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Alain Jauneau is affiliated with Paul Sabatier University in France and specializes in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on Plant Science. Over the course of their career, they have contributed to 34 publications in this field, positioning their research at the intersection of plant biology and microbiology disciplines.

Their work covers a range of subfields including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Food Science. The breadth of these areas indicates a multidisciplinary approach to understanding plant biology at both molecular and cellular levels.

Jauneau's research encompasses several key topics, with notable emphasis on:

  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Plant Reproductive Biology

Among their recent papers, Jauneau has been involved in a publication titled "Anatomy of leaf apical hydathodes in four monocotyledon plants of economic and academic relevance" (2020) published in PLoS ONE. Additional notable works in related collaborations include studies on plant pathogen lifestyles, molecular mechanisms of plant microRNA-encoded peptides, gene coordination in Arabidopsis germination events, and plant stress regulation following mild drought, published in leading journals such as Science Advances, Cell Reports, Plant Science, and Frontiers in Plant Science between 2020 and 2022.

  • Repeated gain and loss of a single gene modulates the evolution of vascular plant pathogen lifestyles (2020, Science Advances)
  • Characterization of plant microRNA-encoded peptides (miPEPs) reveals molecular mechanisms from the translation to activity and specificity (2022, Cell Reports)
  • Coordination of five class III peroxidase-encoding genes for early germination events of Arabidopsis thaliana (2020, Plant Science)
  • The Rice DNA-Binding Protein ZBED Controls Stress Regulators and Maintains Disease Resistance After a Mild Drought (2020, Frontiers in Plant Science)
  • Anatomy of leaf apical hydathodes in four monocotyledon plants of economic and academic relevance (2020, PLoS ONE)

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Jauneau's coauthors include Laurent D. Noël, Cécile Pouzet, Aude Cerutti, Boris Szurek, and Ralf Koebnik, reflecting a collaborative research environment across multiple publications. Their research has been disseminated in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Science Advances, Cell Reports, Plant Science, and Frontiers in Plant Science, indicating active contributions to preprint and peer-reviewed articles alike.

Best Publications

  • Strigolactones stimulate arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi by activating mitochondria.

    Arnaud Besserer;Virginie Puech-Pagès;Patrick Kiefer;Victoria Gomez-Roldan

  • A plasma membrane‐bound putative endo‐1,4‐β‐D‐glucanase is required for normal wall assembly and cell elongation in Arabidopsis

    Frédéric Nicol;Isabelle His;Alain Jauneau;Samantha Vernhettes

  • The Rice Resistance Protein Pair RGA4/RGA5 Recognizes the Magnaporthe oryzae Effectors AVR-Pia and AVR1-CO39 by Direct Binding

    Stella Cesari;Gaëtan Thilliez;Cécile Ribot;Véronique Chalvon

  • A Receptor Pair with an Integrated Decoy Converts Pathogen Disabling of Transcription Factors to Immunity

    Clémentine Le Roux;Clémentine Le Roux;Clémentine Le Roux;Gaëlle Huet;Gaëlle Huet;Alain Jauneau;Laurent Camborde;Laurent Camborde

  • The pre-symbiotic growth of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi is induced by a branching factor partially purified from plant root exudates.

    M Buee;M Rossignol;A Jauneau;R Ranjeva

  • EgMYB2, a new transcriptional activator from Eucalyptus xylem, regulates secondary cell wall formation and lignin biosynthesis

    Monica Goicoechea;Eric Lacombe;Sylvain Legay;Snjezana Mihaljevic

  • Laccase down-regulation causes alterations in phenolic metabolism and cell wall structure in poplar

    Philippe Ranocha;Matthieu Chabannes;Simon Chamayou;Saïda Danoun

  • In situ analysis of lignins in transgenic tobacco reveals a differential impact of individual transformations on the spatial patterns of lignin deposition at the cellular and subcellular levels.

    Matthieu Chabannes;Katia Ruel;Arata Yoshinaga;Brigitte Chabbert

  • GR24, a synthetic analog of strigolactones, stimulates the mitosis and growth of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Gigaspora rosea by boosting its energy metabolism

    Arnaud Besserer;Guillaume Bécard;Alain Jauneau;Christophe Roux

  • Cell wall proteins in apoplastic fluids of Arabidopsis thaliana rosettes: identification by mass spectrometry and bioinformatics.

    Georges Boudart;Elisabeth Jamet;Michel Rossignol;Claude Lafitte

  • AP2-ERF Transcription Factors Mediate Nod Factor–Dependent Mt ENOD11 Activation in Root Hairs via a Novel cis-Regulatory Motif

    Andry Andriankaja;Aurélien Boisson-Dernier;Lisa Frances;Laurent Sauviac

  • RD19, an Arabidopsis Cysteine Protease Required for RRS1-R–Mediated Resistance, Is Relocalized to the Nucleus by the Ralstonia solanacearum PopP2 Effector

    Maud Bernoux;Ton Timmers;Alain Jauneau;Christian Brière

  • Root factors induce mitochondrial-related gene expression and fungal respiration during the developmental switch from asymbiosis to presymbiosis in the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Gigaspora rosea.

    M'Barek Tamasloukht;Nathalie Séjalon-Delmas;Astrid Kluever;Alain Jauneau

  • Autoacetylation of the Ralstonia solanacearum Effector PopP2 Targets a Lysine Residue Essential for RRS1-R-Mediated Immunity in Arabidopsis

    Céline Tasset;Maud Bernoux;Alain Jauneau;Cécile Pouzet

  • Down-Regulation of Caffeic Acid O-Methyltransferase in Maize Revisited Using a Transgenic Approach

    Joel Piquemal;Simon Chamayou;Isabelle Nadaud;Michel Beckert

  • Mechanism of Infection Thread Elongation in Root Hairs of Medicago truncatula and Dynamic Interplay with Associated Rhizobial Colonization

    Joëlle Fournier;Antonius C.J. Timmers;Björn J. Sieberer;Alain Jauneau

  • Proteomics of loosely bound cell wall proteins of Arabidopsis thaliana cell suspension cultures: a critical analysis.

    Gisèle Borderies;Elisabeth Jamet;Claude Lafitte;Michel Rossignol

  • The CBEL glycoprotein of Phytophthora parasitica var-nicotianae is involved in cell wall deposition and adhesion to cellulosic substrates.

    Elodie Gaulin;Alain Jauneau;François Villalba;Martina Rickauer

  • Arabidopsis ubiquitin ligase MIEL1 mediates degradation of the transcription factor MYB30 weakening plant defence

    Daniel Marino;Solène Froidure;Solène Froidure;Joanne Canonne;Joanne Canonne;Sara Ben Khaled;Sara Ben Khaled;Sara Ben Khaled

  • GR24, a Synthetic Analog of Strigolactones, Stimulates the Mitosis and Growth of the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Gigaspora rosea by Boosting Its

    Arnaud Besserer;Guillaume Becard;Alain Jauneau;Christophe Roux

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurent Deslandes
Laurent Deslandes Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Bernard Dumas
Bernard Dumas Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Guillaume Bécard
Guillaume Bécard Paul Sabatier University
Jérôme Orivel
Jérôme Orivel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Alain Dejean
Alain Dejean Paul Sabatier University
Pierre Rougé
Pierre Rougé Paul Sabatier University
Ralf Koebnik
Ralf Koebnik University of Montpellier
Alain M. Boudet
Alain M. Boudet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Marie-Thérèse Esquerré-Tugayé
Marie-Thérèse Esquerré-Tugayé Paul Sabatier University
Dominique Roby
Dominique Roby INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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