Atypical rhizobia trigger nodulation and pathogenesis on the same legume hosts
The emergence of commensalism and mutualism often derives from ancestral parasitism. However, in the case of rhizobium-legume...
The CEP peptide-CRA2 receptor module promotes arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
The CEP peptide-CRA2 receptor module promoting root competence for symbiotic nodulation also promotes arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis C-terminally encoded peptides (CEPs) are small secreted signaling...
Ensuring yield stability using parthenocarpy
Parthenocarpy, a pollination-independent fruit set mechanism to ensure yield stability In a recent study, published in the journal Trends in Plant Science, scientists from the FloCad team at IPS2 provided...
New roles for MAP Kinases in plant germination
The MKK3 module integrates nitrate and light signals to modulate secondary dormancy in Arabidopsis thaliana Sarah Regnard from the Stress Signaling group at IPS2 recently published her PhD work in PNAS
NopL interacts with symbiotic NF signaling
The type III effector NopL interacts with GmREM1a and GmNFR5 to promote the nodulation in soybean
The establishment of symbiotic interactions between leguminous plants and rhizobia requires complex cellular...
Wild rodents seed choice is relevant for sustainable agriculture A study published in Scientific Reports Pr. Dawei Xin (Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Chine) laboratory, in collaboration with...
New protocols to study photorespiration
Metaboactions contribute new protocols to the book "Photorespiration" in the Methods in Molecular Biology series Members of the MetaboActions team at IPS2 have contributed to the book "Photorespiration"...
Cytokinin and miR399-dependent CRA2 signaling in nitrogen availability responses
The Compact Root Architecture 2 systemic pathway mediates the accumulation of cytokinin and miR399 in Medicago truncatula N-satisfied plants
Plants use a combination of sophisticated local and systemic...
AN INVITED SCIENTIST AT IPS2: DR SALONI MATHUR
Dr. Saloni Mathur, Scientist at the National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi India, is visiting IPS2 for two months The group of ‘Regulatory Non-coding RNAs’ at IPS2 is pleased to welcome...
Transposon-induced sex transition
Harbinger transposon insertion in ethylene signaling gene leads to emergence of new sexual forms in cucurbits In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, the FloCad (IPS2) team explored...
Chromatin dynamics and maintenance of plant genome integrity
Chromatin dynamics and nucleic acid metabolism are double-edged swords for maintaining genome integrity In this review article, published in the journal Nature Plants, the Chromosome Dynamics team (IPS2)...
Theses defended at IPS2 in early 2024
Simon Gosset Annotation of the Arabidopsis thaliana proteome via the analysis and prediction of its interactome Keywords: Protein-protein interaction, protein complex, interactome, annotation, network,...
Sophie Piquerez, Assistant Professor at IPS2
A new Assistant Professor in plant biology from Université Paris-Cité hired at IPS2
Sophie Piquerez is Assistant Professor at Université Paris Cité since September 2023. She joined the Chromosome Dynamics...
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...
Happy New Year of the Dragon!
An event organized by the doctoral school “Plant Sciences” of the University Paris-Saclay. On Friday 8th of March 2024, the doctoral school “Plant Sciences” of the University Paris-Saclay organized a party...
Differential RNA-seq analysis at a base pair-resolution
DiffSegR: an RNA-seq data driven method for differential expression analysis using changepoint detection To fully understand gene regulation, it is necessary to have a thorough understanding of both the...
A review on plant long non-coding RNAs during adaptation
From environmental responses to adaptation: the roles of plant long non-coding RNAs The adaptability of plants to diverse and dynamic environments is crucial for their growth, survival, and reproduction...
How defects in the Arabidopsis secretory pathway lead to autoimmunity
New insights into autoimmune mechanisms of the secretory-deficient Arabidopsis snap33 mutants
The secretory pathway is essential for plant immunity, delivering notably diverse antimicrobial molecules...
Plant Science to tackle climate change
SPS-CEPLAS 2024 Summer School for Early Stage Researchers: Plant science to tackle climate change
Agriculture is one of the main victims, but also one of the main culprits of climate change. In this context...
theses winter 2023
Ching-Hui CHUNG Study of the processes controlling fruit set in melon Keywords: Cucumis melo, fruit set, parthenocarpy, TILLING, RNA-seq The decline of pollinators and global warming is a threat to flower...