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Pattern formation in auxin flux

Feller, Chrystel ; Gabriel, Jean-Pierre ; Mazza, Christian. ; Yerly, Florence

In: Journal of Mathematical Biology, 2014, vol. 68, no. 4, p. 879–909

The plant hormone auxin is fundamental for plant growth, and its spatial distribution in plant tissues is critical for plant morphogenesis. We consider a leading model of the polar auxin flux, and study in full detail the stability of the possible equilibrium configurations. We show that the critical states of the auxin transport process are composed of basic building blocks, which are...

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Internal pore measurements on macroperforate planktonic Foraminifera as an alternative morphometric approach

Constandache, Monica ; Yerly, Florence ; Spezzaferri, Silvia

In: Swiss Journal of Geosciences, 2013, vol. 106, no. 2, p. 179–186

Because of the lack of genetic control on extinct species, the morphologic approach remains the only way of identifying fossil Foraminifera. In addition to comparative description of gross shell morphology, morphometry became more important in recent years and was extended to encompass the ultrastructure of the shells. In particular, some studies focused on porosity, as determined by the pore...

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High-level transgene expression by homologous recombination-mediated gene transfer

Grandjean, Mélanie ; Girod, Pierre-Alain ; Calabrese, David ; Kostyrko, Kaja ; Wicht, Marianne ; Yerly, Florence ; Mazza, Christian ; Beckmann, Jacques S. ; Martinet, Danielle ; Mermod, Nicolas

In: Nucleic Acid Research, 2011, vol. 39, no. 15, p. e104

Gene transfer and expression in eukaryotes is often limited by a number of stably maintained gene copies and by epigenetic silencing effects. Silencing may be limited by the use of epigenetic regulatory sequences such as matrix attachment regions (MAR). Here, we show that successive transfections of MAR-containing vectors allow a synergistic increase of transgene expression. This finding is...