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Maryse A. Block is affiliated with Grenoble Alpes University in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Energy. Within these areas, the scientist has contributed notably to subfields including Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Plant Science, and Biochemistry.

Their main research topics encompass a variety of aspects related to plant and algal biology, including:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis

Maryse A. Block has published work in the Methods in molecular biology journal, with at least two papers documented. These publications focus on chloroplast isolation and purification techniques, reflecting a specialization in plant cell biology methods. Notable recent papers include:

  • Purification of Chloroplast Envelope, Thylakoids, and Stroma from Angiosperm Leaves (2024), Methods in molecular biology
  • Isolation of the Inner and Outer Membranes of the Chloroplast Envelope from Angiosperms (2024), Methods in molecular biology

The scientist's collaborative network features frequent partnerships with researchers such as Éric Maréchal and Catherine Albrieux, indicating active cooperation within their research community.

Best Publications

  • A genome-wide transcriptional analysis using Arabidopsis thaliana Affymetrix gene chips determined plant responses to phosphate deprivation

    Julie Misson;Kashchandra G. Raghothama;Ajay Jain;Juliette Jouhet

  • The Response of Nannochloropsis gaditana to Nitrogen Starvation Includes De Novo Biosynthesis of Triacylglycerols, a Decrease of Chloroplast Galactolipids, and Reorganization of the Photosynthetic Apparatus

    Diana Simionato;Maryse A. Block;Nicoletta La Rocca;Juliette Jouhet

  • Preparation and characterization of membrane fractions enriched in outer and inner envelope membranes from spinach chloroplasts. II. Biochemical characterization

    M A Block;A J Dorne;J Joyard;R Douce

  • Two types of MGDG synthase genes, found widely in both 16:3 and 18:3 plants, differentially mediate galactolipid syntheses in photosynthetic and nonphotosynthetic tissues in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Koichiro Awai;Eric Maréchal;Maryse A. Block;Delphine Brun

  • Membrane Glycerolipid Remodeling Triggered by Nitrogen and Phosphorus Starvation in Phaeodactylum tricornutum

    Heni Abida;Lina-Juana Dolch;Coline Meï;Valeria Villanova

  • Glycerolipids in photosynthesis: Composition, synthesis and trafficking

    Laurence Boudière;Morgane Michaud;Dimitris Petroutsos;Fabrice Rébeillé

  • Phosphate deprivation induces transfer of DGDG galactolipid from chloroplast to mitochondria

    Juliette Jouhet;Eric Maréchal;Barbara Baldan;Richard Bligny

  • Methionine metabolism in plants: chloroplasts are autonomous for de novo methionine synthesis and can import S-adenosylmethionine from the cytosol.

    Stéphane Ravanel;Maryse A. Block;Pascal Rippert;Samuel Jabrin

  • The Biochemical Machinery of Plastid Envelope Membranes

    Jacques Joyard;Emeline Teyssier;Christine Miège;Daphné Berny-Seigneurin

  • Preparation and Characterization of Membrane Fractions Enriched in Outer and Inner Envelope Membranes from Spinach Chloroplasts

    Maryse A. Block;Albert-Jean Dorne;Jacques Joyard;Roland Douce

  • Arabidopsis CHL27, located in both envelope and thylakoid membranes, is required for the synthesis of protochlorophyllide.

    Stephen Tottey;Maryse A. Block;Michael Allen;Tomas Westergren

  • Localization and synthesis of prenylquinones in isolated outer and inner envelope membranes from spinach chloroplasts.

    Jürgen Soll;Gernot Schultz;Jacques Joyard;Roland Douce

  • Contribution of galactoglycerolipids to the 3-dimensional architecture of thylakoids

    Bruno Demé;Céline Cataye;Maryse A. Block;Eric Maréchal

  • Knock-out of the Magnesium Protoporphyrin IX Methyltransferase Gene in Arabidopsis: EFFECTS ON CHLOROPLAST DEVELOPMENT AND ON CHLOROPLAST-TO-NUCLEUS SIGNALING *

    Dominique Pontier;Catherine Albrieux;Jacques Joyard;Thierry Lagrange

  • Glycerolipid transfer for the building of membranes in plant cells.

    Juliette Jouhet;Eric Maréchal;Maryse A. Block

  • Plant lipid-associated fibrillin proteins condition jasmonate production under photosynthetic stress

    Abir Youssef;Yec’han Laizet;Maryse A. Block;Eric Maréchal

  • Molecular aspects of plastid envelope biochemistry

    Jacques Joyard;Maryse A. Block;Roland Douce

  • Localization within chloroplasts of protoporphyrinogen oxidase, the target enzyme for diphenylether-like herbicides.

    M Matringe;J M Camadro;M A Block;J Joyard

  • Preparation and characterization of membrane fractions enriched in outer and inner envelope membranes from spinach chloroplasts. I. Electrophoretic and immunochemical analyses.

    M A Block;A J Dorne;J Joyard;R Douce

  • Localization of polypeptides to the cytosolic side of the outer envelope membrane of spinach chloroplasts.

    J Joyard;A Billecocq;S G Bartlett;M A Block

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Maréchal
Eric Maréchal Grenoble Alpes University
Jacques Joyard
Jacques Joyard Grenoble Alpes University
Roland Douce
Roland Douce Joseph Fourier University
Juliette Jouhet
Juliette Jouhet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Norbert Rolland
Norbert Rolland Grenoble Alpes University
Fabrice Rébeillé
Fabrice Rébeillé Grenoble Alpes University
Hiroyuki Ohta
Hiroyuki Ohta Tokyo Institute of Technology
Richard Bligny
Richard Bligny Grenoble Alpes University
Laurent Nussaume
Laurent Nussaume Aix-Marseille University
Tatsuru Masuda
Tatsuru Masuda University of Tokyo

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