 🗓️ Deadline: Aug. 31, 2025
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Chih-Hang Wu@AdamWu952710 Jun 2025
It was a true pleasure hosting @LabShih for his seminar at @IPMBSinica! Fantastic discussion on plant synthetic biology and Agrobacterium research. @erhminlai @LaySunMa1 @chuanku_ @ShihLongTu1
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Neil Gow@neil_gow7 Jun 2025
A new immune receptor for chitosan involved in fungal recognition. doi.org/10.1016/j.tcsw.2025.…. ⁦@eurconfmedmycol⁩ ⁦@ISHAM_Mycology⁩ ⁦@BritSocMedMyc⁩ ⁦@MRCcmm⁩ ⁦@YoungECMM⁩ ⁦@youngisham⁩ ⁦@britsocimm⁩ ⁦@FrankvdVeerdonk⁩
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[@IPMBSinica Seminar] 2025-04-29 11:00; A134, Ag Tech Bldg Speaker：Dr. Gitta Coaker @GittaCoaker (Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, USA) Title：Exposing Pathogen Variation: Engineering Plant Immunity and Investigating Spatial Defense
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