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Alexandre Olry

Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementORCID 0000-0002-2008-9845Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Plant Biology· 3 Biochemistry· 1

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Organism:plant (other)· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metabolomics· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1

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Alain HehniD· 4 shared Ryosuke MunakataiD· 3 shared Akifumi SugiyamaiD· 2 shared Clément CharlesiD· 2 shared Cloé VillardiD· 2 shared Kazufumi YazakiiD· 2 shared Masaru NakayasuiD· 2 shared Tetsuya MatsukawaiD· 2 shared

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2020-2026 · peak 2/yr

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A membrane-bound aromatic O-prenyltransferase catalyzes the last reaction step in citrus auraptene biosynthesis

Shuhei Matsushita, Ryosuke Munakata, Marwa Roumani, Alexandre Olry, Masaru Nakayasu, Alain Hehn, Tetsuya Matsukawa, Akifumi Sugiyama, Kazufumi Yazaki

This study identifies CpPT4, a membrane-bound aromatic O-prenyltransferase involved in auraptene biosynthesis in citrus, and shows its functional and evolutionary significance.

bioRxiv · Jul 27, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry

First O-demethylation activity in Arabidopsis specialized metabolism resolves the missing step in esculetin biosynthesis

Alicja Dobek, Clément Charles, Izabela Perkowska, Ryosuke Munakata, Jérémy Grosjean, Alain Hehn, Ewa Łojkowska, Anna Ihnatowicz, Alexandre Olry

The paper identifies the first O-demethylation reaction in Arabidopsis specialized metabolism, resolving the missing step in esculetin biosynthesis and showing its role in iron acquisition.

bioRxiv · Jul 13, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Using lineage-specific patterns to understand convergence of enzymatic functions led to the identification of Moraceae-specific P450s involved in furanocoumarin biosynthesis

Alexandre Bouillé, Romain Larbat, Alexandre Olry, Clément Charles, David R. Nelson, Janet M. Thornton, Cloé Villard, Alain Hehn

The paper identifies Moraceae-specific P450 enzymes involved in furanocoumarin biosynthesis by analyzing evolutionary patterns and functional divergence in Ficus carica.

New Phytologist · Jan 8, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Parallel evolution of UbiA superfamily proteins into aromatic O-prenyltransferases in plants

Ryosuke Munakata, Alexandre Olry, Tomoya Takemura, Kanade Tatsumi, Takuji Ichino, Cloé Villard, Joji Kageyama, Tetsuya Kurata, Masaru Nakayasu, Florence Jacob, Takao Koeduka, Hirobumi Yamamoto, Eiko Moriyoshi, Tetsuya Matsukawa, Jeremy Grosjean, , Kazufumi Yazaki

The paper identifies two aromatic O-prenyltransferase genes from distant plant species, showing parallel evolution of UbiA superfamily proteins into O-PTs.

bioRxiv · Jul 7, 2020Plant Biology