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

• Researchers

  Fabien ALPY

  Marie-Pierre CHENARD

  Nassim DALI YOUCEF

  Carole MATHELIN

  Catherine-Laure TOMASETTO

• PhD Students

  Thien-Nga CHAMARAUX-TRAN

  Thomas DI MATTIA

  Amélie JAULIN

  Arthur MARTINET

  Laetitia VOILQUIN

• Engineers & Technicians

  Corinne WENDLING

Functional genomics and cancer

Molecular and cellular biology of breast cancer

Breast cancer is a complex disease, with three main identified subtypes having different biological and clinical features and distinct responses to therapy. The next challenge in cancer management is to tailor breast cancer therapy to the individual patient. In this context, understanding the function of proteins altered in specific tumors and the relevance of their targeting is crucial. Our group identified in the past several important genes deregulated in cancer. The molecular and cellular characterization of these genes brought novel insights on the disease and we initiated original research themes.

One of our research focus is related to the characterization of the tumor microenvironment, especially to the function of the Metalloprotease 11 (MMP11) on metabolism and tumor cell-adipocyte crosstalk.

The second focus is on the StAR related lipid transfer domain 3 (STARD3) protein, a protein belonging to a family of lipid transporters. We showed that STARD3 moves cholesterol from the endoplasmic reticulum to endosomes by building protein complexes localized at membrane contact sites. We currently study how contact sites are formed and what roles they are playing in cancer.

Fabien Alpy is principal investigator in the team.

• Current projects

• Collaborations

• Prizes/Awards

  • Léa Wilhelm - Thesis Prize - GERLI - 2018
  • Thomas Di Mattia - Best presentation prize - Club endocytose exocytose - 2018
  • Léa Wilhelm - Doctoral Prize of the Doctoral School of Life and Health Sciences - Société de Biologie de Strasbourg - 2017
  • Thien-Nga CHAMARAUX-TRAN - Research contract - Société Française d’Anesthésie et de Réanimation - 2017
  • Adrien ROUSSEAU - Olga Sain/Comité de Paris - Conseil Scientifique de la ligue contre le cancer - 2017
  • Adrien ROUSSEAU - GERLI thesis prize - Groupe d'Etude et de Recherche en Lipidomique (GERLI) - 2014
  • Fabien ALPY - Les espoirs de l'Université de Strasbourg - Université de Strasbourg - 2014
  • Adrien ROUSSEAU - Thesis Prize of the the Doctoral School in Life and health sciences - Société de Biologie de Strasbourg - 2013
  • Elisabeth DAGUENET - Best Talk Award - Fondation Pierre-Gilles de Gennes - 2010
  • Elisabeth DAGUENET - Paul Basset Award - European Cancer Center (EuCC) - 2010
  • Aurélie BAGUET - Thesis Prize - Ecole Doctorale des Sciences de la Vie & de la Santé (UdS) - 2008
  • Catherine TOMASETTO - Scientific Prize - Comité Alsace de la Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM) - 2007
  • Catherine TOMASETTO - Paul Basset Award - European Cancer Center (EuCC) - 2004

• News

  • Sept. 13, 2018 - 2017, a year with the CNRS in Alsace
  • June 1, 2018 - Identification of MOSPD2, a novel molecular velcro bridging cellular organelles with the endoplasmic reticulum
  • April 4, 2017 - Alternative route for cholesterol
  • Dec. 3, 2013 - TRAF4 and membrane lipids orchestrate cancer cell migration

• Publications

  • Effects of imidazoline-like drugs on liver and adipose tissues, and their role in preventing obesity and associated cardio-metabolic disorders.

    Aubertin G(1), Weiss M(1), Traversi F(1), Benameur D(1), Choquet P(2)(3), Dali-Youcef N(4)(5), Pons F(6), Sigrist S(7), Greney H(1), Monassier L(1), Bousquet P(1), Niederhoffer N(8).

    Int J Obes (Lond) March 29, 2019 .

  • [A new breast implant scandal?]

    [Article in French]

    Gynecol Obstet Fertil Senol Apr 2019 ; 47:327-328 .

  • Intracellular and Plasma Membrane Cholesterol Labeling and Quantification Using Filipin and GFP-D4.

    Wilhelm LP(1), Voilquin L(1), Kobayashi T(2), Tomasetto C(3), Alpy F(4).

    Methods Mol Biol 2019 ; 1949:137-152 .

  • [MOSPD2, an inter-organelle connector].

    [Article in French]

    Med Sci (Paris) Jan 2019 ; 35:23-25 .

  • Abnormal lipid storage related to adipocyte shrinkage in acquired partial lipodystrophy (Barraquer-Simons syndrome).

    Velter C(1), Messaddeq N(2), Levy E(1), Morruzzi C(1), Cribier B(1), Dali-Youcef N(2)(3), Lipsker D(1).

    J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol Nov. 25, 2018 .

  • EPURE Transplant (Eplerenone in Patients Undergoing Renal Transplant) study: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

    Girerd S(1)(2)(3), Frimat L(4)(5), Ducloux D(5)(6), Le Meur Y(7), Mariat C(8), Moulin B(5)(9), Mousson C(10), Rieu P(5)(11), Dali-Youcef N(12)(13), Merckle L(14), Lepage X(14), Rossignol P(14)(5), Girerd N(14)(5), Jaisser F(5)(15).

    Trials Oct. 30, 2018 ; 19:595 .

  • [Indications for breast reconstruction after mastectomy according to the oncological situation].

    Mathelin C(1), Bruant-Rodier C(2).

    Ann Chir Plast Esthet Nov 2018 2018 ; 63:580-584 .

  • Why and How Should We Improve Breast Cancer Management in Elderly Women?

    Lodi M(1)(2), Lodi A(3), Reix N(4)(5), Tomasetto C(2), Mathelin C(1)(2)(6).

    Eur J Breast Health July 1, 2018 ; 14:132-133 .

  • Breast cancer and ovarian tissue cryopreservation: Review of the literature.

    Fleury A(1), Pirrello O(2), Maugard C(3), Mathelin C(4), Linck C(5).

    J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod Oct 2018 ; 47:351-357 .

  • Identification of MOSPD2, a novel scaffold for endoplasmic reticulum membrane contact sites.

    Di Mattia T(1)(2)(3)(4), Wilhelm LP(1)(2)(3)(4), Ikhlef S(5), Wendling C(1)(2)(3)(4), Spehner D(1)(2)(3)(4), Nomine Y(1)(2)(3)(4), Giordano F(6), Mathelin C(1)(2)(3)(4)(7), Drin G(5), Tomasetto C(8)(2)(3)(4), Alpy F(8)(2)(3)(4).

    EMBO Rep Jul 2018 ; 19:e45453 .

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  • Characterization Of Proteins Involved In A Newly Identified Er-Endosome Membrane Contact Site (H/F)