Ethylene plays a dual role in sex determination and fruit shape in cucurbits The shape of vegetables and fruits is the result of adaptive evolution and human selection. Genetic modules controlling the...
WIP genes and embryonic root development
Spatially expressed WIP genes control Arabidopsis embryonic root development
Development of plant organs is a highly organized process. In Arabidopsis, proper root development requires that distinct cell...
IPS2 welcomes high school students!
IPS2 welcomes high school students as part of the "Des Plantes et des Hommes" initiative supported by the Saclay Plant Science (SPS) network. The initiative "Des Plantes et des Hommes", supported by the...
Minimum complexity drives regulatory logic in Boolean models of living systems
Cellular decisions depend on the coordinated action of molecular components. Their modeling can be tackled via Boolean networks...
Evolution of anti‐silencing systems in plants
Fast co‐evolution of anti‐silencing systems shapes the invasiveness of Mu‐like DNA transposons in eudicot plants
How transposons escape epigenetic silencing is still poorly understood. In a study published...
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...
Ph D recently defended at IPS2
Hadi KHARESTANI Engineering of the eIF4E gene for resistance against Potyviridae viruses in melon using genome editing Keywords: Melon, genetic transformation, base editing, resistance to virus. Melon (Cucumis...
The IPS2 Platform’s Days
After the Plant Transcriptomics’ Days, then the SPOmics’ Days, we invite you to "Les journées des Plateformes de l'IPS2" on June 16 and 17 – 2022. These days are open to all those interested in approaches...
Dr. A. G. Ammar invited at IPS2
The Dr. A. G. Ammar, Assistant Professor of Biotechnology in Alexandria (Egypt), is in residence at IPS2 for 6 months The SYMUNITY team is pleased to welcome Dr. Gamal Ammar coming from the City of Scientific...
IPS2 PhD & PostDoc Days 2022
For a day and a half, on March 10 and 11, around 30 PhD students and postdocs of the IPS2 presented their backgrounds, research projects, and results. This event organized by PhD students highlighted...
An ERC consolidator at IPS2 : Moussa Benhamed
The « 3Dwheat » project
In an era of global warming, heat stress poses a major threat for the stability and the increase of crop yields. Plants have evolved a variety of sophisticated mechanisms to adapt...
How to repress legume symbiotic nodulation in response to nitrate
NLP1 binds the CEP1 signaling peptide promoter to repress its expression in response to nitrate Nitrate is an essential macronutrient for plant growth and development, which also acts as a molecular signal...
A quantitative model of crossover landscapes
Genetic recombination occurs in meiosis through a complex sequence of events that starts with the active formation of DNA double strand breaks and ends with crossovers or conversions after DNA repair...
MARS regulates the ABA response of the marneral cluster
In Arabidopsis, the long non-coding RNA MARS modulates the epigenetic status and chromatin conformation of the marneral metabolic gene cluster in response to ABA.
Plants communicate with their environment...
The genome of melon Charentais decoded
Cucumis melo presents a great diversity of horticultural groups, the cantaloupe melon, known in France under the name of Charentais, being the most cultivated type. It was introduced to France by Charles...
PhD defences at IPS2 at the end of 2021
Hsin-Ya HUANG Transposon insertion in an ethylene signaling gene leads to sex transition in melon Keywords: C. melo, Sex determination, Androecy, Ethylene, Transposable elements, Transcriptome. How the...
MAP Kinase Signaling and integrated immune responses in plants
MAP Kinases 3 and 6 control Salicylic Acid signaling by upregulating NLR receptors during Pattern- and Effector-Triggered Immunity The plant immune system relies on two types of receptors : the membrane-localized...
IPS2 commitment for a more sustainable research activity
In line with the institutional policies from CNRS, INRAE and Paris-Saclay University that tend to integrate the environmental emergency as a key parameter of the research activity, IPS2 created a few...
Epigenetic regulation of sex determination
In monoecious melon, sex is determined by the differential expression of sex determination genes (SDGs) and adoption of sex-specific transcriptional programs. Histone modifications such as H3K27me3 have...