Julia Buitink

Main research interests

Our team is interested in deciphering the mechanisms and regulatory pathways that are responsible for the acquisition of seed stress tolerance during late maturation, with emphasis on desiccation tolerance, longevity (storability) and seed(ling) stress tolerance. The molecular pathways underlying these traits are also studied in relation to biotic and abiotic stresses that can occur during seed development to understand their phenotypic plasticity.

Selection of 3 major recent publications

Verdier, J., Lalanne, D., Pelletier, S., Torres-Jerez, I., Righetti, K., Bandyopadhyay, K., Leprince, O., Chatelain, E., Ly Vu, B., Gouzy, J., Gamas, P., Udvardi, M. K., and Buitink, J. (2013). A regulatory network-based approach dissects late maturation processes related to the acquisition of desiccation tolerance and longevity of Medicago truncatula seeds. Plant Physiology 163: 757-774.

Delahaie, J., Hundertmark, M., Bove, J., Leprince, O.,  Rogniaux, H., and Buitink, J. (2013). LEA polypeptide profiling of recalcitrant and orthodox legume seeds reveals ABI3-regulated LEA protein abundance linked to desiccation tolerance. Journal of Experimental Botany, 64(14):4559-73.

Bolingue W, Rosnoblet C, Ly Vu B, Leprince O, Aubry C, Buitink J (2010) MtSNF4b connects after-ripening and constitutive biotic defense responses in seeds of Medicago truncatula. Plant Journal 61: 792-803

Address

UMR 1345 Institut en Horticulture et Semences
16 Bd Lavoisier
49045 Angers cedex
France

Julia.buitink[at]angers.inra.fr