L'équipe Greenberg a récemment publié dans Development : Non-canonical imprinting in the spotlight   Résumé : Classical genomic imprints are regulated by parent-specific DNA methylation levels inherited from the gametes in mammals. Imprints control gene expression in a parent-of-origin manner and are essential for development. A distinct class of so-called ‘non-canonical’ imprints was recently discovered; these are…

Le nouvel article scientifique de l'équipe Doye a été publié en couverture et en highlight du journal Journal of Cell Science : Y-complex nucleoporins independently contribute to nuclear pore assembly and gene regulation in neuronal progenitors Résumé : Besides assembling nuclear pore complexes, the conduits of nuclear transport, many nucleoporins also contribute to chromatin organization and gene…

Dr. Sandra Duharcourt et Dr. Katja Wassmann L'Institut Jacques Monod est très fier de vous annoncer l'élection de Sandra Duharcourt et Katja Wassmann en tant que membre de la communauté de l'European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). Nous leur adressons toutes nos félicitations ! L'EMBO est une organisation internationale de chercheurs et chercheuses en sciences de la vie…

L'équipe Gazave a publié récemment dans Journal of Experimental Zoology part B: Molecular and developmental evolution : On the hormonal control of posterior regeneration in the annelid Platynereis dumerilii Résumé : Regeneration is the process by which many animals are able to restore lost or injured body parts. After amputation of the posterior part of its body, the annelid Platynereis…

L'équipe Camadro vient de publier dans Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education : A field guide for implementing a flipped classroom Résumé : The way flipped classrooms are perceived and even practiced by teachers is sometimes approximate. For instance, while the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed many universities to adopt distance learning, flipped classrooms have often been mentioned as…

L'équipe Courtier vient de publier dans Biological reviews : Analysis of the genetic loci of pigment pattern evolution in vertebrates Vertebrate pigmentation patterns are amongst the best characterised model systems for studying the genetic basis of adaptive evolution. The wealth of available data on the genetic basis for pigmentation evolution allows for analysis of trends and…

L'équipe Guichet vient de publier dans Nature cell Biology : Basal stem cell progeny establish their apical surface in a junctional niche during turnover of an adult barrier epithelium Barrier epithelial organs face the constant challenge of sealing the interior body from the external environment while simultaneously replacing the cells that contact this environment. New replacement…

L'équipe Wassmann vient de publier dans le Med/Sci ( Paris) : Cyclin B3: Locking female meiosis to await fertilization  

L’équipe Romet-Lemonne/Jegou vient de publier un nouvel article dans the EMBO Journal. Regulation of branched versus linear Arp2/3-generated actin filaments Abstract Activation of the Arp2/3 complex by VCA-motif-bearing actin nucleation-promoting factors results in the formation of “daughter” actin filaments branching off the sides of pre-existing “mother” filaments. Alternatively, when stimulated by SPIN90, Arp2/3 directly nucleates “linear” actin…