A very large proportion of false specific DEG when using few replicates and Venn Diagramms. Omics analyses represent a crucial step in the search for condition-specific events and often rely on Venn diagrams...
New insights into the regulation of the SNC1 resistance gene
Combined genetic analysis of loss- and gain-of-function mutants identifies a new MPK3/MPK6-CHR5-SNC1 immune signaling module in Arabidopsis thaliana To defend against pathogens (bacteria, fungi, etc.)...
Welcome to Pol Vendrell Mir at IPS2!
A new CNRS researcher in plant biology and genomics at IPS2
Pol Vendrell Mir is a CNRS researcher at the Paris-Saclay Institute of Plant Sciences – IPS2 (CNRS/INRAE/UEVE/UPSaclay, Gif-sur-Yvette). After...
Signaling peptides and endosymbioses
Signaling peptides at the crossroad of plant root endosymbioses In the heterogeneous and fluctuating environments in which plants grow, they must efficiently acquire essential nutrients to sustain growth...
A bacteria beneficial in low nitrogen
A beneficial bacteria improves plant growth under low fertilization conditions Developing alternatives to synthetic nitrogen fertilizers is a key challenge for reconciling agricultural productivity with...
Global transcription repression in plants
Identification of a global mechanism of transcription repression in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. In an article published in PNAS and coordinated by Cécile Raynaud, the Chromosome Dynamics team...
William BOUARD has joined the CCARS team
William BOUARD joined the CCARS team at IPS2 on September 1st as an Associate Professor of the University Paris-Saclay. Being a molecular biologist and biochemist by training, William began his academic...
A new ERC project at IPS2!
Interactions and evolutionary dynamics of transposable elements and host proteins
Leandro Quadrana has just been awarded an ERC Consolidator grant: “HosTEome.” This project focuses on transposable elements...
Saclay Plant Sciences (SPS) Summer School 2026
Long title An immersive training course in plant single cell RNAseq
In 2026, the Saclay Plant Sciences (SPS) network is organizing a summer school dedicated to single cell RNAseq (scRNAseq) approaches...
December 2025
Friday december 13, 2025 10:00 a.m. in the Amphitheater of the teaching building. Dr. Ronald Pierik "Spatiotemporal regulation of light responses: a shade avoidance perspective" Invitation: Pierre GAUTRAT...
A new PI at IPS2
Hannes Kollist will become the new co-head of the STRESS team in IPS2 Since April 1st, a new Principal Investigator has joined IPS2. Hannes Kollist, who was recently recruited by the INRAE as a senior...
A CEP signaling peptide regulating symbiotic nodules but not roots
The Medicago SymCEP7 hormone increases root nodule number via shoots without compromising lateral root number
Legumes acquire soil nutrients both through their nitrogen-fixing root nodules and lateral...
Single nuclei analysis of symbiotic nodulation
Cell-specific pathways recruited for symbiotic nodulation in the Medicago truncatula legume
Medicago truncatula is a model legume species that has been studied for decades to understand the symbiotic...
Dr. Jérémie Bazin was recruited at IPS2 as a INRAE researcher
Jeremie Bazin is a researcher (INRAE) in the IPS2 unit (Institut des Sciences des Plantes - Paris-Saclay, UMR 9213 UPSaclay/CNRS/INRAE). He has been recruited in May 2021 in Martin Crespi's team. After...
A new team at IPS2
The new team headed by Leandro Quadrana will join the Developmental Genomics and Genetics (DGG) department to investigate the contribution of genomic and epigenomic variation to plant diversity. What...
