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2024

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Genetics

D-Index
71
Citations
29108
World Ranking
2157
National Ranking
96

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in France Leader Award

Overview

Loïc Lepiniec is affiliated with the University of Paris-Saclay in France. Their research covers a broad spectrum within the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on agricultural and biological sciences. The primary subfields of their work include molecular biology, plant science, and biochemistry.

The central topics of Lepiniec's research encompass plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, lipid metabolism and biosynthesis, plant gene expression analysis, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, plant molecular biology research, seed germination and physiology, and plant reproductive biology.

Their publication record includes contributions to several scientific journals. Notable journals where they frequently publish include The Plant Journal, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Plant Science, Plants, and Progress in Lipid Research.

  • Specialized phenolic compounds in seeds: structures, functions, and regulations (2020, Plant Science)
  • Genetic and Molecular Control of Somatic Embryogenesis (2021, Plants)
  • AtMYB92 enhances fatty acid synthesis and suberin deposition in leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana (2020, The Plant Journal)
  • Plant monounsaturated fatty acids: Diversity, biosynthesis, functions and uses (2021, Progress in Lipid Research)
  • Docking of acetyl-CoA carboxylase to the plastid envelope membrane attenuates fatty acid production in plants (2020, Nature Communications)

Lepiniec has collaborated extensively with other researchers in their field. Frequent coauthors include Massimiliano Corso, Loïc Rajjou, François Perreau, Stéphanie Boutet, and Léa Barreda.

Best Publications

  • MYB transcription factors in Arabidopsis

    Christian Dubos;Ralf Stracke;Erich Grotewold;Bernd Weisshaar

  • Transcriptional control of flavonoid biosynthesis by MYB–bHLH–WDR complexes

    Wenjia Xu;Christian Dubos;Loïc Lepiniec;Loïc Lepiniec

  • GENETICS AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF SEED FLAVONOIDS

    Loïc Lepiniec;Isabelle Debeaujon;Jean-Marc Routaboul;Antoine Baudry

  • Flavonoid oxidation in plants: from biochemical properties to physiological functions.

    Lucille Pourcel;Jean-Marc Routaboul;Véronique Cheynier;Loïc Lepiniec

  • TT2, TT8, and TTG1 synergistically specify the expression of BANYULS and proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Antoine Baudry;Marc A. Heim;Bertrand Dubreucq;Michel Caboche

  • The Arabidopsis TT2 Gene Encodes an R2R3 MYB Domain Protein That Acts as a Key Determinant for Proanthocyanidin Accumulation in Developing Seed

    Nathalie Nesi;Clarisse Jond;Isabelle Debeaujon;Michel Caboche

  • LEAFY COTYLEDON2 encodes a B3 domain transcription factor that induces embryo development

    Sandra L. Stone;Linda W. Kwong;Kelly Matsudaira Yee;Julie Pelletier

  • The TT8 Gene Encodes a Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Domain Protein Required for Expression of DFR and BAN Genes in Arabidopsis Siliques

    Nathalie Nesi;Isabelle Debeaujon;Clarisse Jond;Georges Pelletier

  • MYBL2 is a new regulator of flavonoid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana.

    Christian Dubos;Jose-Sabrina Le Gourrierec;Antoine Baudry;Gunnar Huep

  • An integrated overview of seed development in Arabidopsis thaliana ecotype WS

    Sébastien Baud;Jean-Pierre Boutin;Martine Miquel;Loïc Lepiniec

  • Physiological and developmental regulation of seed oil production.

    Sébastien Baud;Loïc Lepiniec

  • WRINKLED1 specifies the regulatory action of LEAFY COTYLEDON2 towards fatty acid metabolism during seed maturation in Arabidopsis

    Sébastien Baud;Monica Santos Mendoza;Alexandra To;Erwana Harscoët

  • Deciphering gene regulatory networks that control seed development and maturation in Arabidopsis.

    Monica Santos-Mendoza;Bertrand Dubreucq;Sébastien Baud;François Parcy

  • Identification and characterization of MYB‐bHLH‐WD40 regulatory complexes controlling proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) fruits

    Jan G. Schaart;Christian Dubos;Christian Dubos;Irene Romero De La Fuente;Adèle M. M. L. van Houwelingen

  • TRANSPARENT TESTA10 encodes a laccase-like enzyme involved in oxidative polymerization of flavonoids in Arabidopsis seed coat.

    Lucille Pourcel;Jean-Marc Routaboul;Lucien Kerhoas;Michel Caboche

  • Proanthocyanidin-Accumulating Cells in Arabidopsis Testa: Regulation of Differentiation and Role in Seed Development

    Isabelle Debeaujon;Nathalie Nesi;Pascual Perez;Martine Devic

  • Complexity and robustness of the flavonoid transcriptional regulatory network revealed by comprehensive analyses of MYB-bHLH-WDR complexes and their targets in Arabidopsis seed.

    Wenjia Xu;Wenjia Xu;Damaris Grain;Damaris Grain;Sophie Bobet;Sophie Bobet;José Gentilhomme-Le Gourrierec;José Gentilhomme-Le Gourrierec

  • TT8 controls its own expression in a feedback regulation involving TTG1 and homologous MYB and bHLH factors, allowing a strong and cell-specific accumulation of flavonoids in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Antoine Baudry;Michel Caboche;Loïc Lepiniec

  • The TRANSPARENT TESTA16 Locus Encodes the ARABIDOPSIS BSISTER MADS Domain Protein and Is Required for Proper Development and Pigmentation of the Seed Coat

    Nathalie Nesi;Isabelle Debeaujon;Clarisse Jond;Amanda J. Stewart

  • Role of WRINKLED1 in the transcriptional regulation of glycolytic and fatty acid biosynthetic genes in Arabidopsis

    Sébastien Baud;Sylvie Wuillème;Alexandra To;Christine Rochat

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel Caboche
Michel Caboche INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Sébastien Baud
Sébastien Baud University of Paris-Saclay
Christian Dubos
Christian Dubos INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Pierre Gadal
Pierre Gadal Institut des Sciences des Plantes de Paris Saclay
Isabelle Debeaujon
Isabelle Debeaujon University of Paris-Saclay
Jean Vidal
Jean Vidal Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Denis Tagu
Denis Tagu INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Patrice Lerouge
Patrice Lerouge University of Rouen
Georges Pelletier
Georges Pelletier INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Bernd Weisshaar
Bernd Weisshaar Bielefeld University

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