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LRSV Toulouse @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social · 15d

Face aux changements climatiques, l'equipe REDYWOOD collabore avec une pépinière occitane pour améliorer la résistance des arbres en zone urbaine (projet ARBEAUD'OCC - @occitanie.bsky.social - FEDER) 🔽

www.ladepeche.fr/2025/09/21/d...

Daux. Dans la pépinière Caussat, on développe les arbres du futur

La pépinière Caussat mise sur des arbres résistants au climat de demain. Leader régional dans la culture d’arbres d’ornement, la pépinière Caussat, située au nord de Toulouse, s’engage dans une course...

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Satoshi Fujita @583original.bsky.social · Jul 28

Last week, we had great guests from Japan, Prof. Junpei Takano and Dr. Naoyuki Sotta. Both talked about Boron sensing, but in different tiers! fraib.fr/actualites/j...
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Camille Puginier @puginiercamille.bsky.social · Aug 28

So excited to see our review on how to detect horizontal gene transfers and their impact on plant functional evolution finally published in @theplantcell.bsky.social!
Great teamwork between @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social and LGDP-Perpignan 😎🥳🌱
academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...

Mechanisms, Detection, and Impact of Horizontal Gene Transfer in Plant Functional Evolution

Abstract. Horizontal gene transfers (HGT) have been observed across the tree of life. While their adaptive importance in bacteria is conspicuous, the occur

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PM Delaux @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social · Jul 13

Attending #ISMPMI2025?

Don't miss posters from our team:
▶️ @madeleinebaker.bsky.social (P-182)
▶️@baptistebio.bsky.social (P-089) and ▶️@katharinamel1.bsky.social (P-407)

▶️@nicolasfreiditfrey.bsky.social (P-425) + talk tomorrow in the Symbiosis/Mutualism session

☘️ #symbiosis #immunity #evolution

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LRSV Toulouse @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social · Jul 9

Congratulations to all involved!

Greg Vert @plantubiquitin.bsky.social · Jul 2

New paper out showcasing the ALFA tag/ALFA nanobody technology for plant protein tagging. www.cell.com/plant-commun...
@lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social @mplantpcom.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social

Broad application of the ALFA tagging technology for in planta nanobody-based imaging and biochemical characterization of plant proteins

Short summary paragraph : The versatile ALFA tag/ALFA Nanobody system enables a wide range of imaging and biochemical approaches for studying proteins in plants, including localization, protein:protei...

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PM Delaux @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social · Jul 9

Latest #preprint from the lab @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social

Please welcome Nissolia brasiliensis, the new non-nodulating model legume ☘️ developped by Camille Girou in the team!

Work led by Tatiana, with input from many!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Nissolia brasiliensis as a non-nodulating model legume

The nitrogen-fixing root nodule symbiosis (RNS) is specifically formed by four orders of angiosperms. The largest of these four orders include the legume family, the Fabaceae. Among legumes, historica...

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Hee-Kyung Ahn @hee-kyung-ahn.bsky.social · Jun 13

Wonderful talk by Baptiste Castel @baptistebio.bsky.social on fern immune system here at @instmolplantsci.bsky.social Great to meet @jonathandgjones.bsky.social lab alumni in Edinburgh too!

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PM Delaux @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social · Jun 13

As promised, @eveteyssier.bsky.social PhD defense starting now!

If you want to learn about her work, just check her last post!

Go go go Eve!

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LRSV Toulouse @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social · Jun 12

Latest paper from the lab @eveteyssier.bsky.social @malick-mbengue.bsky.social @melaniekrich.bsky.social @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social et al. just out @pnas.org : 1) Plants have used LysM-RLK receptors for 450 million years to dialog with symbionts, and 2) CO/LCOs might not be that essential

Ève Teyssier @eveteyssier.bsky.social · Jun 12

I’m very happy that my main PhD work, under the supervision of @malick-mbengue.bsky.social, found a home in @pnas.org
Two days before my PhD defence! 🎉 (1/6)

A plant Lysin Motif Receptor-Like Kinase plays an ancestral function in mycorrhiza | PNAS

Arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) with soilborne Glomeromycota fungi was pivotal in the conquest of land by plants almost half a billion years ago. In flo...

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LRSV Toulouse @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social · Jun 12

Congratulations @eveteyssier.bsky.social !

Malick Mbengue @malick-mbengue.bsky.social · Jun 12

The timing could not have been better. Congrats Eve!! Another great soon-to-be PhD (H-24) from the @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social

Ève Teyssier @eveteyssier.bsky.social · Jun 12

I’m very happy that my main PhD work, under the supervision of @malick-mbengue.bsky.social, found a home in @pnas.org
Two days before my PhD defence! 🎉 (1/6)

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Nemo Peeters @nemopeeters.bsky.social · Apr 28

HIRING: Head of Administration and Operations to shape future of @tps-institute.bsky.social
Ready to lead on strategic planning, finance, HR, and operations in an ambitious, dynamic environment ?
📍 Toulouse.
🔗 Open to CNRS and public sector staff.
🗓️ before June 30, 2025
➡️ tinyurl.com/mskp7ymp

Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - Responsable de l'administration et du pilotage H/F

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Nemo Peeters @nemopeeters.bsky.social · Apr 24

A year since we applied to lead the future @tps-institute.bsky.social
proud of the team working with me: Cécile Pouzet, @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social , @vincentburlat.bsky.social, progress we’ve made so far.

Stakes are high, this collective journey is both a demanding and exciting experience.

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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · Apr 23

Nice editorial from Pablo Manavella, the new Editor in Chief of @theplantcell.bsky.social. Society journals like The Plant Cell directly support science and scientists. Have a look and share your thoughts with him!
academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...

Embracing the challenges ahead: a new chapter for the plant cell leadership

Dear Readers and Friends of The Plant Cell,

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Greg Vert @plantubiquitin.bsky.social · Apr 22

Proud of that one ! Characterization of the metal sensing properties of a plant metal transporter doi.org/10.1042/BCJ-...
Required a deep dive into biophysics from us 🤯, and friendly collaborators to help us along. Thanks to all involved.
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Alexis Verger 🧬🧫🧪 @alexis-verger.cpesr.fr · Apr 2

#CoNRS #CNRS #ESR

Dépôt des candidatures pour les élections jusqu'au 16 avril. www.dgdr.cnrs.fr/elections/

N'hésitez pas à donner un peu de votre temps au service de la collectivité.

J'ai fait 9 ans de section, je n'en garde que des bons souvenirs. Une belle aventure scientifique et humaine !

CNRS : Élections - Listes électorales

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Maxime Bonhomme @maximebonhomme.bsky.social · Mar 12

Very cool study on convergent evolution of ectomycorrhizal symbiosis in plants, and a very cool thread by the first coauthor @fabianvanbeveren.bsky.social

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Fabian van Beveren @fabianvanbeveren.bsky.social · Mar 12

Excited to share our recent work on the evolution of ectomycorrhizal plants! 🌳 🧬 🖥️
doi.org/10.1111/nph.70054

With: Yvet Boele, @puginiercamille.bsky.social, @mbianc.bsky.social, Cyril Libourel, @maximebonhomme.bsky.social, @kellerjeanphd.bsky.social, @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social

A thread: (1/5)

Ectomycorrhizal symbiosis evolved independently and by convergent gene duplication in rosid lineages

Click on the article title to read more.

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Baptiste Castel @baptistebio.bsky.social · Mar 20

🔗 Preprint alert: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🧵 New insights into plant immunity: using ferns to understand evolution! 🌱✨🌿

Excited to share my first (but not last) published research at @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social. A THREAD … [1/9]

Exploring fern pathosystems and immune receptors to bridge gaps in plant immunity

Land plants include angiosperms, bryophytes, lycophytes and ferns, each of which may deploy distinct strategies to resist pathogens. Here, we investigate fern-pathogen interactions by characterizing n...

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Greg Vert @plantubiquitin.bsky.social · Mar 20

Tired of struggling with different tags to generate transgenic plants expressing your favorite protein ? Check out our latest preprint about ALFA technology and its MANY applications for plant biology.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
@lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social @cnrsbiologie.bsky.social

Broad application of plant protein tagging with ALFA tag for nanobody-based imaging and biochemical approaches

Epitope tags are broadly used for detecting, modifying or purifying proteins of interest, but their breadth of application is often rather poor. Recently, the rationally designed ALFA tag and its ALFA...

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Madeleine Baker @madeleinebaker.bsky.social · Mar 20

Very excited to share this preprint ! 🎉

Have a look and see what we got up to with our fern 🌿 and pathogen 🦠 collection at the @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social ! ✨

Thanks to everyone involved 🥰

Baptiste Castel @baptistebio.bsky.social · Mar 20

🔗 Preprint alert: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

🧵 New insights into plant immunity: using ferns to understand evolution! 🌱✨🌿

Excited to share my first (but not last) published research at @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social. A THREAD … [1/9]

Exploring fern pathosystems and immune receptors to bridge gaps in plant immunity

Land plants include angiosperms, bryophytes, lycophytes and ferns, each of which may deploy distinct strategies to resist pathogens. Here, we investigate fern-pathogen interactions by characterizing n...

www.biorxiv.org

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PM Delaux @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social · Mar 20

⚠️JOB ALERT ⚠️

@lipme-toulouse.bsky.social is hiring an @inrae-france.bsky.social tenure-track Associate Professor on the genetics of sunflower 🌻 - 🐝 polinator interactions 🔽

Come and join us in Toulouse!

resana.numerique.gouv.fr/public/share...

RESANA

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PM Delaux @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social · Mar 13

Great to have @robertasu.bsky.social from CRAG as invited speaker today!

Thanks @stevenmoussu.bsky.social for bringing him in Toulouse for a couple of days!

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LRSV Toulouse @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social · Feb 17

Marchantia for the win !

PM Delaux @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social · Feb 17

1/6 Super excited to share with you our work on Marchantia intra-specific diversity and pan-genomics, just out @naturegenet.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Everything on the discoveries in the thread by @chloe-beaulieu.bsky.social

I want to emphasize 5 additional points:

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LRSV Toulouse @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social · Feb 7

Congratulations Camille!
All the best for the next step!

Camille Puginier @puginiercamille.bsky.social · Feb 5

Officially a doctor ✅
I’m officially saying bye to @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social 👋🏼
It’s been 4 amazing years!
Thanks @kellerjeanphd.bsky.social and @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social for the SUPERvision
Thank you to the EVO team 🙏🏼
Finally, huge thanks to the members of my jury!
Let’s see what’s next now 🔜

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Hugues Renault @huguesrenault.bsky.social · Jan 6

Dear French and Japanese colleagues, mark your calendars!

We are organising the bilateral France-Japan "Frontiers in Plant Biology" symposium.

Date: November 19-21, 2025
Location: Strasbourg

More information soon!
#plantscience

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PM Delaux @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social · Jan 1

Really pleased to transition from 2024 to 2025 with Tatiana Vernie's work on the evolution of the common symbiosis pathway published @pnas.org 🔽

We finally demonstrate that ☘️ have maintained a genetic pathway to engage with🍄for half a billion years!

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Conservation of symbiotic signaling since the most recent common ancestor of land plants | PNAS

Plants have colonized lands 450 million years ago. This terrestrialization was facilitated by developmental and functional innovations. Recent evo-...

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