Combes Marie-Christine – Diade

Marie-Christine

Combes

Specialities

plant genomics and transcriptomics

Function

Research engineer

Collective responsibility(s)

Ecological transition referent

Team(s)

REPROD

Membership Institute

IRD

I study the expression and regulation of plant genes for functional traits of agronomic and ecological interest. More specifically, I am comparing the mechanisms regulating gene expression between wild and cultivated species of African rice during inflorescence development to reveal the molecular basis of phenotypic differences.

Keywords

rice
gene regulation
transcriptome
allelic expression
hybrid
bioinformatics

Publications

Dussert S, Stavrinides AK, Serret J, Vaissayre V, Combes M-C, Morcillo F, Lefort E, Rialle S, Etienne H, Lashermes P, Joët T. 2025. Gene coexpression network analysis of galactomannan biosynthesis and endosperm maturation in species of the genus Coffea. Plant Physiol Bioch. 229. 110771.

Vega J. M., Podio M., Orjuela J., Siena L., Pessino S., Combes M. C., Mariac C., Albertini E., Pupilli F., Ortiz J. P. A., Leblanc O. 2024. Chromosome-scale genome assembly and annotation of Paspalum notatum Flüggé var. saurae. Scientific Data. 11. 891.

Combes M.-C., Joët T., Stavrinides A. K., Lashermes P. 2022. New cup out of old coffee: contribution of parental gene expression legacy to phenotypic novelty in coffee beans of the allopolyploid Coffea arabica L.. Annals of Botany. 131 (1). 157–170.

Garot E., Dussert S., Domergue F., Joët T., Fock-Bastide I., Combes M.-C., Lashermes P. 2021. Multi-Approach Analysis Reveals Local Adaptation in a Widespread Forest Tree of Reunion Island. Plant and Cell Physiology. 62 (2). 280-292.

Stavrinides A. K., Dussert S., Combes M.-C., Fock-Bastide I., Severac D., Minier J., Bastos-Siquiera A., Demolombe V., Hem S., Lashermes P., Joët T. 2020. Seed comparative genomics in three coffee species identify desiccation tolerance mechanisms in intermediate seeds. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71 (4). 1-16/erz508.

Garot E., Joët T., Combes M.-C., Lashermes P. 2019. Genetic diversity and population divergences of an indigenous tree (Coffea mauritiana) in Reunion Island: Role of climatic and geographical factors. Heredity. 122. 833–847.

Garot E., Joët T., Combes M.-C., Severac D., Lashermes P. 2019. Plant population dynamics on oceanic islands during the Late Quaternary climate changes: genetic evidence from a tree species (Coffea mauritiana) in Reunion Island. New Phytologist. 224 (2). 974-986.