Publications
RESEARCH ARTICLES
As leading team
- Grison S, Maucort G, Dumazel A, Champelovier D, Shimizu Y, Boutté Y, Fernández-Monreal M#, Bayer EM#. (2025) Plant Root Expansion Microscopy (ROOT-ExM): A robust super resolution method for Arabidopsis root tip. The plant Cell. 37(4). koaf050. cover story
- Pérez-Sancho J. †, Smokvarska M. †, Dubois G. †, Glavier M., Sritharan S., Dietrich, V., Platre M.P., Li Z.P., Paterlini, A., Moreau, H., Glavier M, Fouillen L, Grison, MS., Cana-Quijada P, Moraes TS, Immel F., Wattelet V., Ducros M., Brocard L., Chambaud C., Zabrady M.,Luo Y. Busch W, Tilsner J, Helariutta Y., Russinova J., Taly A., Jaillais Y. #, Bayer EM# . (2025)Plasmodesmata act as unconventional membrane contact sites regulating inter-cellular molecular exchange in plants. Cell 188(4), P958-977.E23
- Li Z.P. †#, Moreau H.†, Petit J.D., Souza-Moraes T., Smokvarska, M., Perez-Sancho J., Petrel M., Decoeur F., Brocard L., Chambaud C., Grison MS, Paterlini, A, Hoornaert L, Joshi AS, Gontier, E., Prinz WA, Jaillais Y, Taly A, Campelo F, Caillaud MC, Bayer EM #. (2024). Plant plasmodesmata bridges form through ER-dependent incomplete cytokinesis. Science 386 (7621): 538-545- cover story
- Brault ML†, Petit JD†, Immel F, Nicolas WJ, Glavier M, Brocard L, Gaston A, Fouché M, Hawkins TJ, Crowet J, Grison SM, Germain V, Rocher M, Kraner M, Alva V, Claverol S, Paterlini A, Helariutta Y, Deleu M, Lins L, Tilsner J#, Bayer EM#(2019) Multiple C2 domains and transmembrane region proteins tether membranes at plasmodesmata. EMBO Rep. e47182, p1–26
- Yan D, Yadav SR, Paterlini A, Nicolas WJ, Petit JD, Brocard L, Belevich I, Grison MS, Vaten A, Karami L, El-Showk S, Lee JY, Murawska GM, Mortimer J, Knoblauch M, Jokitalo E, Markham J, Bayer EM#, Helariutta Y#. (2019). Sphingolipid biosynthesis modulates plasmodesmal ultrastructure and phloem unloading. Nature Plants 5: 604–615
- Grison MS, Kirk P, Brault M, Wu X, Schulze WX, Benitez-Alfonso Y, Immel F and Bayer EM#. (2019). Plasma membrane-associated receptor-like kinases relocalize to plasmodesmata in response to osmotic stress. Plant physiol.181: 142-160
- Nicolas W, Grison MS, Trépout S, Gaston A, Fouché M, Cordelières F, Oparka K, Tilsner J, Brocard L#, & Bayer EM#.(2017) Architecture and permeability of post-cytokinesis plasmodesmata lacking cytoplasmic sleeve. Nature Plants. 3:17082
- Grison MS†, Brocard L†, Fouillen L, Nicolas W, Wewer V, Dörmann P, Nacir H, Benitez-Alfonso Y, Claverol S, Germain V, Boutté Y, Mongrand S and Bayer EM# (2015). Specific membrane lipid composition is important for plasmodesmata function. The plant Cell 27(4):1228-50.
As collaborator
- Sritharan S.,Versini R., Petit J., Bayer EM, Taly A#. Prediction of A. thaliana’s MCTP4 Structure using Deep Learning-Based tools and Exploration of Transmembrane domain Dynamics using Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Plos One. 20(7):e 0326993.
- Beauchet A, Bollier N, Grison M, Rofidal V, Gévaudant F, Bayer EM, Gonzalez N, Chevalier C.# (2024). The CELL NUMBER REGULATOR FW2.2 protein regulates cell-to-cell communication in tomato by modulating callose deposition at plasmodesmata. Plant Physiol. 196(2):883-901
- Wang Y, Perez-Sancho J, Platre MP, Callebaut B, Smokvarska M, Ferrer K, Luo Y, Nolan T.M., Sato T, Busch W, Benfy PN, Kvasnica M, Winne JM, Bayer EM, Vukašinović N# and Russinova E#. (2023). Plasmodesmata mediate cell-to-cell transport of brassinosteroid hormones. Nat Chem Biol. 19(11):1331-1341
- Platre MP, Satbhai SB, Brent L, Gleason MF, Cao M, Grison M, Glavier M, Zhang L, Gaillochet C, Goeschl C, Giovannetti M, Enugutti B, Neveu J, von Reth M, Alcázar R, Parker JE, Vert G, Bayer EM, Busch W.# (2022). The receptor kinase SRF3 coordinates iron-level and flagellin dependent defense and growth responses in plants. Nat Commun. 13(1):4445
- Perraki A, Gronnier J, Gouguet P, Boudsocq M, Deroubaix AF, Simon V, German-Retana S, Legrand A, Habenstein B, Zipfel C, Bayer EM, Mongrand S#, Germain V# (2018) REM1.3's phospho-status defines its plasma membrane nanodomain organization and activity in restricting PVX cell-to-cell movement. PLoS Pathog. 12;14(11):e1007378.
- Gronnier J, Crowet JM, Habenstein B, Nasir MN, Bayle V, Hosy E, Platre MP, Gouguet P, Raffaele S, Martinez D, Grelard A, Loquet A, Simon-Plas F, Gerbeau-Pissot P, Der C, Bayer EM, Jaillais Y, Deleu M, Germain V, Lins L, Mongrand S. (2017)Structural basis for plant plasma membrane protein dynamics and organization into functional nanodomains. Elife. 6:e26404
- Barbier de Reuille P, Routier-Kierzkowska AL, Kierzkowski D, Bassel GW, Schüpbach T, Tauriello G, Bajpai N, Strauss S, Weber A, Kiss A, Burian A, Hofhuis H, Sapala A, Lipowczan M, Heimlicher MB, Robinson S, Bayer EM, Basler K, Koumoutsakos P, Roeder AH, Aegerter-Wilmsen T, Nakayama N, Tsiantis M, Hay A, Kwiatkowska D, Xenarios I, Kuhlemeier C, Smith RS. (2015). MorphoGraphX: A platform for quantifying morphogenesis in 4D. Elife. 6;4:05864
METHODS and TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT
- Li ZP, Huard J, Bayer EM, Wattelet-Boyer V# (2024) Versatile Cloning Strategy for Efficient Multigene Editing in Arabidopsis. Bio Protoc. 14(13):e5029
- Malivert M, Harms F, Veilly C, Legrand J, Li ZP, Bayer EM, Choquet D, Ducros M#. (2022) Active image optimization for lattice light sheet microscopy in thick samples. Biomed Opt Express. 7;13(12):6211-6228.
- Fouillen L, Claverol S, Bayer EM#, Grison MS# (2022) Isolation of Plasmodesmata Membranes for Lipidomic and Proteomic Analysis. Methods Mol Biol. 2457:189-207
- Chambaud C, Cookson SJ, Ollat N, Bayer EM, Brocard L#. (2022) A correlative light electron microscopy approach reveals plasmodesmata ultrastructure at the graft interface. Plant Physiol. 20;188(1):44-55
- Petit J.D, Glavier M., Brocard L. Bayer EM#. (2022). Plasmodesmata ultrastructure determination using electron tomography.Methods in molecular Biology. 2457:57-74
- Grison MS, Petit JD, Glavier M, Bayer EM#. (2020) Quantification of Protein Enrichment at Plasmodesmata. Bio Protoc.10(5):e3545.
- Fouillen L, Claverol S., Magali S. Grison# and Bayer EM#. (2020). Isolation of plasmodesmata membranes for lipidomic and proteomic analysis. Methods in molecular Biology.
- Nicolas WJ, Bayer EM#, Brocard L#. (2018) Electron Tomography to Study the Three-dimensional Structure of Plasmodesmata in Plant Tissues-from High Pressure Freezing Preparation to Ultrathin Section Collection. Bio Protoc.8(1):e2681
- Grison MS, Calvino-Fernandez L, Mongrand S, Bayer EM# (2015). Isolation of PD from Arabidopsis suspension cell culture for lipidomic and proteomic analyses. Methods in Molecular Biology. (1217):83-93
REVIEWS
- Calì T, Brini M, Rizzuto R, Scorrano L, Hajnoczky G, Lackner L, Reinisch K, Eden E, Rhee H-W, Liou J, Bayer EM, and Kornmann B. Accepted for publication. key challenges and technical recommendations for membrane contact site research Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
- Bayer EM# and Benitez-Alfonso Y#. (2024). Plasmodesmata: channels under pressure. Ann. Rev. Plant Biol. 75:291-317
- Jaillais Y#., Bayer EM, Bergmann DC, Botella MA, Boutté Y, Bozkurt TO, Caillaud M-C, Germain V, Grossmann G, Heilmann I, Hemsley PA, Kirchhelle C, Martinière A, Miao Y, Mongrand S, Müller S, Noack LC, Oda Y, Ott T, Pan X, Pleskot R, Potocky M, Robert S, Rodriguez CS, Simon-Plas F, Russinova E, Van Damme D, Van Norman JM, Weijers Jaimie M, Yalovsky S, Yang Z, Zelazny E, Gronnier J# (2024). Guidelines for naming and studying plasma membrane domains in plants. Nature Plants (8):1172-1183.
- Davis GV, de Souza Moraes T, Khanapurkar S, Dromiack H, Ahmad Z, Bayer EM, Bhalerao RP, Walker SI, Bassel GW#. (2024) Toward uncovering an operating system in plant organs. Trends Plant Sci. 29(7):742-753.
- Moreau H# and Bayer EM# (2023). Lipids: plant biology’s slippery superheroes. Frontiers in Plant Physiol. 1:1273816
- Bayer EM#. (2022) Divide and connect: divorce by mutual consent, keeping in touch by desideratum. Comptes rendus Biologies Académie des Sciences. 345(2):7-14.
- Rosado A, Bayer EM# (2021) Geometry and cellular function of organelle membrane interfaces. Plant Physiol.185(3):650-662.
- Bayer EM, Brandizzi F, Jaillais Y, Botella M., Wang P, Rosado A#, (2022) Membrane contact sites: questions from the membrane interface. in A glossary of plant cell structures: Current insights and future questions. Plant Cell. 34(1):10-52.
- Li ZP†, Paterlini A†, Glavier M., Bayer EM# (2021). Intercellular trafficking via plasmodesmata: molecular layers of complexity. Cellular and molecular Life Sciences. 78(3):799-816.
- Petit J, Li ZP, Nicolas WJ, Grison MS, Bayer EM# (2020). Dare to change, the dynamics behind plasmodesmata-mediated cell-to-cell communication. Current Opinion in Plant Biol.53:80-89
- Petit JD, Immel F, Lins L, Bayer EM# (2019) Lipids or Proteins: Who Is Leading the Dance at Membrane Contact Sites? Front Plant Sci. 21;10:198.
- Nicolas WJ†, Grison MS†, Bayer EM# (2017) Shaping intercellular channels of plasmodesmata: the structure-to-function missing link. J Exp Bot. 69(1):91-103
- Pérez-Sancho J, Tilsner J, Samuels AL, Botella MA, Bayer EM, Rosado A# (2016) Stitching Organelles: Organization and Function of Specialized Membrane Contact Sites in Plants. Trends Cell Biol. 26(9):705-717
- Bayer EM, Sparkes I, Vanneste S, Rosado A.# (2017) From shaping organelles to signalling platforms: the emerging functions of plant ER-PM contact sites. Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2017 Dec;40:89-96
- Tilsner J, Nicolas W., Rosado A and Bayer EM# (2016). Staying tight: plasmodesmal membrane contact sites and the control of cell-to-cell connectivity in plants. Annual Review of Plant Biology 67:23.1-23.28.