IGBMC : Institut de la Génétique et de la Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire

• Researchers

  Valérie BIANCALANA

  Johann BOHM

  Belinda COWLING

  Jocelyn LAPORTE

• Post-Doctoral Fellows

  Marion CIANCIA

  Sarah DJERROUD

  Valentina Maria LIONELLO

  Xavière LORNAGE

  Xènia MASSANA MUNOZ

• PhD Students

  Coralie BORNE

  Sarah DJEDDI

  Raquel GOMEZ OCA

  Roberto SILVA ROJAS

• Engineers & Technicians

  Amandine GIRARD

  Christine KRETZ

• Collaborateur Occasionnel

  Kirsley CHENNEN

Translational medicine and neurogenetics

Pathophysiology of neuromuscular diseases

We study rare and severe neuromuscular disorders caused by mutations in proteins affecting organelles and membrane trafficking. Our principle focus is on three families of proteins that regulate or are regulated by membrane lipids: the phosphoinositide phosphatase myotubularins, the membrane remodelling amphiphysins and the membrane fissioning GTPase dynamins. Both myotubularins and dynamin 2 are mutated in centronuclear myopathies, severe congenital myopathies characterized by mislocalisation of nuclei and in Charcot-Marie-Tooth peripheral neuropathies, suggesting a common mechanism.
While focusing on these genetic diseases, our approaches are multidisciplinary and encompass the identification of the implicated genes by high-throughput sequencing, the study of the molecular and cellular functions of these proteins in cells and in C. elegans, the validation of mammalian disease models, and the use of viral vectors (AAVs) for pathophysiology studies and preclinical therapeutic trials. In parallel, we study the function of these proteins in skeletal muscle under normal and pathological conditions through the development of novel imaging methods (correlative microscopy and in vivo imaging) in close contact with the IGBMC platforms.

• Current projects

  - Identification of molecular basis for congenital myopathies by next generation sequencing
  - Membrane and organelles trafficking in skeletal muscle under normal and pathological conditions
  - Characterization of faithful animal models for human myopathies
  - Pre-clinical trials in animal models for congenital myopathies

• Collaborations

  - European consortium on myotubular/centronuclear myopathies sponsored by ENMC (J Laporte is co-chairman)
  - A Beggs, Cildren’s Hospital, Boston, USA: “Molecular basis and pathophysiology of congenital myopathies”
  - A Bolino, San Raffaele Institute, Milano, Italy: “Pathophysiology of neuromuscular diseases due to mutations in several myotubularins” (European E-rare grant)
  - NB Romero, B Eymard, Myology Institute and Centre de Référence de Pathologie Neuromusculaire, AP-HP, Paris, France: “Identification of novel genes for congenital myopathies” (Contrat Hospitalier de Recherche Translationnelle to J Laporte)
  - JL Mandel, Genetic diagnosis laboratory, Strasbourg Hospital, France: “Next generation sequencing for disease genes identification and diagnosis”
  - B Payrastre, U563, Toulouse, France: “Roles of the phosphoinositides PtdIns3P, PtdIns(3,5)P2 and PtdIns5P in cell signalling and trafficking; implication in human disease”

• Prizes/Awards

  • Jocelyn LAPORTE - Scientific prize - Comité Alsace de la Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM) - 2014
  • Jocelyn LAPORTE - Prix Jean Valade - Fondation de France - 2013
  • Leonela AMOASII - Best oral presentation prize - Journée Campus d'Illkirch - 2011
  • Ivana ZIVKOVIC - Best oral presentation prize - Best oral presentation prize at International Myology Congress - 2011
  • Johann BOHM - Best oral presentation prize - Journée Campus d'Illkirch - 2010
  • Karim HNIA - Best oral presentation prizen at the World Muscle Society congress (Japan) - Elsevier - 2010
  • Johann BOHM - Best poster presentation prize at the World Muscle Society congress, Switzerland - Elsevier - 2009
  • Belinda COWLING - Best poster presentation prize at the World Muscle Society congress, Switzerland - Elsevier - 2009
  • Jocelyn LAPORTE - Pediatric Pathology Research Senior Prize - Association pour l'étude de la pathologie pédiatrique - Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris - 2009
  • Jocelyn LAPORTE - Scientific Prize - Association LEYLA Karam de lutte contre les maladies orphelines - 2008
  • Jocelyn LAPORTE - Scientific Prize - Comité Alsace de la Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM) - 2007

• News

  • March 20, 2019 - A new therapeutic strategy for myotubular myopathy
  • Jan. 30, 2019 - Identification of a new gene involved in myopathies
  • July 6, 2018 - A success story coming from IGBMC research, beating national records
  • Feb. 14, 2018 - New strategy for the treatment of myotubular myopathy
  • Nov. 14, 2017 - Dynamine, a therapeutic target for different myopathies
  • July 19, 2017 - A new therapeutic approach for myotubular myopathy
  • June 7, 2017 - Centronuclear myopathy: towards the development of a therapy
  • Dec. 23, 2016 - Characterization of a new class of congenital myopathies
  • Oct. 26, 2015 - Amphiphysin: a key hub for nuclear positioning
  • June 5, 2015 - High resolution in vivo images of Zebrafish to understand proteinopathies
  • Feb. 24, 2014 - An exciting breakthrough for the treatment of Centronuclear myopathies
  • Jan. 17, 2013 - A new gene involved in myopathies
  • April 21, 2012 - Major breakthrough for neuromuscular diseases diagnosis
  • Dec. 6, 2010 - Myopathies, Research in progress : the desmine/myotubularine complexe offers new therapeutic hopes

• Publications

  • Selective loss of a LAP1 isoform causes a muscle-specific nuclear envelopathy.

    Lornage X, Mallaret M, Silva-Rojas R, Biancalana V, Giovannini D, Dieterich K, Saker S, Deleuze JF, Wuyam B, Laporte J, Böhm J

    Neurogenetics Jan. 6, 2021 ; : .

  • Pathogenic Variants in the Myosin Chaperone UNC-45B Cause Progressive Myopathy with Eccentric Cores.

    Donkervoort S, Kutzner CE, Hu Y, Lornage X, Rendu J, Stojkovic T, Baets J, Neuhaus SB, Tanboon J, Maroofian R, Bolduc V, Mroczek M, Conijn S, Kuntz NL, Töpf A, Monges S, Lubieniecki F, McCarty RM, Chao KR, Governali S, Böhm J, Boonyapisit K, Malfatti E, Sangruchi T, Horkayne-Szakaly I, Hedberg-Oldfors C, Efthymiou S, Noguchi S, Djeddi S, Iida A, di Rosa G, Fiorillo C, Salpietro V, Darin N, Fauré J, Houlden H, Oldfors A, Nishino I, de Ridder W, Straub V, Pokrzywa W, Laporte J, Foley AR, Romero NB, Ottenheijm C, Hoppe T, Bönnemann CG

    Am J Hum Genet Dec. 3, 2020 ; 107:1078-1095 .

  • STIM1/ORAI1 Loss-of-Function and Gain-of-Function Mutations Inversely Impact on SOCE and Calcium Homeostasis and Cause Multi-Systemic Mirror Diseases.

    Silva-Rojas R, Laporte J, Böhm J

    Front Physiol 2020 ; 11:604941 .

  • MISTIC: A prediction tool to reveal disease-relevant deleterious missense variants.

    Chennen K, Weber T, Lornage X, Kress A, Böhm J, Thompson J, Laporte J, Poch O

    PLoS One 2020 ; 15:e0236962 .

  • Differential physiological roles for BIN1 isoforms in skeletal muscle development, function and regeneration.

    Prokic I, Cowling BS, Kutchukian C, Kretz C, Tasfaout H, Gache V, Hergueux J, Wendling O, Ferry A, Toussaint A, Gavriilidis C, Nattarayan V, Koch C, Lainé J, Combe R, Tiret L, Jacquemond V, Pilot-Storck F, Laporte J

    Dis Model Mech Nov. 24, 2020 ; 13: .

  • Asymmetric muscle weakness due to ACTA1 mosaic mutations.

    Lornage X, Quijano-Roy S, Amthor H, Carlier RY, Monnier N, Deleuze JF, Romero NB, Laporte J, Böhm J

    Neurology Dec. 15, 2020 ; 95:e3406-e3411 .

  • A Heterozygous Mutation in the Filamin C Gene Causes an Unusual Nemaline Myopathy With Ring Fibers.

    Evangelista T, Lornage X, Carlier PG, Bassez G, Brochier G, Chanut A, Lacène E, Bui MT, Metay C, Oppermann U, Böhm J, Laporte J, Romero NB

    J Neuropathol Exp Neurol Aug. 1, 2020 ; 79:908-914 .

  • Homozygous C-terminal loss-of-function Na(V)1.4 variant in a patient with congenital myasthenic syndrome.

    Echaniz-Laguna A, Biancalana V, Nadaj-Pakleza A, Fournier E, Matthews E, Hanna MG, Männikkö R

    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry Aug 2020 ; 91:898-900 .

  • Physiological impact and disease reversion for the severe form of centronuclear myopathy linked to dynamin.

    Muñoz XM, Kretz C, Silva-Rojas R, Ochala J, Menuet A, Romero NB, Cowling BS, Laporte J

    JCI Insight Sept. 17, 2020 ; 5: .

  • rAAV-related therapy fully rescues myonuclear and myofilament function in X-linked myotubular myopathy.

    Ross JA, Tasfaout H, Levy Y, Morgan J, Cowling BS, Laporte J, Zanoteli E, Romero NB, Lowe DA, Jungbluth H, Lawlor MW, Mack DL, Ochala J

    Acta Neuropathol Commun Oct. 19, 2020 ; 8:167 .

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  • Analyse Intégrée De Données Omiques Pour Identifier Les Mécanimes Pathologiques Et Traitements Potentiels Dans Les Myopathies Congénitales (H/F)
  • Mécanismes Et Cibles Thérapeutiques Pour Les Myopathies Congénitales (H/F)
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