Research output per year
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Research Overview
Professor Blilou' s research focuses on how plant cells communicate to transfer positional information and to instruct specific functions during pattern formation. This involves studying regulatory networks that control protein movement and asymmetric cell division in plant roots, by mapping protein complexes in vivo at the cellular resolution, and by unraveling how their distinct spatial distribution leads to specific gene expression and proper cell fate acquisition.
Professor Blilou's research group also aims to understand molecular mechanisms of growth/defense trade-offs in plants by unraveling how the same set of developmental genes can regulate defense response under stress conditions. The team also intends to understand adaptive strategies used by desert plants (using date palms as a model) to survive in hostile conditions.
Key Research Areas
Environmental Systems, Functional Biology, Imaging/Structural Biology
Expertise related to UN SDGs
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education
Plant Physiology, Ph.D., University of Granada
1998
Ph.D., University of Granada
1998
Biology, B.S., Abdelmalek Essaâdi University
1994
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Publications
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A type dependent effect of treated wastewater matrix on seed germination and food production.
Zaouri, N. A., Cheng, H., Khairunnisa, F., Alahmed, A., Blilou, I. & Hong, P-Y., Jan 21 2021, In: The Science of the total environment. 769, p. 144573Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Iso-anchorene is an endogenous metabolite that inhibits primary root growth in Arabidopsis.
Jia, K., Mi, J., Ablazov, A., Ali, S., Yang, Y., Balakrishna, A., Berqdar, L., Feng, Q., Blilou, I. & Al-Babili, S., Apr 10 2021, In: The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development and Cell Cycle Activity of the Root Apical Meristem in the Fern Ceratopteris richardii
Aragon-Raygoza, A., Vasco, A., Blilou, I., Herrera-Estrella, L. R. & Cruz-Ramírez, A., Dec 9 2020, In: Genes. 11, 12, p. 1455Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Moving with purpose and direction: transcription factor movement and cell fate determination revisited
Gundu, S., Tabassum, N. & Blilou, I., Sep 28 2020, In: Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 57, p. 124-132 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Novel Imaging Modalities Shedding Light on Plant Biology: Start Small and Grow Big.
Clark, N. M., Van den Broeck, L., Guichard, M., Stager, A., Tanner, H. G., Blilou, I., Grossmann, G., Iyer-Pascuzzi, A. S., Maizel, A., Sparks, E. E. & Sozzani, R., Mar 3 2020, In: Annual review of plant biology. 71, 1, p. 789-816 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Jasmonate Signaling Network Activates Root Stem Cells and Promotes Regeneration
Zhou, W., Lozano-Torres, J. L., Blilou, I., Zhang, X., Zhai, Q., Smant, G., Li, C. & Scheres, B., Apr 4 2019, In: Cell. 177, 4, p. 942-956 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Anchorene is a carotenoid-derived regulatory metabolite required for anchor root formation in Arabidopsis
Jia, K., Dickinson, A. J., Mi, J., Cui, G., Xiao, T. T., Kharbatia, N. M., Guo, X., Sugiono, E., Aranda, M., Blilou, I., Rueping, M., Benfey, P. N. & Al-Babili, S., Nov 27 2019, In: Science Advances. 5, 11, p. eaaw6787Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Emergent Protective Organogenesis in Date Palms: A Morpho-devo-dynamic Adaptive Strategy During Early Development.
Xiao, T., Raygoza, A. A., Pérez, J. C., Kirschner, G. K., Deng, Y., Atkinson, B., Sturrock, C., Lube, V., Wang, J. Y., Lubineau, G., Al-Babili, S., Ramírez, L. A. C., Bennett, M. J. & Blilou, I., May 29 2019, In: The Plant Cell. 31, 8, p. 1751-1766 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Scopus citations
Prizes and Honors
Research News
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Date desert survival research receives international award
09/22/20
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Announcing the Winners of Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation 12th Session
02/13/20
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Five winners named for Dh3.5 million Abu Dhabi date palm awards
02/12/20
2 items of Media coverage
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Khalifa Date Palm Award winners finalised: Nahyan bin Mubarak
02/12/20
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New research to boost global date fruit production…
12/19/19
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Saudi Research Team Studies New Way to Boost Global Date Fruit Production
10/17/19
2 items of Media coverage
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New Saudi Arabian research to boost global date fruit production
10/17/19
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Improving date production and protection | SciTech Europa
10/16/19
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