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Legris, M., Light and temperature regulation of leaf morphogenesis in Arabidopsis. New Phytologist, 2023. 240(6): p. 2191-2196.

Nawkar, G.M. *, Legris, M. *, Goyal, A., Schmid-Siegert, E., Fleury, J., Mucciolo, A., De Bellis, D., Trevisan, M., Schueler, A., and Fankhauser, C., Air channels create a directional light signal to regulate hypocotyl phototropism. Science, 2023. 382(6673): p. 935-940.

Legris, M., Szarzynska-Erden, B.M., Trevisan, M., Allenbach Petrolati, L., and Fankhauser, C., Phototropin-mediated perception of light direction in leaves regulates blade flattening. Plant Physiology, 2021. 187(3): p. 1235-1249.

Legris, M. and Boccaccini, A., Stem phototropism toward blue and ultraviolet light. Physiologia Plantarum, 2020. 169(3): p. 357-368.

Legris, M., Ince, Y.C., and Fankhauser, C., Molecular mechanisms underlying phytochrome-controlled morphogenesis in plants. Nature communications, 2019. 10(1): p. 5219.

Legris M*, Nieto C*, Sellaro R, Prat S, Casal JJ§. Perception and signalling of light and temperature cues in plants. Plant Journal, 2017. 90(4):683-697.

Legris, M., Klose, C., Burgie, E.S., Costigliolo, C., Neme, M., Hiltbrunner, A., Wigge, P.A., Schäfer, E., Vierstra, R.D., and Casal, J.J., Phytochrome B integrates light and temperature signals in Arabidopsis. Science, 2016. 354(6314): p. 897-900.

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Iglesias MJ§, Costigliolo-Rojas C, Bianchimano L, Legris M, Schön J, Gergoff-Grozeff GE, Bartoli CG, Blázquez MA, Alabadí D, Zurbriggen MD and Casal JJ§. 2024. Shade-induced ROS/NO reinforce COP1-mediated diffuse cell growth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121(42), p.e2320187121

Lopez Vazquez A, Allenbach Petrolati L, Legris M, Dessimoz C, Lampugnani ER, Glover N, Fankhauser C§. 2023. Protein S-acylation controls the subcellular localization and biological activity of PHYTOCHROME KINASE SUBSTRATE. Plant Cell. doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad096

Mateos JL, Sanchez SE, Legris M, Esteve-Bruna D, Torchio JC, Petrillo E, Goretti D, Blanco-Touriñán N, Seymour DK, Schmid M, Weigel D, Alabadí D, Yanovsky MJ. 2022. PICLN modulates alternative splicing and light/temperature responses in plants. Plant physiology, kiac527, https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiac527

Nieto C*, Catalán P*, Luengo LM, Legris M, López-Salmerón V, Davière JM, Casal JJ, Ares S§, Prat S§. 2022. COP1 dynamics integrate conflicting seasonal light and thermal cues in the control of Arabidopsis elongation. Science Advances, 8(33), p.eabp8412.

Boccaccini A, Legris M, Krahmer J, Allenbach-Petrolati L, Goyal A, Galvan-Ampudia C, Vernoux T, Karayekov E, Casal JJ and Fankhauser C§. 2020. Low Blue Light Enhances Phototropism by Releasing Cryptochrome1-Mediated Inhibition of PIF4 Expression. Plant physiology, 183(4), pp.1780-1793.

Blanco-Touriñán N*, Legris M*, Minguet EG*, Costigliolo-Rojas C*, Nohales MA, Iniesto E, Garcίa-Leόn M, Pacίn M, Heucken N, Blomeier T, Locascio A, Černý M, Esteve-Bruna D, Dίez-Dίaz M, Brzobohatý B, Frerigmann H, Zurbriggen MD, Kay SA, Rubio V, Blázquez MA, Casal JJ§, Alabadί D§. 2020. COP1 destabilizes DELLA proteins in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1907969117

Sellaro R, Smith RW, Legris M, Fleck C§ and Casal JJ§. 2019. Phytochrome B dynamics departs from photoequilibrium in the field. Plant, cell & environment, 42(2), pp.606-617.

Arico D, Legris M, Castro L, Garcia CF, Laino A, Casal JJ§ and Mazzella MA§. 2019. Neighbour signals perceived by phytochrome B increase thermotolerance in Arabidopsis. Plant, cell & environment, 42(9), pp.2554-2566.

Cagnola JI, Cerdan PD, Pacin M, Andrade A, Rodriguez V, Zurbriggen MD, Legris M, Buchovsky S, Carrillo N, Chory J, Blazquez MA, Alabadi D, Casal JJ§. 2018. Long-day photoperiod enhances jasmonic acid-related plant defense. Plant physiology, 178(1), pp.163-173.

Pucciariello O, Legris M*, Rojas CC*, Iglesias MJ*, Hernando CE, Dezar C, Vazquez M, Yanovsky MJ, Finlayson SA, Prat S and Casal JJ§. 2018. Rewiring of auxin signaling under persistent shade. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(21), pp.5612-5617.2017

Pacín M, Semmoloni M, Legris M, Finlayson SA and Casal JJ§. 2016. Convergence of CONSTITUTIVE PHOTOMORPHOGENESIS 1 and PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR signalling during shade avoidance. New Phytologist. 211(3):967-79.

Trupkin SA*, Legris M*, Buchovsky AS, Tolava Rivero MB, Casal JJ§. 2014. Phytochrome B nuclear bodies respond to the low red / far-red ratio and to the reduced irradiance of canopy shade in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiology. 165(4):1698-1708.

Pacín M*, Legris M*, Casal JJ§. 2014. Rapid Decline in Nuclear COSTITUTIVE PHOTOMORPHOGENESIS1 Abundance Anticipates the Stabilization of Its Target ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL5 in the Light. Plant Physiology. 164(3):1134-8.

Karayekov E*, Sellaro R*, Legris M, Yanovsky MJ, Casal JJ§. 2013. Heat shock-induced fluctuations in clock and light signaling enhance phytochrome B-mediated Arabidopsis deetiolation. Plant Cell. 25(8):2892-906.

Pacín M, Legris M, Casal JJ§. 2013. COP1 re-accumulates in the nucleus under shade. Plant Journal. 75(4):631-41.