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Sylvain Merlot

Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueORCID 0000-0002-9352-1184Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Céline Lopez‐RoquesiD· 2 shared Céline VandecasteeleiD· 2 shared Christophe KloppiD· 2 shared Ophélie CourtiniD· 2 shared Agnès MignotiD· 1 shared Alexandra Launay‐AvoniD· 1 shared Anne Ausset· 1 shared Carole IampietroiD· 1 shared

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High-quality genome assembly of several Noccaea caerulescens accessions reveals gene expansion events associated with metal adaptation and hyperaccumulation

Maria Kuzmik, Ophélie Courtin, Christophe Klopp, Marie‐Christine Carpentier, Nathalie Rodde, Caroline Callot, Anne Ausset, Céline Lopez‐Roques, Céline Vandecasteele, Véronique Gautier, Elodie Belmonte, elodie Flaven, Céline Devaux, Agnès Mignot, Marie Mirouze, Sylvain Merlot

This study improves genome assemblies of Noccaea caerulescens accessions and identifies gene copy number variations linked to metal hyperaccumulation and adaptation.

bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Gain and loss of gene function shaped the nickel hyperaccumulation trait in Noccaea caerulescens

Célestine Belloeil, Vanesa S. García de la Torre, Rubén Contreras-Aguilera, Hendrik Küpper, Ophélie Courtin, Christophe Klopp, Céline Lopez‐Roques, Carole Iampietro, Céline Vandecasteele, Alexandra Launay‐Avon, Wiebke Leemhuis, Jitpanu Yamjabok, Joost van den Heuvel, Mark G. M. Aarts, Celestino Quintela‐Sabarís, , Sylvain Merlot

This study identifies genetic changes in Noccaea caerulescens that correlate with nickel hyperaccumulation, showing that NcIRT1 mutations can cause loss of the trait.

The Plant Cell · Nov 27, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology