LPCV
Microalgae & plants – Lipids – Photosynthesis – Metabolism & genetics – Closing the carbon cycle
The Component presentation
The Cellular & Plant Physiology Laboratory – LPCV, and more specifically the Lipids team, studies the functioning of plant and algal cells. This research, carried out at the molecular and cellular levels, is placed in the context of the organism subjected to fluctuating environmental conditions. The aim is to gain a better understanding of cellular mechanisms, such as metabolic pathways or developmental processes. Fundamental research also aims to provide knowledge for applied developments, particularly in the bioenergy sector.
Research areas
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Photosynthesis and carbon metabolism
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Morphogenesis et development
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Response and adaptation to a changing abiotic environment
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Integrated structural biology
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Multi-omics computational biology
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Multiscale imaging
LIPANG
A technical platform for lipid analysis to meet the needs of the team's academic and industrial projects, as well as those of national and international collaborators. This technical platform makes it possible to establish the glycerolipidome (= proportions of all classes of glycerolipids, also known as the ‘glycerolipid profile’) of all types of eukaryotic organisms and to quantify variations in these profiles in response to environmental or genetic changes. This set of facilities has become the first fully operational membrane lipidomics analysis platform in France, making it possible to identify and quantify all classes of glycerolipids, from phospholipids (the main constituents of membranes in all living organisms) to galactolipids (specific to photosynthetic organisms) and triacylglycerols (major constituents of lipid droplets). Different services are offered to users: lipid extraction, fatty acid identification and quantification, glycerolipid profiling of a new organism and quantification of glycerolipids in a biological extract.