A developmental transition in pectin methyl-esterification enables anisotropic growth
🎤 Henry Temple | Sainsbury Laboratory (UK)
16:15
Insights into the role MYB46 and MYB87 in plant cell wall remodelling
🎤 Prashant Anupama-Mo | Regional Centre for Biotech (India)
16:30
Tissue- and context specific callose deposition in the vascular system
🎤 Lothar Kalmbach | University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland)
16:45
Brassinosteroid-mediated environmental plasticity of seed development
🎤 Chi-Ying Hsueh | Max Planck (Germany)
17:00
Spatiotemporal coordination of suberin and lignin deposition in Arabidopsis root apoplastic barriers
🎤 Olga Serra | University of Girona (Spain)
17:15
From the Cell Wall to the Vacuole: FERONIA’s Role in Regulation Cellular Expansion
🎤 Ann-Kathrin Rößling | University of Freiburg (Germany)
17:30
Constitutive versus inducible: do tertiary cell walls share a common regulatory playbook?
🎤 Natalia Mokshina | Kazan Institute of Biochem (Russia)
17:45
Distinct types of cell wall stresses and sensing mechanisms enable cytoskeletal patterning of epidermal morphogenesis in leaves
🎤 Daniel B Szymanski | Purdue University (USA)
08:45 - 09:00
Session 8: Arabinogalactan Proteins – In Memory of Professor Allan Showalter
👥 Sílvia Coimbra | University of Porto (Portugal)
👥 Michael Held | Ohio University (United States)
08:45
Professor Allan Showalter Memorial
09:00
AGP Glycosylation Controls Cell Wall Signal Integration During Development in Arabidopsis
🎤 Damilola Ayorinde | Ohio University (USA)
09:15
Calcium reservoirs in the cell wall: AGPs driving reproductive success
🎤 Jessy Silva | University of Porto (Portugal)
09:30
Evolution of structural diversity of arabinogalactan-proteins within streptophytes
🎤 Lukas Pfeifer | Kiel University (Germany)
09:45
Functions and interactions of FLA4 and its molecular cousins
🎤 Georg J. Seifert | BOKU University (Austria)
10:00
The Root Extracellular Trap: A Key Interface Between Roots and Environmental Stresses
🎤 Maïté Vicré | Université de Rouen (France)
10:15
Reducing galactose substitutions of type II arabinogalactan affects cell wall architecture and alters secondary cell wall deposition in Arabidopsis thaliana floral stem internodes
🎤 Lucia Albornos | University of Salamanca (Spain)
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30
Session 9: Cell Wall Mechanics and Biophysics
👥 Sarah Robinson | Cambridge University (UK)
👥 Lukas Hoermayer | Lausanne University (Switzerland)
11:00
Plant cell directional growth control, a cutting-edge problem on cell wall modifications
🎤 Nathan German | INRAE (France)
11:15
Thaxtomin phytotoxins offer a molecular masterclass in broad-spectrum cellulose synthase inhibition
🎤 Louis F. L. Wilson | University of Virginia (USA)
11:30
Outer epidermal edges mediate cell-cell adhesion for tissue integrity in plants
🎤 Stéphane Verger | Umeå Plant Science Centre (Sweden)
11:45
Minor Polymer, Major Mechanics: Callose Turnover Regulates Cell Wall Stiffness During Tomato Fruit Development
🎤 Richa Yeshvekar | University of Leeds (UK)
12:00
Shape, structure and mechanics of maize stomatal cell walls
🎤 Tian Zhang | Henan University (China)
12:15
Mechanical regulation of Arabidopsis seed growth by the seed coat outer integument
Expression of the “OG-machine” in growth- and immune-defective Arabidopsis backgrounds identifies factors that uncouple growth inhibition from defence
🎤 Giulia De Lorenzo | Università di Roma (Italy)
09:30
Plant cell walls as a battleground in plant-pathogen co-evolution
🎤 Andrea Sánchez-Vallet | CBGP (Spain)
09:45
Plant Cell Wall Remodeling in the Olive-Xylella fastidiosa Pathosystem
🎤 Daniele Coculo | Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
10:00
A novel Arabidopsis receptor kinase mediating oligogalacturonide-triggered immunity and disease resistance
🎤 Klara Culjak | CBGP (Spain)
10:15
The ATHE/MEE39 Receptor Kinase Mediates Cell Wall Integrity Surveillance During Vascular Pathogen Infection in Complex with MIK2
🎤 Marina Martín-Dacal | CBGP (Spain)
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30
Session 11: Cell Wall Formation and Function in Plant Development II
👥 Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso | University of Leeds (UK)
👥 Ana Marta Pereira | University of Porto (Portugal)
11:00
Are (some) cell wall mutant also membrane mutant ?
🎤 Sivagamy Soundiramourt | INRAE (France)
11:15
Not so fast: Discovering how the cell wall contributes to the form and function of stomatal complexes in Brachypodium distachyon
🎤 Kelly Sammons | Pennsylvania State University (USA)
11:30
Mineral nutrients affect RALF-pectin condensation and signaling in roots
🎤 Paulina Ramirez Miranda | University of Freiburg (Germany)
11:45
Does lignin composition matter in the secondary cell walls of the xylem vessel elements?
🎤 Hannele Tuominen | Umeå Plant Science Centre (Sweden)
12:00
Nitrate interplays with cell wall metabolism for cell expansion in Arabidopsis cotyledons
🎤 Valentina Nunez-Pascual | Pontificia Universidad Católica (Chile)
12:15
How does hormonal signaling regulate cell plate development?
🎤 Georgia Drakakaki | University of California Davis (USA)
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 15:45
Session 12: Cell Walls in Crop Quality, Biomass Utilisation and Sustainability
👥 Yunjun Zhao | Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)
👥 Christian Donohoe | University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
14:00
THE LEAF CELL WALL – CUTICLE CONTINUUM AND PHYLLOSPHERE MICROBIOME: A WINNING COMBINATION FOR TO PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE CROP MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN AGRICULTURE
🎤 Eric Nguema-Ona | Centre Mondial de l’Innovation Roullier (France)
14:15
Plant cell wall-derived oligosaccharides released during pathogen infection and triggering immune responses: challenges for their identification and agricultural applications
🎤 Meriem Aitougouinane | CBGP (Spain)
14:30
OLinWASTE: from olive mill agro-industrial residues to cell wall–derived immune elicitors for sustainable crop protection
🎤 Vincenzo Lionetti | Sapienza Università di Roma (Italy)
14:45
Citrus‑derived DAMP biofractions as novel immunity activators against emerging diseases HLB and CBS
🎤 Miguel-Ángel Torres | Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas (Spain)
15:00
A mutation-stacking approach towards agro-industrial improvement of maize: insights into the CCR gene family
🎤 Astrid De Moor | Ghent University (Belgium)
15:15
Rhamnogalacturonan-I is a cell-cell adhesion molecule in grasses and dicots
🎤 Nicholas C Carpita | National Laboratory of the Rockies (USA)
15:30
Wood into food: converting plant cell walls into edible products
🎤 Charles T. Anderson | Pennsylvania State University (USA)
