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2025

  • Rahnamae N, Metzger L, Hoerdemann L, Korfmann K, Khan AS, Dent CI, Amar S, Wijfjes R, Ali T, Schmitz G, Stich B, Tellier A, de Meaux J, 2025. Contemporary hybridization among Arabis floodplain species creates opportunities for adaptation. New Phytologist. In press https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.70779
  • Condon, C., Carpentier, F., Tabourin, M., Wozniak, N., Takou, M., Blassiau, C., Kumar, V., Pietzenuk, B., Habert, R., De Meaux, J., Krämer, U., Roux, C., Corbett-Detig, R., Castric, V., 2025. Diverging Arabidopsis populations quickly accumulate pollen-acting genetic incompatibilities. Evol. Lett. https://doi.org/10.1093/evlett/qraf013
  • Hancock, A., Portalier, S., Fulgione, A., Stetter, M.G., Meaux, J. de, 2025. The Molecular Basis of Adaptation to Climatic Factors and Range Change in Plants. Annual Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-102723-053810
  • Tran, N.L.T., Ali, T., Schmitz, G., de Meaux, J., 2025. Heat-Induced Secondary Dormancy Contributes to Local Adaptation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Mol. Ecol. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.70086
  • Karunarathne P, Schaefer Y, Glushkevich A, Scott A, Abraham L, de Meaux J, Novikova PY, Wiehe T, Rose LE. Copy Number Variation: A Substrate for Plant Adaptation and Stress Response in Arabidopsis (2025). doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.15.670553
  • Khan AS, Zumkeller S, Schmitz G, Calic I, Ali T, Rahnamae N, Hördemann L, Abdelwahed L, Szymanski JJ, de Meaux J. The complex molecular basis of enhanced stress resilience in extreme drought-tolerant Arabis grassland species (2025). doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.02.680103

2024

  • Hajheidari, M., Sunyaev, S., de Meaux, J., 2024. Are complex traits underpinned by polygenic molecular traits? A reflection on the complexity of gene expression. Plant Cell Physiol. https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcae140
  • Schmitz, G., Linstädter, A., Frank, A.S.K., Dittberner, H., Thome, J., Schrader, A., Linne von Berg, K.-H., Fulgione, A., Coupland, G., de Meaux, J., 2024. Environmental filtering of life-history trait diversity in urban populations of Arabidopsis thaliana. J. Ecol. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14211

2023

  • Le Veve, A., Burghgraeve, N., Genete, M., Lepers-Blassiau, C., Takou, M., De Meaux, J., Mable, B.K., Durand, E., Vekemans, X., Castric, V., 2023. Long-Term Balancing Selection and the Genetic Load Linked to the Self-Incompatibility Locus in Arabidopsis halleri and A. lyrata. Mol. Biol. Evol. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msad120

2022

  • Dittberner, H., Tellier, A., de Meaux, J. (2022). Approximate Bayesian Computation Untangles Signatures of Contemporary and Historical Hybridization between Two Endangered Species. Molecular Biology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac015

2021

  • He, F., Steige, K.A., Kovacova, V., Goebel, U., Bouzid, M., Keightley, P.D., Beyer, A. and de Meaux, J. (2021). Cis-regulatory evolution spotlights species differences in the adaptive potential of gene expression plasticity. Nature communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23558-2
  • Takou, M., Hämälä, T., Koch, E., Steige, K.A., Dittberner, H., Yant, L., Genete, M., Sunyaev, S., Castric, V., Vekemans, X., Savolainen, O. and de Meaux, J. (2021). Maintenance of adaptive dynamics and no detectable load in a range-edge out-crossing plant population. Molecular Biology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaa322

2020

  • Metz, J., Lampei, C., Bäumler, L., Bocherens, H., Dittberner, H., Henneberg, L., de Meaux, J. and Tielbörger, K. (2020). Rapid adaptive evolution to drought in a subset of plant traits in a large‐scale climate change experiment. Ecology Letters. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13596
  • Wieters, B., Steige, K., He, F., Koch, E., Ramos-Onsins, S., Gu, H.Y., Guo, Y., Sunyaev, S. and de Meaux, J. (2020). Polygenic adaptation of rosette growth variation in Arabidopsis thaliana populations. PLoS Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008748

2019

  • Fustier, M. A., Martínez-Ainsworth, N. E., Aguirre-Liguori, J. A., Venon, A., Corti, H., Rousselet, A., Dumas, F., Dittberner, H., Camarena, M. G., Grimanelli, D., Ovaskainen, O., Falque, M., Moreau, L., de Meaux, J., Montes-Hernández, S., Eguiarte, L. E., Vigouroux, Y., Manicacci, D. and Tenaillon, M. I. (2019). Common gardens in teosintes reveal the establishment of a syndrome of adaptation to altitude. PLoS Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008512
  • Dittberner, H., Becker, C., Jiao, W.-B., Schneeberger, K., Hölzel, N., Tellier, A. and de Meaux, J. (2019). Strengths and potential pitfalls of hay-transfer for ecological restoration revealed by RAD-seq analysis in floodplain Arabis species. Molecular Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15194
  • Bouzid, M., He, F., Schmitz, G., Häusler, R. E., Weber, A. P. M., Mettler-Altmann, T. and de Meaux, J. (2019). Arabidopsis species deploy distinct strategies to cope with drought stress. Annals of Botany. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcy237

2018

  • Dittberner, H., Korte, A., Mettler‐Altmann, T., Weber, A. P. M., Monroe, G. and de Meaux, J. (2018). Natural variation in stomata size contributes to the local adaptation of water-use efficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14838
  • Glander, S., He, F., Schmitz, G., Witten, A., Telschow, A. and de Meaux, J. (2018). Assortment of Flowering Time and Immunity Alleles in Natural Arabidopsis thaliana Populations Suggests Immunity and Vegetative Lifespan Strategies Coevolve. Genome Biology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evy124
  • Goebel, U., Arce, A. L., He, F., Rico, A., Schmitz, G. and de Meaux, J. (2018). Robustness of Transposable Element Regulation but No Genomic Shock Observed in Interspecific Arabidopsis Hybrids. Genome Biology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evy095
  • Takou, M., Wieters, B., Kopriva, S., Coupland, G., Linstädter, A. and de Meaux, J. (2018). Linking genes with ecological strategies in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botanyhttps://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ery447

2017

2016

  • He, F., Arce, A. L., Schmitz, G., Koornneef, M., Novikova, P., Beyer, A. and de Meaux, J. (2016). The Footprint of Polygenic Adaptation on Stress-Responsive Cis-Regulatory Divergence in the Arabidopsis Genus. Molecular Biology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msw096

2014

  • Hu, J.-Y., Zhou, Y., He, F., Dong, X., Liu, L.-Y., Coupland, G., Turck, F. and de Meaux, J. (2014). miR824-Regulated AGAMOUS-LIKE16 Contributes to Flowering Time Repression in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.114.124685
  • Saez-Aguayo, S., Rondeau-Mouro, C., Macquet, A., Kronholm, I., Ralet, M.-C., Berger, A., Sallé, C., Poulain, D., Granier, F., Botran, L., Loudet, O., de Meaux, J., Marion-Poll, A. and North, H. M. (2014). Local Evolution of Seed Flotation in Arabidopsis. PLoS Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1004221

2013

  • Debieu, M., Tang, C., Stich, B., Sikosek, T., Effgen, S., Josephs, E., Schmitt, J., Nordborg, M., Koornneef, M. and de Meaux, J. (2013). Co-Variation between Seed Dormancy, Growth Rate and Flowering Time Changes with Latitude in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061075
  • Falke, K. C., Glander, S., He, F., Hu, J., de Meaux, J. and Schmitz, G. (2013). The spectrum of mutations controlling complex traits and the genetics of fitness in plants. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gde.2013.10.006
  • Klironomos, F. D., de Meaux, J. and Berg, J. (2013). Can we always sweep the details of RNA-processing under the carpet? Physical Biology. https://doi.org/10.1088/1478-3975/10/5/056007

2012

  • He, F., Zhang, X., Hu, J., Turck, F., Dong, X., Goebel, U., Borevitz, J. and de Meaux, J. (2012). Genome-wide Analysis of Cis-regulatory Divergence between Species in the Arabidopsis Genus. Molecular Biology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/mss146
  • Kronholm, I., Xavier Pico, F., Alonso-Blanco, C., Goudet, J. and de Meaux, J. (2012). Genetic Basis of Adaptation in Arabidopsis thaliana: Local Adaptation at the Seed Dormancy QTL DOG1. Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01590.x
  • Vetter, M. M., Kronholm, I., He, F., Haeweker, H., Reymond, M., Bergelson, J., Robatzek, S. and de Meaux, J. (2012). Flagellin Perception Varies Quantitatively in Arabidopsis thaliana and Its Relatives. Molecular Biology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/mss011

2011

  • Alcazar, R., Reymond, M., Schmitz, G. and de Meaux, J. (2011). Genetic and evolutionary perspectives on the interplay between plant immunity and development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2011.04.001
  • Chiang, G. C. K., Bartsch, M., Barua, D., Nakabayashi, K., Debieu, M., Kronholm, I., Koornneef, M. and de Meaux, J. (2011). DOG1 expression is predicted by the seed-maturation environment and contributes to geographical variation in germination in Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05181.x

2010

  • Alcazar, R., Garcia, A. V., Kronholm, I., de Meaux, J., Koornneef, M., Parker, J. E. and Reymond, M. (2010). Natural variation at Strubbelig Receptor Kinase 3 drives immune-triggered incompatibilities between Arabidopsis thaliana accessions. Nature Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.704
  • Atwell, S., Huang, Y. S., Vilhjalmsson, B. J., Willems, G., Horton, M., Li, Y., [...] and Nordborg, M. (2010). Genome-wide association study of 107 phenotypes in Arabidopsis thaliana inbred lines. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature08800
  • Chen, W.-H., de Meaux, J. and Lercher, M. J. (2010). Co-expression of neighbouring genes in Arabidopsis: separating chromatin effects from direct interactions. BMC Genomics. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-11-178
  • He, F., Chen, W.-H., Collins, S., Acquisti, C., Goebel, U., Ramos-Onsins, S., Lercher, M. J. and de Meaux, J. (2010). Assessing the Influence of Adjacent Gene Orientation on the Evolution of Gene Upstream Regions in Arabidopsis thaliana. Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.110.114629
  • Kronholm, I., Loudet, O. and de Meaux, J. (2010). Influence of mutation rate on estimators of genetic differentiation - lessons from Arabidopsis thaliana. BMC Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-11-88
  • Piazza, P., Bailey, C. D., Cartolano, M., Krieger, J., Cao, J., Ossowski, S., Schneeberger, K., He, F., de Meaux, J., Hall, N., MacLeod, N., Filatov, D., Hay, A. and Tsiantis, M. (2010). Arabidopsis thaliana Leaf Form Evolved via Loss of KNOX Expression in Leaves in Association with a Selective Sweep. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2010.11.037

2009

2008

  • de Meaux, J., Hu, J.-Y., Tartler, U. and Goebel, U. (2008). Structurally different alleles of the ath-MIR824 microRNA precursor are maintained at high frequency in Arabidopsis thaliana. PNAS. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0803218105
  • de Meaux, J. and Koornneef, M. (2008). The cause and consequences of natural variation: the genome era takes off! Current Opinion in Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2008.02.006

2007

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2005

  • de Meaux, J, Goebel, U., Pop, A. and Mitchell-Olds, T. (2005). Allele-Specific Assay Reveals Functional Variation in the Chalcone Synthase Promoter of Arabidiopsis thaliana That Is Compatible with Neutral Evolution. Plant Cell. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.104.027839

2003

  • de Meaux, J., Cattan-Toupance, I., Lavigne, C., Langin, T. and Neema, C. (2003). Polymorphism of a complex resistance gene candidate family in wild populations of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in Argentina: comparison with phenotypic resistance polymorphism. Molecular Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.01718.x
  • de Meaux, J, and Neema, C. (2003). Spatial patterns of diversity at the putative recognition domain of resistance gene candidates in wild bean populations. Journal of Molecular Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00239-003-0011-6
  • de Meaux, J. and Mitchell-Olds, T. (2003). Evolution of plant resistance at the molecular level: ecological context of species interactions. Heredity. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6800342

2001

  • Neema, C., Lavigne, C., de Meaux, J., Cattan-Toupance, I., de Oliveira, J., Deville, A. and Langin, T. (2001). Spatial pattern for resistance to a pathogen. Theoretical approach and empirical approach at the phenotypic and molecular levels. Genetics Selection Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03500870