Nov 26, 2021 | Highlights Home, Highlights News
The Biochemistry and Molecular Physiology unit (B&PMP) has long been recognized as a leader in the study of plant nutrition mechanisms. The birth of the laboratory as we know it today dates back to 1971. B&PMP has reached its 50th anniversary this year. The...
Nov 4, 2021 | Aquaporins, Highlights Home, Highlights News
Physiological roles of Casparian strips and suberin in the transport of water and solutes Summary The formation of Casparian strips (CS) and the deposition of suberin at the endodermis of plant roots are thought to limit the apoplastic transport of water...
Feb 26, 2021 | Aquaporins, Highlights Home, Highlights News, PHIV
Super-resolution microscopy techniques have pushed the limit of optical imaging to unprecedented spatial resolutions. However, one of the frontiers in nanoscopy is its application to intact living organisms. Here we describe the implementation and application of...
Jan 5, 2021 | Highlights Home, Highlights News, Honude, SYSTEMS
Highlights Nitrogen (N) nutrition relies on root acquisition of mineral resources, as well as on symbiotic N2 fixation by soil bacteria in legume plants. Both processes are regulated by systemic signaling pathways aiming to adjust N acquisition depending on plant N...
Nov 24, 2020 | Aquaporins, Highlights Home, Highlights News
Highlights An isoform of ROP GTPase mediates ROS signaling and plant responses to osmotic signaling Osmotic signaling induce nanodomains that contain activated ROP6 Interaction of ROP6 with RBOHs enriches nanodomains locally Auxin induced nanodomains containing ROP6,...
Aug 28, 2020 | Highlights Home, Highlights News, Integration
Nitrogen use efficiency by plants and reducing the environmental impact of the massive use of nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture. In Arabidopsis, previous studies have shown that post-translational regulations of the NRT2.1 nitrate transporter play an important role...
