The complex biology of hydroxy-jasmonates in plant defense elucidated
Constantly exposed to environmental stresses such as extreme temperatures, drought, or attacks by herbivorous or microbial pests, plants…
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Luisa FELGINES Wins the Prix Famille Schwartz 2025 for Her Groundbreaking Thesis on Small RNA Biogenesis
IBMP is delighted to announce that Dr. Luisa FELGINES, a former PhD student in Todd Blevins’ team, has been awarded…
tRNA Evolution: A Key Driver of Plant Adaptation to Terrestrial Life
A study published in The EMBO Journal by researchers from the IBMP (CNRS, University of Strasbourg) reveals how transfer RNA (tRNA) gene…
Embryophyte-wide detection of natural Agrobacterium-mediated horizontal gene transfer reveals an ancient role for mini T-DNAs
Agrobacterium-mediated horizontal gene transfer plays a key role in plant evolution, but its extent in embryophytes has remained…
When internal choreography drives the pace of root hair growth
Root hairs are microscopic cells that allow plants to draw water and minerals from the soil. Their growth…
The Promise of Nanocarriers Against Plant Viruses
In a Perspective published in Nature Plants, researchers from IBMP and their collaborators examine the potential of nanocarriers…
How Autophagy Helps Plants Survive Viral Infections
In a study published in Science, an international collaboration involving researchers from the IBMP sheds new light on…
ViroiDoc Days at IBMP: Training the Next Generation of Viroid Researchers
From June 15 to 19, 2026, IBMP will host the ViroiDoc Days, an event organized by Laura Elvira-Gonzalez…
When AI assembles proteins: a new approach to decipher cellular complexes
Inside the cell, proteins rarely act alone. They assemble into dynamic complexes that perform essential functions, from gene…
Pierre Bourguet awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship for the RegulatoryTEmbryo project
How do new regulatory connections arise during evolution? This is a central question in developmental biology. Transposable elements…
When translation meets mitochondria: a central role for FMT
In a study led by the team of Anne-Marie Duchêne at IBMP, in collaboration with several partners, a…
PRC1 uncovered: the RAWUL domain at the heart of epigenetic control in plants
In a study led by Wen-Hui Shen at IBMP, an important advance has been made in understanding the…
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…
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…
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…
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