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Pascal Gamas is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a notable emphasis on Plant Science and Cell Biology subfields. The main topics covered in their work include Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis, Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, Soybean genetics and cultivation, Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms, Cassava research and cyanide, Hemoglobin structure and function, and Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics.

Their recent published papers include the following:

  • "NIN-like protein transcription factors regulate leghemoglobin genes in legume nodules," 2021, Science
  • "MtExpress, a Comprehensive and Curated RNAseq-based Gene Expression Atlas for the Model Legume Medicago truncatula," 2021, Plant and Cell Physiology
  • "DNA demethylation and hypermethylation are both required for late nodule development in Medicago," 2022, Nature Plants
  • "MtEFD and MtEFD2: Two transcription factors with distinct neofunctionalization in symbiotic nodule development," 2022, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • "Symbiotic Nodule Development and Efficiency in the Medicago truncatula Mtefd-1 Mutant Is Highly Dependent on Sinorhizobium Strains," 2022, Plant and Cell Physiology

Pascal Gamas collaborates frequently with several coauthors. These include Sébastien Carrère, Marie-Françoise Jardinaud, Yann Pécrix, Jérôme Verdier, and Sandra Moreau.

Their work has been published repeatedly in several journals, with frequent publications in:

  • Plant and Cell Physiology
  • Science
  • Nature Plants
  • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Pascal Gamas's research contributions span multiple areas within plant sciences and agricultural biology, particularly focusing on molecular mechanisms underlying legume symbiosis and gene expression associated with nodule development in legumes. Their research outputs reflect an interdisciplinary approach connecting plant molecular biology, genetics, and symbiotic interactions important for nitrogen fixation and plant health.

Best Publications

  • MtHAP2-1 is a key transcriptional regulator of symbiotic nodule development regulated by microRNA169 in Medicago truncatula

    Jean Philippe Combier;Florian Frugier;Françoise De Billy;Adnane Boualem

  • An integrated analysis of plant and bacterial gene expression in symbiotic root nodules using laser‐capture microdissection coupled to RNA sequencing

    Brice Roux;Brice Roux;Nathalie Rodde;Nathalie Rodde;Marie-Françoise Jardinaud;Marie-Françoise Jardinaud;Marie-Françoise Jardinaud;Ton Timmers;Ton Timmers

  • A remorin protein interacts with symbiotic receptors and regulates bacterial infection.

    Benoit Lefebvre;Ton Timmers;Malick Mbengue;Sandra Moreau

  • CCAAT-box binding transcription factors in plants: Y so many?

    Tom Laloum;Stéphane De Mita;Pascal Gamas;Pascal Gamas;Maël Baudin;Maël Baudin

  • Expression Profiling in Medicago truncatula Identifies More Than 750 Genes Differentially Expressed during Nodulation, Including Many Potential Regulators of the Symbiotic Program

    Fikri El Yahyaoui;Helge Küster;Besma Ben Amor;Natalija Hohnjec

  • Use of a subtractive hybridization approach to identify new Medicago truncatula genes induced during root nodule development.

    P. Gamas;F. De Carvalho Niebel;N. Lescure;J. V. Cullimore

  • Whole-genome landscape of Medicago truncatula symbiotic genes

    Yann Pecrix;S Evan Staton;Erika Sallet;Christine Lelandais-Brière;Christine Lelandais-Brière

  • Exploring root symbiotic programs in the model legume Medicago truncatula using EST analysis.

    Etienne‐Pascal Journet;Diederik van Tuinen;Jérome Gouzy;Hervé Crespeau

  • EFD Is an ERF transcription factor involved in the control of nodule number and differentiation in Medicago truncatula.

    Tatiana Vernié;Sandra Moreau;Françoise de Billy;Julie Plet

  • Full-length de novo assembly of RNA-seq data in pea (Pisum sativum L.) provides a gene expression atlas and gives insights into root nodulation in this species.

    Susete Alves-Carvalho;Grégoire Aubert;Sébastien Carrère;Corinne Cruaud

  • A regulatory network-based approach dissects late maturation processes related to the acquisition of desiccation tolerance and longevity of Medicago truncatula seeds.

    Jerome Verdier;David Lalanne;Sandra Pelletier;Ivone Torres-Jerez

  • Tn7 transposition in vitro proceeds through an excised transposon intermediate generated by staggered breaks in DNA

    Roland Bainton;Pascal Gamas;Nancy L. Craig

  • Genome-wide annotation of remorins, a plant-specific protein family: evolutionary and functional perspectives.

    Sylvain Raffaele;Sébastien Mongrand;Pascal Gamas;Andreas Niebel

  • Symbiosis-specific expression of two Medicago truncatula nodulin genes, MtN1 and MtN13, encoding products homologous to plant defense proteins.

    Gamas P;de Billy F;Truchet G

  • Two CCAAT-box-binding transcription factors redundantly regulate early steps of the legume-rhizobia endosymbiosis.

    Tom Laloum;Tom Laloum;Maël Baudin;Maël Baudin;Lisa Frances;Lisa Frances;Agnes Lepage;Agnes Lepage

  • Escherichia coli integration host factor binds specifically to the ends of the insertion sequence IS1 and to its major insertion hot-spot in pBR322.

    Pascal Gamas;Michael G. Chandler;Pierre Prentki;David J. Galas

  • Construction and validation of cDNA-based Mt6k-RIT macro- and microarrays to explore root endosymbioses in the model legume Medicago truncatula

    Helge Küster;Natalija Hohnjec;Franziska Krajinski;Fikri El Yahyaoui

  • The CCAAT box-binding transcription factor NF-YA1 controls rhizobial infection

    Philippe Laporte;Agnes Lepage;Agnes Lepage;Joëlle Fournier;Joëlle Fournier;Olivier Catrice;Olivier Catrice

  • Trans-regulation of the expression of the transcription factor MtHAP2-1 by a uORF controls root nodule development.

    Jean Philippe Combier;Françoise de Billy;Pascal Gamas;Andreas Niebel

  • Cytokinins in Symbiotic Nodulation: When, Where, What For?

    Pascal Gamas;Mathias Brault;Marie-Françoise Jardinaud;Florian Frugier

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Niebel
Andreas Niebel Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Jérôme Gouzy
Jérôme Gouzy Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Michael Chandler
Michael Chandler Georgetown University Medical Center
Florian Frugier
Florian Frugier University of Évry Val d'Essonne
Jean-François Briat
Jean-François Briat INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Thomas Ott
Thomas Ott University of Freiburg
David J. Galas
David J. Galas Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Institute
Michael K. Udvardi
Michael K. Udvardi Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jacqueline Grima-Pettenati
Jacqueline Grima-Pettenati Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Julia Buitink
Julia Buitink University of Rennes

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