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- Plant to insect horizontal gene transfer: empowering whitefliesMay 3, 2021 - May 3, 2026A spotlight published in Trends in Genetic on a recent study which provides compelling evidences supporting the idea that a plant-derived gene allows for the detoxification of plant defense metabolites in a polyphagous arthropod herbivore.
- Medicinal plants enter the single-cell multi-omics eraAugust 5, 2023 - August 26, 2025Our new spotlight published in Trends in Plant Science, on a report by Li et al on single-cell multi-omics approach used to elucidate the architecture and regulation of anticancer alkaloid biosynthesis in medicinal plants.
- Biosynthesis of natural and halogenated plant monoterpene indole alkaloids in yeastNovember 7, 2023 - August 26, 2025Published in Nature Chemical Biology, this collaborative work demonstrates a scalable de novo manufacturing platform for bioactive monoterpenoid indole alkaloids (MIAs, plant metabolites that possess various medicinal properties) in yeast and provides a foundation for further pathway refactoring toward microbial biosynthesis of both native and new-to-nature MIAs.
- A chromosome-scale genome assembly of Rauvolfia tetraphylla facilitates identification of the complete ajmaline biosynthetic pathwayDecember 28, 2023 - February 1, 2026Lezin E, Carqueijeiro I, Cuello C, Durand M, Jansen HJ, Vergès V, Birer Williams C, Oudin A, Dugé de Bernonville T, Petrignet J, Celton N, St-Pierre B, Papon N, Sun C, Dirks RP, O'Connor SE, Jensen MK, Besseau S, Courdavault V. Plant Commun. 2024 Apr 8;5(4):100784. doi: 10.1016/j.xplc.2023.100784.
- Calendrier des manifestations du CESR - 2024January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024Colloques, journées d'études, séminaires et workshops organisés par le Centre d'études supérieures de la Renaissance en 2024
- Metabolic engineering of plant medicinesFebruary 9, 2024 - February 1, 2027Courdavault V, Papon N. Nat Rev Genet. 2024 May;25(5):307. doi: 10.1038/s41576-024-00705-1.
- Emerging trends in production of plant natural products and new-to-nature biopharmaceuticals in yeast.March 6, 2024 - February 1, 2026Perrot T, Marc J, Lezin E, Papon N, Besseau S, Courdavault V. Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2024 Jun;87:103098. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2024.103098.
- SPOTLIGHT: Alpha carbonic anhydrases join the club of alkaloid biosynthetic enzymesMarch 6, 2024 - February 1, 2026Zamar DL, Papon N, Courdavault V. J Plant Physiol. 2024 Feb;293:154169. doi: 10.1016/j.jplph.2023.154 169
- The Madagascar palm genome provides new insights on the evolution of Apocynaceae specialized metabolism.March 30, 2024 - February 1, 2026Cuello C, Jansen HJ, Abdallah C, Zamar Mbadinga DL, Birer Williams C, Durand M, Oudin A, Papon N, Giglioli-Guivarc'h N, Dirks RP, Jensen MK, O'Connor SE, Besseau S, Courdavault V. Heliyon. 2024 Mar 14;10(6):e28078. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28078.
- Classification of grape seed residues from distillation industries in Europe according to the polyphenol composition highlights the influence of variety, geographicalydrogels and lipid nanodispersion as new materials for medical and cosmetic applicationsApril 14, 2024 - February 1, 2027Munsch T, Malinowska MA, Unlubayir M, Ferrier M, Abdallah C, Gémin MP, Billet K, Lanoue A. Food Chem X. 2024 Apr 7;22:101362. doi: 10.1016/j.fochx.2024.101362.
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