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Collège de France

EducationParis, France
About: Collège de France is a education organization based out in Paris, France. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Dopamine. The organization has 6541 authors who have published 11983 publications receiving 648742 citations. The organization is also known as: College de France.


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TL;DR: Results strongly suggest that the emergence of the oligodendrocyte lineage is related to the establishment of the dorso-ventral polarity of the neural tube.

146 citations

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TL;DR: The results suggest that gap junctional inter cellular communication mediated by Cx43 is not critical for astrocyte differentiation but is likely involved in the regulation of intercellular calcium signaling and cell growth.
Abstract: Astrocytes are characterized by extensive intercellular communication mediated primarily by gap junction channels composed of connexin43. To examine this junctional protein in astrocytic functions, astrocytes were cultured from embryonic mice with a null mutation in the connexin43 gene (Reaume et al.: Science 267:1831-1834, 1995). Using anti-Cx43 antibodies, immunoblotting and immunostaining indicated that homozygous null astrocytes were devoid of Cx43. They are also deficient in intercellular dye transfer. Astrocytes cultured from heterozygous embryos express significantly lower Cx43 compared to wild type, and their dye coupling is reduced. Markers of glial differentiation, such as glial fibrillary acidic protein and S100, appeared similar in all genotypes. Measurement of intercellular calcium concentration following mechanical stimulation of confluent astrocytes revealed that the number of cells affected by a rise in intracellular calcium was reduced in homozygous cultures compared to wild type. In fact, the calcium response in homozygous astrocytes was similar to that observed in wild-type astrocytes in the presence of a gap junction blocker. The growth rate of astrocytes lacking Cx43 was reduced compared to wild-type astrocytes. These results suggest that gap junctional intercellular communication mediated by Cx43 is not critical for astrocyte differentiation but is likely involved in the regulation of intercellular calcium signaling and cell growth.

146 citations

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TL;DR: The authors' results demonstrate that G-quadruplex intramolecular folds are stabilized by NH4+ cations and the ligands listed, and end stacking is shown to be the dominant mode for ligand attachment.
Abstract: A promising approach for anticancer strategies is the stabilization of telomeric DNA into a G-quadruplex structure. To explore the intrinsic stabilization of folded G-quadruplexes, we combined electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, ion mobility spectrometry, and molecular modeling studies to study different DNA sequences known to form quadruplexes. Two telomeric DNA sequences of different lengths and two DNA sequences derived from the NHE III1 region of the c-myc oncogene (Pu22 and Pu27) were studied. NH4+ and the ligands PIPER, TMPyP4, and the three quinacridines MMQ1, MMQ3, and BOQ1 were complexed with the DNA sequences to determine their effect on the stability of the G-quadruplexes. Our results demonstrate that G-quadruplex intramolecular folds are stabilized by NH4+ cations and the ligands listed. Furthermore, the ligands can be classified according to their ability to stabilize the quadruplexes and end stacking is shown to be the dominant mode for ligand attachment. In all cases our solvent-free...

146 citations

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TL;DR: Evidence is provided that mature human frataxin corresponds to m(81)-FXN, and can rescue the lethal phenotype of fibroblasts completely deleted for fratXin, and it is demonstrated that all fratxin isoforms are generated and localized within the mitochondria.
Abstract: Deficiency in the nuclear-encoded mitochondrial protein frataxin causes Friedreich ataxia (FRDA), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder associating spinocerebellar ataxia and cardiomyopathy. Although the exact function of frataxin is still a matter of debate, it is widely accepted that frataxin is a mitochondrial iron chaperone involved in iron-sulfur cluster and heme biosynthesis. Frataxin is synthesized as a precursor polypeptide, directed to the mitochondrial matrix where it is proteolytically cleaved by the mitochondrial processing peptidase to the mature form via a processing intermediate. The mature form was initially reported to be encoded by amino acids 56-210 (m(56)-FXN). However, two independent reports have challenged these studies describing two different forms encoded by amino acids 78-210 (m(78)-FXN) and 81-210 (m(81)-FXN). Here, we provide evidence that mature human frataxin corresponds to m(81)-FXN, and can rescue the lethal phenotype of fibroblasts completely deleted for frataxin. Furthermore, our data demonstrate that the migration profile of frataxin depends on the experimental conditions, a behavior which most likely contributed to the confusion concerning the endogenous mature frataxin. Interestingly, we show that m(56)-FXN and m(78)-FXN can be generated when the normal maturation process of frataxin is impaired, although the physiological relevance is not clear. Furthermore, we determine that the d-FXN form, previously reported to be a degradation product, corresponds to m(78)-FXN. Finally, we demonstrate that all frataxin isoforms are generated and localized within the mitochondria. The clear identification of the N-terminus of mature FXN is an important step for designing therapeutic approaches for FRDA based on frataxin replacement.

146 citations

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TL;DR: This work shows that the heterogeneity between neighbouring endothelial cells established by the lateral feedback loop of Dll4/Notch utilizes Nrp1 levels as the pivot, which in turn establishes differential responsiveness to TGF-β/BMP signalling.
Abstract: Sprouting angiogenesis drives blood vessel growth in healthy and diseased tissues. Vegf and Dll4/Notch signalling cooperate in a negative feedback loop that specifies endothelial tip and stalk cells to ensure adequate vessel branching and function. Current concepts posit that endothelial cells default to the tip-cell phenotype when Notch is inactive. Here we identify instead that the stalk-cell phenotype needs to be actively repressed to allow tip-cell formation. We show this is a key endothelial function of neuropilin-1 (Nrp1), which suppresses the stalk-cell phenotype by limiting Smad2/3 activation through Alk1 and Alk5. Notch downregulates Nrp1, thus relieving the inhibition of Alk1 and Alk5, thereby driving stalk-cell behaviour. Conceptually, our work shows that the heterogeneity between neighbouring endothelial cells established by the lateral feedback loop of Dll4/Notch utilizes Nrp1 levels as the pivot, which in turn establishes differential responsiveness to TGF-β/BMP signalling.

146 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Pierre Chambon211884161565
Irving L. Weissman2011141172504
David R. Williams1782034138789
Kari Alitalo174817114231
Pierre Bourdieu153592194586
Stanislas Dehaene14945686539
Howard L. Weiner144104791424
Alain Fischer14377081680
Yves Agid14166974441
Michel Foucault140499191296
Jean-Pierre Changeux13867276462
Jean-Marie Tarascon136853137673
K. Ganga13227299004
Jacques Delabrouille13135494923
G. Patanchon12824187233
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
20238
202293
2021418
2020429
2019385
2018391