
A. Savouré©UMR7618
Drought, salinity and pollution can have serious negative consequences on crop productivity and the distribution of wild species.
With global climate change and an increasing world population, it is even more urgent to understand how these stresses affect plant growth.
The aim of our research is to understand the potential of plants to adapt to abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, with a particular focus on the role of mitochondria in these processes.
So, how do plants tolerate and adapt to a changing environment ?
Under abiotic stresses, plant mitochondria appear to be a key player in perceiving stress, triggering tolerance mechanisms, and then resuming growth when conditions become favourable again.

S. Planchais©UMR7618
Mitochondria do this by :
- supplying energy via ATP synthesis,
- generating metabolic flux from proline or ornithine catabolism, for example,
- and regulating redox homeostasis by modulating the NADH/NAD ratio and reactive oxygen species.
- Our laboratory works on several plant species :
- Arabidopsis thaliana is a model plant with many natural accessions which can be used for in-depth molecular, biochemical and genetic studies.
- Eutrema salsugineum/Thellungiella salsuginea, a close relative of A. thaliana, is an extremophile adapted to harsh saline environments.
- In an international network of collaborations, we are also working on European searocket (Cakile maritima, Tunisia), wheat (Triticum turgidum, Algeria) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata, Algeria).
- In an iEES collaboration on urban trees, we are also working on the characterization of stress markers in silver lime (Tilia tomentosa).

A. Savouré et S. Planchais©UMR7618
Using these various species and accessions we aim to gain a comprehensive understanding of the role of respiration and associated metabolism in plant adaptation to environmental constraints at both ecophysiological and evolutionary levels.
Most of our team members are Professors or Associate Professors who are involved in teaching biology and plant physiology at UPMC. We also provide training for Bachelor and Master students through internships in the laboratory.
Our main expertise lies in plant stress physiology, mitochondrial respiration, biochemistry, proline and amino acid metabolism, and plant development.
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Only applies to publications from 2017 to present. To see all the publications go to the Publications page.
Référence | DOI et liens HAL | Journal | Equipe(s) – Département(s) | |
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Laifa I., Hajji M., Farhat N., Elkhouni A., Smaoui A., M’nif A., Hichem Hamzaoui A., Savouré A., Abdelly C., Zorrig W. (2020). Beneficial Effects of Silicon (Si) on Sea Barley (Hordeum marinum Huds.) under Salt Stress. Silicon. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-020-00770-1 | 10.1007/s12633-020-00770-1 | Silicon | APCE – IPE | |
Audusseau H.^, Vandenbulcke F., Dume C.°, Deschins V.°, Pauwels M., Gigon A.*, Bagard M.*, Dupont L.* (2020) Impacts of metallic trace elements on an earthworm community in an urban wasteland: Emphasis on the bioaccumulation and genetic characteristics in Lumbricus castaneus. Science of the Total Environnement, 718 : 137259 | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137259 🔗 HAL | science of the total environment | BioDIS – DCFE ; APCE – IPE | |
Ben Othman A`, Ellouzi H`, Planchais S*, De Vos D, Faiyue B`, Carol P*, Abdelly C`, Savouré A*. (2017) Phospholipases Dζ1 and Dζ2 have distinct roles in growth and antioxidant systems in Arabidopsis thaliana responding to salt stress. Planta Jun 30. | 10.1007/s00425-017-2728-2 🔗 HAL | Planta | APCE – IPE | |
Goetz M, Guivarc’h A*, Hirsche J, Bauerfeind MA, González MC, Hyun TK, Eom SH, Chriqui D, Engelke T, Großkinsky DK, Roitsch T. (2017) Metabolic control of tobacco pollination by sugars and invertases. Plant Physiol. 2017, 173(2):984-997 | 10.1104/pp.16.01601 | plant physiology | APCE – IPE | |
Zhang W, Cochet F, Ponnaiah M, Lebreton S*, Matheron L, Pionneau C, Boudsocq M, Resentini F, Huguet S, Blázquez MÁ, Bailly C, Puyaubert J, Baudouin E. | 10.1111/tpj.14461 🔗 HAL | Plant J. | APCE – IPE | |
Daviere A, Sotomski M, Audibert A, Carol P*, Hubert S, Lebreton S*, Louvet-Vallee S, Pedron J, PuyaubertJ, Kraepiel Y, Lacoste J.(2019) Synergistic toxicity between glyphosate and 2,4-dinitrophenol on budding yeast is not due to H2O2-mediated oxidative stress. Matters 5 (4), e201903000030 | 10.19185/matters.201903000030 | Matters | APCE – IPE ; EMS – DCFE ; CoMiC – DCFE | |
Zegaoui Z ~, Planchais S*, Cabassa C*, Djebbar R`, Belbachir OA`, Carol P.* (2017) Variation in relative water content, proline accumulation and stress gene expression in two cowpea landraces under drought. Journal of Plant Physiology 218:26-34. | 10.1016/j.jplph.2017.07.009 🔗 HAL | Journal of Plant Physiology | APCE – IPE | |
Launay A^., Cabassa-Hourton C.*, Eubel H., Maldiney R.*, Guivarc’h A.*, Crilat E.*, Planchais S.*, Lacoste J., Bordenave-Jacquemin M.*, Clément G., Richard L.*, Carol P.*, Braun H.-P., Lebreton S.*, Savouré A.* (2019). Proline oxidation fuels mitochondrial respiration upon dark-induced leaf senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana. J. Exp. Bot. 70, 6203–6214 | 10.1093/jxb/erz351 🔗 HAL | Journal of Experimental Botany | APCE – IPE | |
Lebreton S.*, Cabassa-Hourton C.*, Savouré A.*, Funck D., Forlani G. (2020). Appropriate activity assays are crucial for the specific determination of proline dehydrogenase and pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase activities. Frontiers in Plant Science 11, 2113. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.602939 | 10.3389/fpls.2020.602939 | Frontiers in Plant Science | APCE – IPE | |
El Moukhtari A.~, Cabassa-Hourton C.*, Farissi M.`, Savouré A.* (2020). How does proline treatment promote salt stress tolerance during crop plant development? Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, 1127. | 10.3389/fpls.2020.01127 🔗 HAL | Frontiers in Plant Science | APCE – IPE | |
Feng M, Darabi M, Tubeuf E, Canicio A, Lhomme M, Frisdal E, Lebreton S*, Matheron L, Rached F, Ponnaiah M, Serran Jr CV, Santos RD, Brites F, Bolbach G, Gautier E, Huby T, Carrie A, Bruckert E, Guerin M, Couvert P, Giral P, Lesnik P, Le Goff W, Guillas I, Kontush A . Free cholesterol transfer to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) upon triglyceride lipolysis underlies the U-shape relationship between HDL-cholesterol and cardiovascular disease. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Sage Publications, In press, pp.204748731989411. ⟨10.1177/2047487319894114⟩. ⟨hal-02433564⟩ | 10.1177/2047487319894114 🔗 HAL | Eur. J. Prevent. Cardiol | APCE – IPE | |
Quénéa K.,Andrianjara I.~°,Rankovic A.~, Gan E., Aubry E., Lata J.C.*, Barot S.*, Castrec-Rouelle M. (2019) Influence of the residence time of street trees and their soils on trace element contamination in Paris (France). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26 (10): 9785-9795 | 10.1007/s11356-019-04405-w 🔗 HAL | Environmental Science and Pollution Research | EMS – DCFE ; APCE – IPE ; EERI – DCFE | |
Kalachova T~., Janda M, Šašek V., Ortmannová J., Nováková P., Dobrev I. P., Kravets V., Guivarc’h A*., Moura D^., Burketová L., Valentová O., Ruelland E* (2019) Identification of salicylic acid-independent responses in Arabidopsis beta phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase double mutant. Annals of Botany. | 10.1093/aob/mcz112 🔗 HAL | Annals of Botany | EcoPhyS – IPE ; APCE – IPE | |
Ami K ~, Planchais S*, Cabassa C*, Guivarc’h A*, VeryA-A, Khelifi M`, Djebbar R`, Abrous-Belbachir O`, Carol P*(2020) Different proline responses of two Algerian durum wheat cultivars to in vitrosalt stress. Acta Physiol Plant 42, 21 | 10.1007/s11738-019-3004-9 🔗 HAL | Acta Physiologiae Plantarum | APCE – IPE |
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Team members
Nom Prénom | Corps | Employeur | Département et Équipe | Adresse | Téléphone | Mél |
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ANDRIANJARA Iry | Doctorant | Ville de Paris | Équipe EERI du Département DCFE, Équipe EMS du Département DCFE, Équipe APCE du Département IPE | Campus Pierre et Marie Curie Tour 44-34 – 5e étage – bureau : 512 | (+33) 01 44 27 42 58 | iry.andrianjara@paris.fr |
BORDENAVE-JACQUEMIN Marianne | MC | Sorbonne université | Équipe APCE du Département IPE | Campus Pierre et Marie Curie Tour 44-34 – 5e étage – bureau : 522 | (+33) 01 44 27 62 32 | marianne.bordenave@upmc.fr |
CABASSA Cecile | MC | Sorbonne université | Équipe APCE du Département IPE | Campus Pierre et Marie Curie Tour 44-34 – 5e étage – bureau : 522 | (+33) 01 44 27 62 32 | cecile.cabassa@upmc.fr |
CAROL Pierre | PU | Sorbonne université | Équipe APCE du Département IPE | Campus Pierre et Marie Curie Tour 44-34 – 5e étage – bureau : 518 | (+33) 01 44 27 96 48 | pierre.carol@upmc.fr |
CRILAT Emilie | T | Sorbonne université | Équipe APCE du Département IPE | Campus Pierre et Marie Curie Tour 44-34 – 5e étage – bureau : 520 | (+33) 0144275902 | emilie.crilat@upmc.fr |
DOURMAP Corentin | Doctorant | Sorbonne université | Équipe APCE du Département IPE | Campus Pierre et Marie Curie Tour 44-34 – 5e étage – bureau : 516 | (+33) 01 44 27 84 18 | corentin.dourmap@upmc.fr |
GUIVARCH Anne | MC | Sorbonne université | Équipe APCE du Département IPE | Campus Pierre et Marie Curie Tour 44-34 – 5e étage – bureau : 516 | (+33) 01 44 27 84 18 | anne.guivarch@upmc.fr |
KSIAA Mariem | Doctorant | Sorbonne université | Équipe APCE du Département IPE | Lieu d’accueil : Université Tunis El Manar Campus Pierre et Marie Curie Tour 44-45 – 5e étage – bureau : 518 | (+33) 07 53 93 34 82 | mariem.ksiaa@etu.sorbonne-universite.fr |
LANFRANCHI Sandrine | MC | Sorbonne université | Équipe APCE du Département IPE | Campus Pierre et Marie Curie Tour 44-34 – 5e étage – bureau : 520 | (+33) 01 44 27 59 02 | sandrine.lanfranchi@upmc.fr |
PLANCHAIS Severine | MC | Sorbonne université | Équipe APCE du Département IPE | Campus Pierre et Marie Curie Tour 44-34 – 5e étage – bureau : 522 | (+33) 01 44 27 62 32 | severine.planchais@upmc.fr |
RICHARD Luc | MC | Sorbonne université | Équipe APCE du Département IPE | Campus Pierre et Marie Curie Tour 44-34 – 5e étage – bureau : 516 | (+33) 01 44 27 84 18 | luc.richard@upmc.fr |
SAVOURE Arnould | PU | Sorbonne université | Équipe APCE du Département IPE | Campus Pierre et Marie Curie Tour 44-34 – 5e étage – bureau : 518 | (+33) 01 44 27 26 72 | arnould.savoure@upmc.fr |
ZHENG YAO | Doctorant | Sorbonne université | Équipe APCE du Département IPE | Campus Pierre et Marie Curie Tour 44-34 – 5e étage – bureau : 516 | (+33) 01 44 27 84 18 | yao.zheng@etu.upmc.fr |
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