May 17, 2019 | Aquaporins, Highlights Home, Highlights News
Diffusion and clustering of individual ROP6 molecules in a living Arabidposis root cells Science. 2019 Apr 5;364(6435):57-62. Developmental control of plant Rho GTPase nano-organization by the lipid phosphatidylserine Platre MP 1, Bayle V 1, Armengot L 1, Bareille J...
Nov 20, 2018 | Aquaporins, Highlights Home, Highlights News
Christophe Maurel : 2018 winner of the Georges Morel Award: The 2018 Georges Morel Prize was awarded to Christophe Maurel, Research Director at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and group leader in the Biochemistry and Plant Molecular Physiology...
Nov 12, 2018 | Aquaporins, Highlights Home, Highlights News
Tang N, Shahzad Z, Lonjon F, Loudet O, Vailleau F, Maurel C (2018) Natural variation at XND1 impacts root hydraulics and trade-off for stress responses in Arabidopsis. Nat. Commun., 9:3884 This work shows that, by inhiting the differentiation of xylem vessels in root...
Nov 2, 2018 | Aquaporins, Highlights Home, Highlights News
Crops may face increasing levels of drought due to a changing climate. Plant scientists funded by the EU investigated the molecular and physiological mechanisms underlying root water transport function during drought conditions. [ Lire l’article ]
Nov 2, 2018 | Aquaporins, Highlights Home, Highlights News
Roots and plant resistance to drought, flagship progress of UMR B&PMP at the European level. A freesia’s root architecture helps the plant store food to survive seasonal weather conditions. Image credit – Brian Atkinson We should breed new varieties of crops based...
Aug 23, 2018 | Aquaporins, Scientific events News
October 15th and 16th, amphitheatre Lamour, on campus INRA/SupAgro, Montpellier A semi-rigid cell wall as well as vacuoles allow plant cells to develop an internal hydrostatic pressure called turgor. Turgor is the cause or the consequence of many plant processes such...
