Sébastien Baud

Main research interests

My research concerns the regulation of fatty acid metabolism in higher plants and embraces transcriptional regulation of genes, post-translational fine-tuning of enzymatic activities, and biotechnological aspects linked with oil accumulation in seed tissues. Together with my collaborators, I develop original approaches aimed at deciphering the molecular mechanisms that plants utilize to regulate the production and uses of fatty acids in various developmental and environmental contexts.

Selection of 3 major recent publications

Barthole G, To A, Marchive C, Brunaud V, Soubigou-Taconnat L, Berger N, Dubreucq B, Lepiniec L, Baud S (2014) MYB118 represses endosperm maturation in seeds of Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 26: 3519-3537.

Marchive C, Nikovics K, To A, Lepiniec L, Baud S (2014) Transcriptional regulation of fatty acid production in higher plants : molecular bases and biotechnological outcomes. Eur J Lipid Sci Technol 116: 1332-1343.

To A, Joubès J, Barthole G, Lécureuil A, Scagnelli A, Jasinski S, Lepiniec L, Baud S (2012) WRINKLED transcription factors orchestrate tissue-specific regulation of fatty acid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell 24: 5007-5023.

Address

Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin
Pôle Reproduction et Graines
UMR 1318 INRA-AgroParisTech
Route de Saint Cyr
78026 Versailles cedex
France

Sebastien.baud[at]versailles.inra.fr