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      Etioplast dysfunction reprograms morphogenesis

      Limiting etioplast gene expression induces apical hook twisting during skoto-morphogenesis of Arabidopsis seedlings
      When seeds are covered by soil, seedlings follow a dark-specific developmental program...



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      3D chromatin reorganizations induced by heat stress

      HSFA1a modulates plant heat stress responses and alters the 3D chromatin organization of enhancer-promoter interactions
       
      The complex and dynamic three-dimensional organization of chromatin within the nucleus...



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      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...



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      The Carbon Footprint of IPS2

      The Carbon Footprint of IPS2
       
      Research, like most modern human activities, is highly dependent, directly or indirectly, on fossil fuels. In a world where these energies are limited and associated with...



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      PhD defences at IPS2 during fall/winter 2022

      Ying HUANG
      Molecular basis of 3D chromatin organization in Arabidopsisand tomato during development and in response to heat stress
      Keywords: Chromatin organization; Polycomb; H3K27me; HSFA1a; promoter-enhancer...



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      Digital Cleaning Week at IPS2

      Digital Cleaning Week at IPS2
      The first edition of the “Digital Cleaning Week” was organized at IPS2. This operation, piloted by the "sustainable research activity" committee (ARS), the bioinformatics...



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      HDR of Véronique BRUNAUD

      HDR defense of Véronique Brunaud on November 24, 2022
      Management and integration of genomic data for the study of transcription in plants
      My activities as a research engineer in bioinformatics are mainly...



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      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...



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      Christmas lunch at IPS2

      Christmas lunch at IPS2
      As every year, but for the first time since the Covid period, IPS2 celebrated the festive season with a Christmas lunch that took place on Tuesday 13th of December. This was the...



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      Interconnection of defense and senescence in nodules

      Insight into the control of nodule immunity and senescence during Medicago truncatula symbiosis
      Legume plants are able to establish symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria, the rhizobia. This interaction...



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      A novel mechanism controlling sex determination

      The control of the carpel determinism pathway leads to sex determination in cucurbits
       
      To increase genetic diversity and fitness of offspring, flowering plants have developed several systems to prevent...



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      PhD theses defended at IPS2 during summer 2022

      Juan Camilo ALVAREZ DIAZ
      Genomic and epigenomic immunity in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris): lessons learned from chromosome scale genome assemblies
      Keywords: Phaseolus vulgaris, genome assembly, resistance...



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      In depth transcriptomics of symbiotic nodule senescence

      A dual legume-rhizobium transcriptome of symbiotic nodule senescence reveals coordinated plant and bacterial responses
      Senescence determines plant organ lifespan depending on aging and environmental cues...



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      A new regulation of plastidial thioredoxins

      Adenylates regulate the action of thioredoxins via binding to a CBS domain protein in Arabidopsis plastids.
       
      Two teams of IPS2 (CCARS and OGE) recently collaborated and published in Plant Physiology)...



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      An invited Professor at IPS2: Dr. Dawei Xin

      The Dr. Dawei Xin, Professor of crop genetic and breeding at the Northeast Agricultural University (China), is in residence at IPS2 for one year
      The SYMUNITY team is pleased to welcome Dr. Dawei Xin coming...



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      NBCL1 and NBCL2 regulate legume development

      The transcriptional co-regulators NBCL1 and NBCL2 redundantly coordinate aerial organ development and root nodule identity in legumes

      Medicago truncatulaNODULE ROOT1 (MtNOOT1) and Pisum sativumCOCHLEATA1...



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      Call for new group leaders at IPS2

      The Institute of Plant Sciences Paris Saclay (IPS2) is seeking to recruit new group leaders to develop
      independent research programs in the fields of plant-microbe interactions, physiology and signalling...



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      Sex determination and fruit shape: only one gene!

      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...



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      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...



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      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...