Profile

Affiliate Associate Professor.
Cell adhesion and mechanical signaling during plant development. Likes tinkering with technology and enjoying nature.
Publications
Baral, Anirban; Aryal, Bibek; Jonsson, Kristoffer; Morris, Emily; Demes, Elsa; Takatani, Shogo; Verger, Stéphane; Xu, Tongda; Bennett, Malcolm; Hamant, Olivier; others,
External Mechanical Cues Reveal a Katanin-Independent Mechanism behind Auxin-Mediated Tissue Bending in Plants Journal Article
In: Developmental Cell, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 67–80, 2021.
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Malivert, Alice; Erguvan, Ozer; Chevallier, Antoine; Dehem, Antoine; Friaud, Rodrique; Liu, Mengying; Martin, Marjolaine; Peyraud, Theophile; Hamant, Olivier; Verger, Stephane
Turning plants from passive to active material: FERONIA and microtubules independently contribute to mechanical feedback Journal Article
In: bioRxiv, 2021.
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author = {Alice Malivert and Ozer Erguvan and Antoine Chevallier and Antoine Dehem and Rodrique Friaud and Mengying Liu and Marjolaine Martin and Theophile Peyraud and Olivier Hamant and Stephane Verger},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-01-01},
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Kohorn, Bruce D; Greed, Bridgid E; Mouille, Gregory; Verger, Stéphane; Kohorn, Susan L
Effects of Arabidopsis wall associated kinase mutations on ESMERALDA1 and elicitor induced ROS Journal Article
In: Plos one, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. e0251922, 2021.
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title = {Effects of Arabidopsis wall associated kinase mutations on ESMERALDA1 and elicitor induced ROS},
author = {Bruce D Kohorn and Bridgid E Greed and Gregory Mouille and Stéphane Verger and Susan L Kohorn},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-01-01},
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Malivert, Alice; Erguvan, Özer; Chevallier, Antoine; Dehem, Antoine; Friaud, Rodrigue; Liu, Mengying; Martin, Marjolaine; Peyraud, Théophile; Hamant, Olivier; Verger, Stéphane
FERONIA and microtubules independently contribute to mechanical integrity in the Arabidopsis shoot Journal Article
In: PLoS biology, vol. 19, no. 11, pp. e3001454, 2021.
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author = {Alice Malivert and Özer Erguvan and Antoine Chevallier and Antoine Dehem and Rodrigue Friaud and Mengying Liu and Marjolaine Martin and Théophile Peyraud and Olivier Hamant and Stéphane Verger},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-01-01},
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Raggi, Sara; Demes, Elsa; Liu, Sijia; Verger, Stéphane; Robert, Stéphanie
Polar expedition: mechanisms for protein polar localization Journal Article
In: Current Opinion in Plant Biology, vol. 53, pp. 134–140, 2020.
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title = {Polar expedition: mechanisms for protein polar localization},
author = {Sara Raggi and Elsa Demes and Sijia Liu and Stéphane Verger and Stéphanie Robert},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-01-01},
journal = {Current Opinion in Plant Biology},
volume = {53},
pages = {134--140},
publisher = {Elsevier Current Trends},
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Baral, Anirban; Morris, Emily; Aryal, Bibek; Jonsson, Kristoffer; Verger, Stephane; Xu, Tongda; Bennett, Malcolm J; Hamant, Olivier; Bhalerao, Rishikesh P
External mechanical cues reveal core molecular pathway behind tissue bending in plants Journal Article
In: bioRxiv, 2020.
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year = {2020},
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Takatani, Shogo; Verger, Stéphane; Okamoto, Takashi; Takahashi, Taku; Hamant, Olivier; Motose, Hiroyasu
Microtubule response to tensile stress is curbed by NEK6 to buffer growth variation in the Arabidopsis hypocotyl Journal Article
In: Current Biology, vol. 30, no. 8, pp. 1491–1503, 2020.
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title = {Microtubule response to tensile stress is curbed by NEK6 to buffer growth variation in the Arabidopsis hypocotyl},
author = {Shogo Takatani and Stéphane Verger and Takashi Okamoto and Taku Takahashi and Olivier Hamant and Hiroyasu Motose},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-01-01},
journal = {Current Biology},
volume = {30},
number = {8},
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publisher = {Cell Press},
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Verger, Stephane; Long, Yuchen; Boudaoud, Arezki; Hamant, Olivier
A tension-adhesion feedback loop in plant epidermis (vol 7, e34460, 2018) Journal Article
In: ELIFE, vol. 9, 2020.
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year = {2020},
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journal = {ELIFE},
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Verger, Stéphane; Liu, Mengying; Hamant, Olivier
Mechanical conflicts in twisting growth revealed by cell-cell adhesion defects Journal Article
In: Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 10, pp. 173, 2019.
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title = {Mechanical conflicts in twisting growth revealed by cell-cell adhesion defects},
author = {Stéphane Verger and Mengying Liu and Olivier Hamant},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
journal = {Frontiers in Plant Science},
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Erguvan, Özer; Louveaux, Marion; Hamant, Olivier; Verger, Stéphane
ImageJ SurfCut: a user-friendly pipeline for high-throughput extraction of cell contours from 3D image stacks Journal Article
In: BMC Biology, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 38, 2019.
@article{erguvan2019imagej,
title = {ImageJ SurfCut: a user-friendly pipeline for high-throughput extraction of cell contours from 3D image stacks},
author = {Özer Erguvan and Marion Louveaux and Olivier Hamant and Stéphane Verger},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
journal = {BMC Biology},
volume = {17},
number = {1},
pages = {38},
publisher = {BioMed Central},
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Fruleux, Antoine; Verger, Stéphane; Boudaoud, Arezki
Feeling stressed or strained? A biophysical model for cell wall mechanosensing in plants Journal Article
In: Frontiers in plant science, vol. 10, pp. 757, 2019.
@article{fruleux2019feeling,
title = {Feeling stressed or strained? A biophysical model for cell wall mechanosensing in plants},
author = {Antoine Fruleux and Stéphane Verger and Arezki Boudaoud},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
journal = {Frontiers in plant science},
volume = {10},
pages = {757},
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Verger, Stéphane; Hamant, Olivier
Plant Physiology: FERONIA Defends the Cell Walls against Corrosion Journal Article
In: Current Biology, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. R215–R217, 2018.
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title = {Plant Physiology: FERONIA Defends the Cell Walls against Corrosion},
author = {Stéphane Verger and Olivier Hamant},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-01-01},
journal = {Current Biology},
volume = {28},
number = {5},
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Sapala, Aleksandra; Runions, Adam; Routier-Kierzkowska, Anne-Lise; Gupta, Mainak Das; Hong, Lilan; Hofhuis, Hugo; Verger, Stéphane; Mosca, Gabriella; Li, Chun-Biu; Hay, Angela; others,
Why plants make puzzle cells, and how their shape emerges Journal Article
In: eLife, vol. 7, pp. e32794, 2018.
@article{sapala2018plants,
title = {Why plants make puzzle cells, and how their shape emerges},
author = {Aleksandra Sapala and Adam Runions and Anne-Lise Routier-Kierzkowska and Mainak Das Gupta and Lilan Hong and Hugo Hofhuis and Stéphane Verger and Gabriella Mosca and Chun-Biu Li and Angela Hay and others},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-01-01},
journal = {eLife},
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Verger, Stéphane; Long, Yuchen; Boudaoud, Arezki; Hamant, Olivier
A tension-adhesion feedback loop in plant epidermis Journal Article
In: eLife, vol. 7, pp. e34460, 2018.
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journal = {eLife},
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Verger, Stéphane; Cerutti, Guillaume; Hamant, Olivier
An image analysis pipeline to quantify emerging cracks in materials or adhesion defects in living tissues Journal Article
In: Bio-protocol, vol. 8, no. 19, 2018.
@article{verger2018image,
title = {An image analysis pipeline to quantify emerging cracks in materials or adhesion defects in living tissues},
author = {Stéphane Verger and Guillaume Cerutti and Olivier Hamant},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-01-01},
journal = {Bio-protocol},
volume = {8},
number = {19},
publisher = {Europe PMC Funders},
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Verger, Stéphane; Chabout, Salem; Gineau, Emilie; Mouille, Grégory
Cell adhesion in plants is under the control of putative O-fucosyltransferases Journal Article
In: Development, vol. 143, no. 14, pp. 2536–2540, 2016.
@article{verger2016cell,
title = {Cell adhesion in plants is under the control of putative O-fucosyltransferases},
author = {Stéphane Verger and Salem Chabout and Emilie Gineau and Grégory Mouille},
year = {2016},
date = {2016-01-01},
journal = {Development},
volume = {143},
number = {14},
pages = {2536--2540},
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Galletti, Roberta; Verger, Stéphane; Hamant, Olivier; Ingram, Gwyneth C
Developing a ‘thick skin’: a paradoxical role for mechanical tension in maintaining epidermal integrity? Journal Article
In: Development, vol. 143, no. 18, pp. 3249–3258, 2016.
@article{galletti2016developing,
title = {Developing a ‘thick skin’: a paradoxical role for mechanical tension in maintaining epidermal integrity?},
author = {Roberta Galletti and Stéphane Verger and Olivier Hamant and Gwyneth C Ingram},
year = {2016},
date = {2016-01-01},
journal = {Development},
volume = {143},
number = {18},
pages = {3249--3258},
publisher = {Oxford University Press for The Company of Biologists Limited},
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Verger, Stephane
Genetic and chemical genomic dissection of the cell adhesion mechanisms in plants PhD Thesis
Paris 11, 2014.
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Geshi, Naomi; Johansen, Jorunn N; Dilokpimol, Adiphol; Rolland, Aurelia; Belcram, Katia; Verger, Stéphane; Kotake, Toshihisa; Tsumuraya, Yoichi; Kaneko, Satoshi; Tryfona, Theodora; others,
A galactosyltransferase acting on arabinogalactan protein glycans is essential for embryo development in Arabidopsis Journal Article
In: The Plant Journal, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 128–137, 2013.
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title = {A galactosyltransferase acting on arabinogalactan protein glycans is essential for embryo development in Arabidopsis},
author = {Naomi Geshi and Jorunn N Johansen and Adiphol Dilokpimol and Aurelia Rolland and Katia Belcram and Stéphane Verger and Toshihisa Kotake and Yoichi Tsumuraya and Satoshi Kaneko and Theodora Tryfona and others},
year = {2013},
date = {2013-01-01},
journal = {The Plant Journal},
volume = {76},
number = {1},
pages = {128--137},
publisher = {Wiley Online Library},
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Current Projects
FATE: Decoding cell fate with positional information (Knut & Alice Wallenberg foundation, project grant)
S Verger co-applicant. Main applicant: Stéphanie Robert (SLU), other co applicants: Peter Marhavy (SLU), Eleni Stavrinidou (LiU) and Maria Tenje, (UU)
Mechanics and dynamics of cell-cell adhesion in plants (Swedish Research Council, VR2020 + Kempe foundation + Assistant professor position starting package)
S Verger (PI)
In vitro fibers: Generating wood fiber cells in vitro (Åforsk Foundation).
S Verger (PI)
How do interconnected networks of cells emerge during wood formation? (IceLab with Formas + Bio4Energy)
S Verger with Magnus Andersson (UmU), Fredrik Forsberg (LTU)
- GoodFib: Establishment of trees with high-yield and high-quality wood fibers for more sustainable improved feedstock (Novo Nordisk foundation, Emerging investigator grant 2021)
S Verger (PI)
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