FBL17, a major regulator of the plant cell cycle
In a collaboration between the team of Pascal Genschik and several international partners, an important step has been…
How a Key Protein Controls mRNA Translation and Plant Fertility
In a collaboration between the team of Said Hafidh (Laboratory of Pollen Biology, Prague, Czech Republic) and the…
IBMP in the Spotlight at the First “RNA Confluence” Symposium in Heidelberg
The first “RNA Confluence” symposium was held at EMBL in Heidelberg on February 12, 2026. The event brought…
Exploring the vast diversity of plant F-box proteins
F-box proteins are key components of SCF ubiquitin ligase complexes, determining which proteins are targeted for degradation in…
Innovative bioprotectants awarded at IGBMC
Congratulations to Ana Sede (Manfred Heinlein lab) for winning the Best Poster Award at the IGBMC Poster Session…
A New Perspective on mRNA Uridylation in Arabidopsis Enabled by Nanopore Sequencing
Uridylation, the addition of uridine residues to RNA molecules, is a key mechanism regulating messenger RNA stability in…
Simplifying the engineering of RNA-binding proteins in chloroplasts
In a recent article published in Plant and Cell Physiology, the team led by Kamel Hammani, which investigates the…
Soil Bacteria and Sustainable Agriculture: Genomic and Biological Characterization of Streptomyces Isolated from Barley
Bacteria of the genus Streptomyces play a central role in soil ecosystems, acting both as key contributors to…
Mapping the Proteome of Escherichia coli: A Reference Resource for Bacterial Biology
A detailed understanding of bacterial cellular functioning relies on comprehensive knowledge of their proteins and their activities. In…
TYPEX Days 2025 at IBMP – Two Days of Scientific Exchange and Strategic Perspectives
The IBMP hosted the TYPEX Days 2025 on 18–19 November, bringing together all partners of the TYPEX project…
How do plant mitochondria produce their proteins?
Mitochondria are essential organelles found in most eukaryotic organisms. They produce ATP, the main source of cellular energy,…
IMCBio PhD Fellowships 2026: 5 Opportunities at IBMP!
The Institute of Plant Molecular Biology (IBMP) is delighted to announce the opening of five fully funded IMCBio…
Light and TOR: deciphering how plants balance growth and survival.
Light is not just a source of energy, it is an indispensable mentor through all plant life cycle.…
Growth or defense? The PAF1 complex helps plants decide
Plants are constantly faced with the need to arbitrate between two priorities: ensuring their growth and development, or…
Antiviral Double-Stranded RNA Sensing Immunity in Plants
Plant viruses, which can cause devastating plant diseases, are obligate intracellular pathogens that replicate their genomes inside cells…
Role of Protein Modifications in the Dynamics of Biomolecular Condensates in Plants
Environmental stresses, such as temperature fluctuations, drought, salinity, or oxidative stress, induce a wide range of physiological and…
Plants Under Control: A Comic Book to Understand the SynPPR Project
How do plants orchestrate the expression of their genes in chloroplasts, the green factories where light is converted…
Microbes turn polluted plant waste into green fertilizer for sustainable agriculture
Constructed wetlands are widely used to purify domestic wastewater, relying on the remarkable ability of plants like reeds…
Centromeres under control: timely protein degradation ensures faithful cell division
In all eukaryotic cells, accurate chromosome segregation during mitosis is essential to maintain genome stability. At the heart…
When a 3D Printer Becomes a Scientific Imaging Tool: IBMP Helps Democratize Smart Microscopy
Turning a 3D Printer into an Automated Imaging Platform? The EnderScope Makes It Possible Transforming a 3D printer…
Systemic siRNAs steer viral tolerance in plants
While plant viruses can severely damage crops, many wild plants remain remarkably tolerant to infections. What mechanisms allow…
Balancing Immunity: BIR Proteins Fine-Tune Antiviral Defense in Arabidopsis
Plants possess an innate immune system composed of two major layers: pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP)-triggered immunity (PTI), which…
OEX1, the mitochondria’s handy nuclease in plants
Mitochondria, organelles of bacterial origin, contain their own DNA, which is essential for cellular respiration. In plants, several…
The 2025 EUCOR Plant Science Masters’ Symposium – Coming Soon to IBMP
On May 12th, IBMP will host the 2025 EUCOR Plant Science Masters’ Symposium, a day of scientific exchange…
To grow or to defend : a permanent challenge in plants
Plants constantly monitor their environment and adjust the allocation of their resources: they stimulate growth or, on the…
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