Ecology of Multitrophic Interactions &  Biomimetism
Géraldine Dubreuil recently obtained a permanent position as a Maître de Conférences at the University F-Rabelais in Tours. She joined the IRBI in September 2012 and is now working with David Giron on the functional ecology of the plant-insect-endosymbiont interactions. She previously mainly worked on Host-Pathogen systems including a plant-nematode and a plant-aphid system. Her background in Functional Genomics (including Transcriptomic analysis, RNAi, Virus-Induced-Gene-Silencing, Proteomics…) and Biochemistry will be highly valuable in our understanding of the molecular dialogue involved in the interaction between the leafminer P. blancardella and its host-plant and the pivotal role played by insect endosymbiotic bacteria.

Understanding the mechanisms involved in plant manipulation by leaf miners

Publication List:
Baron O.L., Reichhart J.M., van West P., Industri B., Ponchet M., Dubreuil G., Gourbal B. and Coustau C. 2013. Parental transfer of the antimicrobial protein lbp/bpi protects Biomphalaria glabrata eggs against oomycete infections. PLoS Pathog 9(12): e1003792. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003792

Body M., Kaiser W., Dubreuil G., Casas J. and Giron D. 2013  Leaf-miners co-opt microorganisms to enhance their nutritional environment. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 39:969-977 Special issue July: Microbial Interactions.

Deleury E.*, Dubreuil G.*, Elangovan N., Wajnberg E., Reichhart J.M., Gourbal B., Duval D., Baron O.L., Gouzy J. and Coustau C.  2012. Specific versus non-specific immune responses in an invertebrate species evidenced by a comparative de novo sequencing study. Plos One, 7(3):e32512. * These authors have equally contributed to this work

Dubreuil G., Deleury E., Magliano M., Jaouannet M., Abad P. and Rosso M.N. 2011. Peroxiredoxins from the plant parasitic root-knot nematode are required for successful development within the host. International Journal for Parasitology. 41:385-96.

Tavenet A., Suleau A., Dubreuil G., Ferrari R., Ducrot C., Michaut M., Aude JC., Dieci G., Lefebvre O., Conesa C. and Acker J. 2009. Genome wide location analysis reveals a role for Sub1 in RNA polymerase III transcription. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 106(34):14265-70.

Dubreuil G., Magliano M., Dubrana M.P., Lozano J., Lecomte P., Favery B., Abad P. and Rosso M.N. 2009. Tobacco rattle virus mediates gene silencing in a plant parasitic root-knot nematode. Journal of Experimental Botany. 60(14):4041-50.

Caillaud M.C., Dubreuil G., Quentin M., Perfus-Barbeoch L., Lecomte P., de Almeida-Engler J., Abad P., Rosso M.N. and Favery B. 2008. Plant cell manipulation during a compatible interaction with root-knot nematodes, Journal of Plant Physiology, 165(1):104-13.

Rosso M.N., Magliano M., Dubreuil G., Deleury E., Abad P. 2008. Functional analysis of nematode parasitism genes. Journal of Plant Pathology 90, S2.345.

Abad, P., Rosso, M.N., Dubreuil, G., Deleury, E., Gouzy, J., Zurletto, L., Favery, B., Castagnone-Sereno, P., 2008. Towards a global view of the root-knot nematode genome. Biology of plant-microbe interactions, Volume 6. Proceedings of the 13th International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Sorrento, Italy, 21-27 July 2007, article 31.

Rosso M.N., Dubreuil G., Magliano M., Danchin E.G.J and Abad P. Parasitism Genes from the Plant Parasitic Root-knot Nematode. 2008. X european multicolloquium of parasitology, Paris, France, 24-29 august 2008. Book Editor(s): DupouyCamet, J; DeiCas, E.

Dubreuil G., Magliano M., Deleury E., Abad P. and Rosso M.N. 2007. Transcriptome analysis of root-knot nematode functions induced in the early steps of parasitism, New Phytol. 176(2):426-36.

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Géraldine Dubreuil Mail: geraldine.dubreuil@univ-tours.fr

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