An unprecedented 3′ end for the RNA of two viruses associated with grapevine fanleaf disease
Grapevine fanleaf disease is a disease responsible for massive yield loss in the global wine industry. The main…
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NPF transporters mediate GA and ABA flow in root endodermis to induce suberin formation
While gibberellin (GA) and abscisic acid (ABA) responses are an essential factor in plant growth, development, and adaptation…
Two Origin Recognition Complex 1 (ORC1) proteins for two distinct functions in Arabidopsis
The Origin Recognition Complex (ORC) is the first to access DNA fro replication initiation in eukaryotes. The ORC…
Jasmonate signaling blows hot and cold in rice salt tolerance
Salt stress is an increasing environmental threat in coastal agriculture, and can result in considerable yield losses. Jasmonate…
Histone editing, a new approach to explore the epigenetic regulation of plant
Histone methylation is a crucial process in the regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes. In plants, functional impacts…
A ConducTOR symphony of epigenetic
Target of rapamycin (TOR) functions as a central sensory hub linking a wide range of external stimuli to…
Holobiont metabolic status control plant-microbiome interactions
The interactions between a plant and its microbiota are a rapidly growing field of research, as the microbiota…
FRIENDLY (FMT), an RNA binding protein associated with cytosolic ribosomes at the mitochondrial surface
Intracellular trafficking of mRNAs and localized protein synthesis are fundamental mechanisms for controlling protein localization. Recent data have revealed…
When mitochondrial DNA damages affect cell cycle progression
In flowering plants, the mitochondrial genome is very large and dynamic, and its stability influences plant health and…
Destroy AGO1 to avoid the loading of illegitimate small RNAs and their deleterious effects
The control of Argonaute (AGO) proteins homeostasis in RNA interference is crucial in eukaryotes. However, the molecular actors…
Nuclear periphery: a place to be for DNA repair
Maintenance of the genome integrity is essential in eukaryotes. In animals, this maintenance is done in particular via…
A puzzle-like ribosome in algal mitochondria!
The functioning of the mitochondrion, the energy centre of eukaryotic cells, requires the synthesis of proteins in the…
Derepressing basal jasmonate responses provides wide-spectrum stress tolerance
In a study of jasmonate (JAs) metabolism, researchers from IBMP have identified the mode of regulation of a…
RNA degradation influences the pattern of flower emergence
By studying fundamental mechanisms controlling RNA degradation, researchers from IBMP identified DCP1-associated NYN domain endoribonuclease 1 (DNE1), an…
Unexpected antiviral defence in plant vascular tissue
Some viruses are restricted to the vascular system of plants and their interaction with their host is still…
Gibberellins and nitrate, linked for growth.
The application of nitrogen fertilisers has led to a considerable increase in seed harvests, but also in the…
The nucleus in all its forms in the root hair
The development of root hairs contributes to the plant’s numerous exchanges with the soil. Using a microfluidic approach,…
DRB2, a wide-spectrum antiviral protein isolated from plants infected with an RNA virus
RNA viruses form membrane-based replication complexes to multiply their genomes. This complex process requires viral and cellular proteins…
Visualisation of the bioconversion of the antimalarial agent Vismione H
Used in traditional African medicine, Psorospermum glaberrimum is a plant of the Hypericaceae family that produces numerous anthranoids…
Evolution and functions of cytochrome P450 enzymes in plants
An updated annotation of cytochromes P450 in plants, including for the first time algal genomes, lends information to…
Create custom RNA binding proteins to regulate chloroplast gene expression
Synthetic biology has allowed the development of molecular tools facilitating the engineering of genomes in living organisms. However,…
Cyanophora paradoxa mitochondrial tRNAs play a double game
Despite their monophyletic origin, mitochondrial (mt) genomes developed independently in evolutionarily divergent organisms, leading to a fascinating complexity…
mRNA uridylation prevents the production of deleterious siRNAs
Plants can fight viruses by synthesizing small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) that target and destroy viral RNAs. Yet, plants’…
A plant enzyme hijacked to fight viruses
Plant viruses are responsible for huge crop yield losses worldwide. The team of Philippe Giegé has developed a…
A eukaryotic protein at the heart of the synthesis of the chloroplast ribosome!
The chloroplast is an organelle in plant cells that originated from the ancient endosymbiosis of a cyanobacterium and…
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