P0, a suicidal protein sacrificed by the virus! 21.10.2019 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. 12.10.2019 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 10.09.2019 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” 05.09.2019 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 23.08.2019 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 16.07.2019 As sessile organisms, plants need fast, finely regulated signaling pathways to adapt their growth and survival to their…
Small RNAs and cell cycle control in plants Control of the cell cycle stages requires the dynamic accumulation of RNA and specific proteins. In mammals a…
The Botanical Garden, 400 years of living heritage! 02.07.2019 With more than 5000 species of plants from all over the world, the Botanical Garden of the University…
Metabolomics on a radio program with Dimitri Heintz, guest of Paul Fonteneau, host of Eureka! Every 3rd Tuesday of the month, the CNRS…
SFBV congress in Strasbourg The French Society of Plant Biology is organizing its 12th Congress at the Palais Universitaire from 16 to…
PhD thesis price – Florent WATZ 23.03.2019 Winner of the promotion of the centenary of the Societé de Biologie de Strasbourg, Florent Waltz received the…
SolariX can see the invisible in black poplar leaves 11.03.2019 In a study focused on water quality at the exit of a wastewater treatment facility, researchers from Plant…
Success of Epiplant II at IBMP 14.02.2019 About 90 participants, specialists in the epigenetic mechanisms of plants were able to discuss the latest advances in…
Higher interactive complexity between histone marks in Arabidopsis 25.01.2019 In eukaryotes, epigenetic modifications of histones are one of the many mechanisms allowing the dynamic control of DNA…
A new Research Consortium of the INSB 10.01.2019 The Research Consortium on Plants Epigenetic Mechanisms (GDR EPIPLANT) was created on January 1rst 2019, for a period…
Small is big in Arabidopsis mitochondrial ribosome 09.01.2019 Ribosomes are the molecular machines that translate messenger RNAs into proteins. They consist of two subunits. The small…
Recycle to stay green! 19.10.2018 The salvage pathway allows the rapid provision of nucleotides necessary for DNA synthesis and repair. In plants, this…
The Science Festival celebrates the living 01.10.2018 For 20 years, biology has been a major turning point thanks to technological developments and sees a tremendous…
Small but strong! 06.09.2018 Equipped with high-resolution mass spectrometry instruments since 2017, the IBMP’s Plant Imaging Mass Spectrometry platform was able to…
Success of the RNA workshop 15.06.2018 The first RNA workshop of the STRAS-RNA Salon brought 110 participants to the IBMP on 11 June. Sponsored…
The AGO1 DUF1785 is required for unwinding perfectly matched sRNA duplexes 07.06.2018 RNA interference (RNAi), a major defense of plants against viruses, is based on the use of small RNA…
Marie-Edith CHABOUTE has been awarded a program grant from the HFSP 2018 10.04.2018 HFSP’s collaborative Research Grants are given for a broad range of projects under the umbrella theme “Complex mechanisms…
Marie-Edith CHABOUTE lauréate d’un financement de programme HFSP 2018 Les subventions de recherche collaboratives de HFSP sont accordées à un large éventail de projets couvrant le thème…
High-fidelity production of dsRNA: a key step towards crop protection 15.03.2018 In order to protect plants from pathogens that threaten crops and food security, farmers use chemical pesticides that…