Department of plant biology and environmental microbiology (SBVME)
Bât P
13108 St PAUL LEZ DURANCE
Manager: Thierry HEULIN
Tél. : 04.42.25.70.88
Fax : 04.42.25.46.56
E.mail : thierry.heulin@cea.fr
Laboratoire de génétique et biophysique des plantes (LGBP)
Etudes pluridisciplinaires intégrant biochimie, biophysique et biologie moléculaire dans le but de comprendre les mécanismes de régulations permettant l'adaptation de la croissance chez des organismes photosynthétiques modèles: les microalgues, les mousses et les plantes vasculaires.
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Laboratory for protein metal interaction studies (LIPM)
The mission of the Laboratory is to study the consequences of cell exposure to metals and radionuclides through molecular biology, genetics and biophysical approaches in order to identify metal-protein interactions in vivo, and the specificity, affinity and reactivity of metallic sites in vitro.
Laboratory of Microbial Ecology of the Rhizosphere and Extreme Environments (LEMIRE)
The research goals of the LEMIRE are :
- to understand how the rhizosphere functions by characterizing the carbon fluxes and molecules exuded by plants and the structuring effect they have on soil bacteria populations. The Pseudomonas brassicacearum-Arabidopsis thaliana model is used to decode the molecular dialog between plants and bacteria and to determine the effects of their association on plant physiology and health and vice versa.
- to characterize tolerance mechanisms to ionising radiation and desiccation in Deinococcus deserti.
- to study the Ramlibacter tataouinensis cell cycle and its tolerance to desiccation.
- to understand how the rhizosphere functions by characterizing the carbon fluxes and molecules exuded by plants and the structuring effect they have on soil bacteria populations. The Pseudomonas brassicacearum-Arabidopsis thaliana model is used to decode the molecular dialog between plants and bacteria and to determine the effects of their association on plant physiology and health and vice versa.
- to characterize tolerance mechanisms to ionising radiation and desiccation in Deinococcus deserti.
- to study the Ramlibacter tataouinensis cell cycle and its tolerance to desiccation.
Laboratory of Microalgal and Bacterial Bioenergetics and Biotechnology (L3BM)
Research and biotechnological applications in the field of photosynthesis, hydrogen and biodiesel production by photosynthetic micro-organisms (microalgae, cyanobacteria).
The main scientific objectives of the laboratory are to understand the photosynthetic mechanisms of conversion and storage of the light energy by microalgae or cyanobacteria, to identify the limiting steps and to define and validate strategies of optimization in order to propose new ways of production of biofuel (biohydrogene, biodiesel).
The main scientific objectives of the laboratory are to understand the photosynthetic mechanisms of conversion and storage of the light energy by microalgae or cyanobacteria, to identify the limiting steps and to define and validate strategies of optimization in order to propose new ways of production of biofuel (biohydrogene, biodiesel).
Membrane exchange and signaling laboratory (LEMS)
We are studying signal transduction mechanisms and transporters involved in osmoregulation and cell detoxification in response to biotic and abiotic stress in higher plants.
Cellular Bioenergetics Laboratory (LBC)
The LBC laboratory is studying the nature, structure and function of different soluble and membrane-bound proteins involved in bacterial mechanisms of bioenergetic oxidoreduction and metallic or xenobiotic stress resistance.
Laboratory of developmental plant biology (LBDP)
Increased human activity is generating widespread modifications of our environment (global warming, various pollutions, ....) and depletion of water and mineral resources. All these factors directly modify plant physiology. A better understanding of the mechanisms at play is crucial in order to optimally manage available resources towards sustainable development.
We use Arabidopsis, a small cruciferous plant, as a model to study root architecture using genetic, molecular and biochemical approaches. Its transparent root has a simple anatomy (limited number of cells) and is particularly well suited to cell biology studies (optical and confocal microscopy).
This model is used to study plant development in response to various abiotic stresses (phosphate starvation, metals, hormones, heat shock and water stress).
We use Arabidopsis, a small cruciferous plant, as a model to study root architecture using genetic, molecular and biochemical approaches. Its transparent root has a simple anatomy (limited number of cells) and is particularly well suited to cell biology studies (optical and confocal microscopy).
This model is used to study plant development in response to various abiotic stresses (phosphate starvation, metals, hormones, heat shock and water stress).
Research group in applied phytotechnics (GRAP)
The mission of the GRAP is that of a service provider for its "client" laboratories. Within this framework, specific experimental conditions are possible upon demand.
Laboratory of plant molecular ecophysiology (LEMP)
The Laboratory is interested in the response of photosynthetic processes to environmental factors.
Our objectives are to describe the mechanisms that regulate energy fluxes, gas exchanges and redox equilibrium in the chloroplast and the leaf, and to study protection, repair and signaling mechanisms in the chloroplast, in particular the reactions associated with photooxidative stress
Our objectives are to describe the mechanisms that regulate energy fluxes, gas exchanges and redox equilibrium in the chloroplast and the leaf, and to study protection, repair and signaling mechanisms in the chloroplast, in particular the reactions associated with photooxidative stress