Florent Waltz, laureate of the Price Dina Surdin
The Dina-Surdin Foundation finances a Prize awarded by the Société Française de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire to a…
Reticulon‐like properties of a plant virus movement protein
Plant viruses encode movement proteins (MPs) that ensure the transport of viral genomes through plasmodesmata (PD) and use…
Epigenetic silencing of clustered tRNA genes in Arabidopsis
Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) play a key role in the translation and reading of the genetic code. Therefore, the…
Phthalate exposure and dementia: is there a link?
The involvement of micropollutants in the development of neurodegenerative diseases is increasingly considered. Thanks to a metabolomic study,…
A new function of the FBL17 cell cycle regulator in the response to DNA damage in Arabidopsis
So-called genotoxic stresses (UV, viral infections, chemical agents) can induce DNA damage such as breaks in the DNA…
Covidog, using the flair of dogs to detect Covid-19
Three Strasbourg researchers have combined their expertise for the Covidog project. Their idea? Isolate the smell of Covid-19…
Defended fortresses or moving targets
Two 30-year-old theories aim at describing the ecology of plant defenses to insects. Emmanuel Gaquerel and collaborators at…
IBMP welcomes applications for the position of Institute Director
The position of Institute Director is available from 1st January of 2023 for a 5 year-term. …
To be, or not to be, remethylated
The characterization of the critical features of remethylable and non-remethylable loci shed light on the epigenetic determinants allowing…
When structural biology makes it possible to visualize how a Nanobody neutralizes a plant virus!
Scientists determined the atomic structure by cryo-electron microscopy of a complex between the Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV), a…
Impairing degradation can rescue miRNA production
SERRATE is a conserved RNA effector protein involved in transcription, processing and export of different types of RNAs.…
DNA binding proteins regulate gene transcription but not only!
When we think about the functions of DNA binding proteins, the regulation of genome replication or gene transcription…
When the shape of the nucleus communicates stress in plants!
Plants have developed many strategies to adapt to their environment. In an interdisciplinary study, the teams of
The plant mitochondrial ribosome: an “augmented” bacterial ribosome
Translation, the essential process that decodes messenger RNA into protein, is carried out by ribosomes. The team of…
CUL3 BPM E3 ubiquitin ligases regulate MYC2, MYC3, and MYC4 stability and JA responses
Jasmonates (JAs) are essential phytohormones that regulate many developmental and defensive responses in plants. The transcription factors MYC2,…
When the roots speak to the leaves !
In plants, roots and leaves communicate to ensure optimal growth of the plant according to environmental changes. Patrick…
Hélène Scheer laureate of a prize from “l’Académie des Sciences”
The Madeleine Lecoq prize from the french Académie des Sciences was awarded to Hélène Scheer during a solemn…
The hidden face of floral scents: ward off insects and modulate the microbiome
The flowers of the model plant Arabidopsis emit little perfume. They convert volatile terpenes into oxygenated derivatives that…
P0, a suicidal protein sacrificed by the virus!
In plants, RNAi is one of the major defense mechanisms against viruses. At the heart of this machinery,…
Green blouses at the Science Festival
those of the IBMP researchers who came to present to all the curious one of their model plant…
Naturally transgenic plant species occur on an unexpectedly large scale.
Agrobacterium is well-known as a vector for transferring genes to plants. In nature, this bacterium infects plants, and…
Two new RNA degradation factors identified in Arabidopsis
RNA degradation is key to control gene expression. The group of Dominique Gagliardi identified two new RNA degradation…
Kamel HAMMANI laureate of the prize “Les Espoirs de l’Université de Strasbourg”
Catherine Florentz, vice-president in charge of research and doctoral training, presented their medals to seven young talents from…
Genome surveillance in plants: a new motif in Pol IV
In addition to the three RNA polymerases conserved in all eukaryotes, terrestrial plants express subunits for a fourth…
Resetting ABA signaling requires the degradation of PP2C phosphatases by BPM3 and 5 proteins
As sessile organisms, plants need fast, finely regulated signaling pathways to adapt their growth and survival to their…
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