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Alexandra Schmitt

University of Lausanne

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1

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Alternative exon splicing reveals hidden mitochondrial targeting of PLIN3

Axel K.F. Aguettaz, Yoan Arribat, Alexandra Schmitt, Aminata Gerihanov, Jocelyn Fleurimont, Jean Daraspe, Vithusan Vijayatheva, Cassandra Tabasso, Sylviane Lagarrigue, Ernesto Picardi, Sarah Cohen, Christel Genoud, Francesca Amati

The paper identifies an alternative splicing event in PLIN3 that generates a mitochondrial-targeted transcript, PLIN3B, which is unstable and not detectable as endogenous protein.

bioRxiv · Feb 19, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

Directional Cell-to-cell Transport in Plant Roots

Léa Jacquier, Celeste Aurora Fiorenza, Kevin Robe, Jian‐Pu Han, Alexandra Schmitt, Fabienne Cléard, Christelle Fuchs, Priya Ramakrishna, Sylvain Loubéry, Lothar Kalmbach, Linnka Lefebvre‐Legendre, Marie Barberon

The paper demonstrates directional cell-to-cell transport in differentiated plant roots via plasmodesmata and identifies genetic factors affecting this directionality.

Molecular Plant · Jul 17, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology