DNA methylation in cancer
We are actively investigating how abnormalities in the DNA methylation machinery contribute to transformation (see for instance Roussel-Gervais et al Cancer Res. 2017, Naciri et al NAR 2019). Projects that are currently ongoing use advanced genetics and genomics, such as degron alleles coupled with WGBS, and have the long-term goal of designing more efficient epigenetic therapies for cancer.
UHRF1 intensity at different timepoints before (left) and after (right) auxin addition in culture media.
In this cell line, the protein UHRF1 is fused to a green fluorescent protein (GFP) and can be degraded after auxin addition in culture media.
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New research article on how chromatin marking governs DNA damage segregation in mitosis
In this paper, we uncover a damaged chromatin marking mechanism that drives the non-random segregation of UV damage through mitosis with potential consequences on daughter cell fate. Thus, we reveal that chromatin alterations impinge on genome stability not only by...
Welcome to Julia
Julia Roche Dupuy joined the lab for her second year Master's internship. Julia Roche Dupuy Second year Master's student À lire aussi
Welcome Caroline to our team!
We're excited to have Caroline joining Dr. Ait-si-Ali's team! She comes to us as an M2 student from the GENE2 master's program at Université Paris-Saclay. Working with Dr. Guillaume Velasco, Caroline will study the regulation of nuclear stiffness by H3K9...
Welcome Minh to Slimane Ait-si-ali’s team!
We are delighted to welcome Mynh, an M2 student from the GENE2 master's program at Université Paris-Saclay, to Dr. Ait-si-Ali's team. Mynh will be investigating the role of SETDB1 in Duchenne muscular dystrophy phenotype development.