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Catherine Lapierre

Catherine Lapierre

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Chemistry
France
2025
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Biology and Biochemistry
France
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
92
Citations
26283
World Ranking
1920
National Ranking
35

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
94
Citations
26927
World Ranking
2046
National Ranking
41

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in France Leader Award

Overview

Catherine Lapierre is affiliated with the University of Paris-Saclay in France. Their research focuses on areas bridging Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Engineering, and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these main fields, their work spans subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Biomaterials.

The scientist's work prominently addresses topics including Biofuel production and bioconversion, Plant Gene Expression Analysis, Lignin and Wood Chemistry, Advanced Cellulose Research Studies, Bioenergy crop production and management, Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance, and Plant Molecular Biology Research.

Recent publications demonstrate a concentration on plant biology, biofuels, and lignin chemistry. Notable papers include:

  • "Two chemically distinct root lignin barriers control solute and water balance," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Enzymatic degradation of maize shoots: monitoring of chemical and physical changes reveals different saccharification behaviors," 2021, Biotechnology for Biofuels
  • "Improved analysis of arabinoxylan-bound hydroxycinnamate conjugates in grass cell walls," 2020, Biotechnology for Biofuels
  • "p-Coumaroylation of poplar lignins impacts lignin structure and improves wood saccharification," 2021, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "Downregulation of barley ferulate 5-hydroxylase dramatically alters straw lignin structure without impact on mechanical properties," 2023, Frontiers in Plant Science

Their frequent co-authors include M. Brancourt-Hulmel, Stéphanie Arnoult, Laurent Cézard, Jordi Gironès, and Grégory Mouille. These collaborations indicate ongoing work within a network of researchers engaged in similar scientific areas.

Their publications appear most frequently in:

  • Industrial Crops and Products
  • Biotechnology for Biofuels
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The concentration of publications in journals related to biofuels, plant biochemistry, and industrial crop products aligns with their research themes around lignin chemistry, biomass saccharification, and plant molecular biology relevant to bioenergy production.

Best Publications

  • Lignin structure and its engineering

    John Ralph;John Ralph;Catherine Lapierre;Wout Boerjan

  • Flavonoid Accumulation in Arabidopsis Repressed in Lignin Synthesis Affects Auxin Transport and Plant Growth

    Sébastien Besseau;Laurent Hoffmann;Pierrette Geoffroy;Catherine Lapierre

  • Silencing of hydroxycinnamoyl-coenzyme A shikimate/quinate hydroxycinnamoyltransferase affects phenylpropanoid biosynthesis.

    Laurent Hoffmann;Seébastien Besseau;Pierrette Geoffroy;Christophe Ritzenthaler

  • Polymeric proanthocyanidins are catabolized by human colonic microflora into low-molecular-weight phenolic acids.

    Stéphanie Déprez;Christophe Brezillon;Sylvie Rabot;Catherine Philippe

  • Disruption of LACCASE4 and 17 Results in Tissue-Specific Alterations to Lignification of Arabidopsis thaliana Stems

    Serge Berthet;Nathalie Demont-Caulet;Brigitte Pollet;Przemyslaw Bidzinski

  • Casparian strip diffusion barrier in Arabidopsis is made of a lignin polymer without suberin

    Sadaf Naseer;Yuree Lee;Catherine Lapierre;Rochus Franke

  • Field and pulping performances of transgenic trees with altered lignification

    Gilles Pilate;Emma Guiney;Karen Holt;Michel Petit-Conil

  • Structural Alterations of Lignins in Transgenic Poplars with Depressed Cinnamyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase or Caffeic Acid O-Methyltransferase Activity Have an Opposite Impact on the Efficiency of Industrial Kraft Pulping

    Catherine Lapierre;Brigitte Pollet;Michel Petit-Conil;Gabriel Toval

  • Downregulation of Cinnamoyl-Coenzyme A Reductase in Poplar: Multiple-Level Phenotyping Reveals Effects on Cell Wall Polymer Metabolism and Structure

    Jean-Charles Leplé;Jean-Charles Leplé;Jean-Charles Leplé;Rebecca Dauwe;Rebecca Dauwe;Kris Morreel;Kris Morreel;Véronique Storme;Véronique Storme

  • CINNAMYL ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE-C and -D Are the Primary Genes Involved in Lignin Biosynthesis in the Floral Stem of Arabidopsis

    Richard Sibout;Aymerick Eudes;Gregory Mouille;Brigitte Pollet

  • Biochemistry and molecular biology of lignification

    A. M. Boudet;C. Lapierre;J. Grima‐Pettenati

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

    Monica Goicoechea;Eric Lacombe;Sylvain Legay;Snjezana Mihaljevic

  • Chocolate intake increases urinary excretion of polyphenol-derived phenolic acids in healthy human subjects

    Laurent Y. Rios;Marie Paule Gonthier;Christian Rémésy;Isabelle Mila

  • Down-regulation of Cinnamoyl-CoA reductase induces significant changes of lignin profiles in transgenic tobacco plants

    Joël Piquemal;Catherine Lapierre;Kate Myton;Ann O’connell

  • Both caffeoyl Coenzyme A 3-O-methyltransferase 1 and caffeic acid O-methyltransferase 1 are involved in redundant functions for lignin, flavonoids and sinapoyl malate biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

    Cao-Trung Do;Brigitte Pollet;Johanne Thévenin;Richard Sibout

  • Strong decrease in lignin content without significant alteration of plant development is induced by simultaneous down-regulation of cinnamoyl CoA reductase (CCR) and cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) in tobacco plants.

    Matthieu Chabannes;Abdellah Barakate;Catherine Lapierre;Jane M. Marita

  • Modifications in Lignin and Accumulation of Phenolic Glucosides in Poplar Xylem upon Down-regulation of Caffeoyl-Coenzyme A O-Methyltransferase, an Enzyme Involved in Lignin Biosynthesis

    Hugo Meyermans;Kris Morreel;Catherine Lapierre;Brigitte Pollet

  • Individual contribution of grain outer layers and their cell wall structure to the mechanical properties of wheat bran.

    Carole Antoine;Stéphane Peyron;Frédéric Mabille;Catherine Lapierre

  • Genetic and molecular basis of grass cell-wall degradability. I. Lignin-cell wall matrix interactions.

    John H Grabber;John Ralph;Catherine Lapierre;Yves Barrière

  • New Insights Into the Molecular Architecture of Hardwood Lignins By Chemical Degradative Methods

    Catherine Lapierre;Brigitte Pollet;Christian Rolando

  • Lignification in Transgenic Poplars with Extremely Reduced Caffeic Acid O -Methyltransferase Activity

    L Jouanin;T Goujon;V de Nadaï;M T Martin

Frequent Co-Authors

Lise Jouanin
Lise Jouanin INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
John Ralph
John Ralph Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Wout Boerjan
Wout Boerjan Ghent University
Gilles Pilate
Gilles Pilate INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Yves Barrière
Yves Barrière INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Isabelle Mila
Isabelle Mila Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Kris Morreel
Kris Morreel Ghent University
Christian Rolando
Christian Rolando University of Lille
Hoon Kim
Hoon Kim University of Wisconsin–Madison
Claire Halpin
Claire Halpin University of Dundee

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