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  1. Article: p53, A Victim of the Prion Fashion.

    Billant, Olivier / Friocourt, Gaëlle / Roux, Pierre / Voisset, Cécile

    Cancers

    2021  Volume 13, Issue 2

    Abstract: Identified in the late 1970s as an oncogene, a driving force leading to tumor development, p53 turned out to be a key tumor suppressor gene. Now p53 is considered a master gene regulating the transcription of over 3000 target genes and controlling a ... ...

    Abstract Identified in the late 1970s as an oncogene, a driving force leading to tumor development, p53 turned out to be a key tumor suppressor gene. Now p53 is considered a master gene regulating the transcription of over 3000 target genes and controlling a remarkable number of cellular functions. The elevated prevalence of p53 mutations in human cancers has led to a recurring questioning about the roles of mutant p53 proteins and their functional consequences. Both mutants and isoforms of p53 have been attributed dominant-negative and gain of function properties among which is the ability to form amyloid aggregates and behave in a prion-like manner. This report challenges the ongoing "prion p53" hypothesis by reviewing evidence of p53 behavior in light of our current knowledge regarding amyloid proteins, prionoids and prions.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-13
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2527080-1
    ISSN 2072-6694
    ISSN 2072-6694
    DOI 10.3390/cancers13020269
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  2. Article: New insights into the regulation of

    Conan, Pierre / Léon, Alice / Caroff, Noéline / Rollet, Claire / Chaïr, Loubna / Martin, Jennifer / Bihel, Frédéric / Mignen, Olivier / Voisset, Cécile / Friocourt, Gaëlle

    Frontiers in neuroscience

    2023  Volume 16, Page(s) 1110163

    Abstract: Down syndrome (DS), the most frequent chromosomic aberration, results from the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21. The identification of genes which overexpression contributes to intellectual disability (ID) in DS is important to understand the ... ...

    Abstract Down syndrome (DS), the most frequent chromosomic aberration, results from the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21. The identification of genes which overexpression contributes to intellectual disability (ID) in DS is important to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms involved and develop new pharmacological therapies. In particular, gene dosage of
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-09
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2411902-7
    ISSN 1662-453X ; 1662-4548
    ISSN (online) 1662-453X
    ISSN 1662-4548
    DOI 10.3389/fnins.2022.1110163
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  3. Article ; Online: Bypassing Mendel's First Law: Transmission Ratio Distortion in Mammals.

    Friocourt, Gaëlle / Perrin, Aurore / Saunders, Paul A / Nikalayevich, Elvira / Voisset, Cécile / Coutton, Charles / Martinez, Guillaume / Morel, Frédéric

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2023  Volume 24, Issue 2

    Abstract: Mendel's law of segregation states that the two alleles at a diploid locus should be transmitted equally to the progeny. A genetic segregation distortion, also referred to as transmission ratio distortion (TRD), is a statistically significant deviation ... ...

    Abstract Mendel's law of segregation states that the two alleles at a diploid locus should be transmitted equally to the progeny. A genetic segregation distortion, also referred to as transmission ratio distortion (TRD), is a statistically significant deviation from this rule. TRD has been observed in several mammal species and may be due to different biological mechanisms occurring at diverse time points ranging from gamete formation to lethality at post-natal stages. In this review, we describe examples of TRD and their possible mechanisms in mammals based on current knowledge. We first focus on the differences between TRD in male and female gametogenesis in the house mouse, in which some of the most well studied TRD systems have been characterized. We then describe known TRD in other mammals, with a special focus on the farmed species and in the peculiar common shrew species. Finally, we discuss TRD in human diseases. Thus far, to our knowledge, this is the first time that such description is proposed. This review will help better comprehend the processes involved in TRD. A better understanding of these molecular mechanisms will imply a better comprehension of their impact on fertility and on genome evolution. In turn, this should allow for better genetic counseling and lead to better care for human families.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Mice ; Humans ; Male ; Female ; Germ Cells ; Mammals/genetics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-13
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms24021600
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  4. Article ; Conference proceedings: From genes to human diseases in cortical development.

    Friocourt, Gaëlle

    BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology

    2007  Volume 29, Issue 7, Page(s) 706–709

    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Brain Diseases/genetics ; Cerebral Cortex/cytology ; Cerebral Cortex/growth & development ; Genetic Predisposition to Disease ; Humans ; Mice ; Mice, Knockout ; Primates
    Language English
    Publishing date 2007-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Congresses
    ZDB-ID 50140-2
    ISSN 1521-1878 ; 0265-9247
    ISSN (online) 1521-1878
    ISSN 0265-9247
    DOI 10.1002/bies.20603
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  5. Article ; Online: Oligodendrocyte lineage is severely affected in human alcohol-exposed foetuses.

    Marguet, Florent / Brosolo, Mélanie / Friocourt, Gaëlle / Sauvestre, Fanny / Marcorelles, Pascale / Lesueur, Céline / Marret, Stéphane / Gonzalez, Bruno J / Laquerrière, Annie

    Acta neuropathologica communications

    2022  Volume 10, Issue 1, Page(s) 74

    Abstract: Prenatal alcohol exposure is a major cause of neurobehavioral disabilities. MRI studies in humans have shown that alcohol is associated with white matter microstructural anomalies but these studies focused on myelin abnormalities only after birth. Only ... ...

    Abstract Prenatal alcohol exposure is a major cause of neurobehavioral disabilities. MRI studies in humans have shown that alcohol is associated with white matter microstructural anomalies but these studies focused on myelin abnormalities only after birth. Only one of these studies evaluated oligodendrocyte lineage, but only for a short period during human foetal life. As data are lacking in humans and alcohol is known to impair oligodendrocyte differentiation in rodents, the present study aimed to compare by immunohistochemistry the oligodendrocyte precursor cells expressing PDGFR-α and immature premyelinating/mature oligodendrocytes expressing Olig2 in the ganglionic eminences and the frontal cortex of 14 human foetuses exposed to alcohol from 15 to 37 weeks' gestation with age-matched controls. The human brains used in this study were obtained at the time of foetal autopsies for medical termination of pregnancy, in utero or post-natal early death. Before birth, PDGFR-α expression was strongly increased in the ganglionic eminences and the cortex of all foetuses exposed to alcohol except at the earliest stage. No massive generation of Olig2 immunoreactive cells was identified in the ganglionic eminences until the end of pregnancy and the density of Olig2-positive cells within the cortex was consistently lower in foetuses exposed to alcohol than in controls. These antenatal data from humans provides further evidence of major oligodendrocyte lineage impairment at specific and key stages of brain development upon prenatal alcohol exposure including defective or delayed generation and maturation of oligodendrocyte precursors.
    MeSH term(s) Cell Differentiation ; Cell Lineage ; Ethanol/toxicity ; Female ; Fetus/metabolism ; Humans ; Myelin Sheath/metabolism ; Oligodendrocyte Transcription Factor 2/metabolism ; Oligodendroglia/metabolism ; Pregnancy ; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Oligodendrocyte Transcription Factor 2 ; Ethanol (3K9958V90M)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-14
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2715589-4
    ISSN 2051-5960 ; 2051-5960
    ISSN (online) 2051-5960
    ISSN 2051-5960
    DOI 10.1186/s40478-022-01378-9
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  6. Article ; Online: Mechanism of cystathionine-β-synthase inhibition by disulfiram: The role of bis(N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate)-copper(II).

    Zuhra, Karim / Panagaki, Theodora / Randi, Elisa B / Augsburger, Fiona / Blondel, Marc / Friocourt, Gaelle / Herault, Yann / Szabo, Csaba

    Biochemical pharmacology

    2020  Volume 182, Page(s) 114267

    Abstract: Background: Hydrogen sulfide (H: Methods: H: Results: While disulfiram did not exert any significant direct inhibitory effect on any of the H: Conclusions: Disulfiram, via its metabolite CuDDC acts as an inhibitor of CBS and a scavenger of ... ...

    Abstract Background: Hydrogen sulfide (H
    Methods: H
    Results: While disulfiram did not exert any significant direct inhibitory effect on any of the H
    Conclusions: Disulfiram, via its metabolite CuDDC acts as an inhibitor of CBS and a scavenger of H
    MeSH term(s) Acetaldehyde Dehydrogenase Inhibitors/metabolism ; Acetaldehyde Dehydrogenase Inhibitors/pharmacology ; Animals ; Cell Survival/drug effects ; Cell Survival/physiology ; Chelating Agents/metabolism ; Chelating Agents/pharmacology ; Copper/metabolism ; Copper/pharmacology ; Cystathionine beta-Synthase/antagonists & inhibitors ; Cystathionine beta-Synthase/metabolism ; Disulfiram/metabolism ; Disulfiram/pharmacology ; Ditiocarb/analogs & derivatives ; Ditiocarb/metabolism ; Ditiocarb/pharmacology ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Female ; HCT116 Cells ; Humans ; Liver/drug effects ; Liver/metabolism ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Organometallic Compounds/metabolism ; Organometallic Compounds/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances Acetaldehyde Dehydrogenase Inhibitors ; Chelating Agents ; Organometallic Compounds ; bis(N,N-diethyldithiocarbamate)Cu (II) complex (13681-87-3) ; Copper (789U1901C5) ; Ditiocarb (99Z2744345) ; Cystathionine beta-Synthase (EC 4.2.1.22) ; Disulfiram (TR3MLJ1UAI)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-10-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 208787-x
    ISSN 1873-2968 ; 0006-2952
    ISSN (online) 1873-2968
    ISSN 0006-2952
    DOI 10.1016/j.bcp.2020.114267
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  7. Article ; Online: Prenatal alcohol exposure is a leading cause of interneuronopathy in humans.

    Marguet, Florent / Friocourt, Gaëlle / Brosolo, Mélanie / Sauvestre, Fanny / Marcorelles, Pascale / Lesueur, Céline / Marret, Stéphane / Gonzalez, Bruno J / Laquerrière, Annie

    Acta neuropathologica communications

    2020  Volume 8, Issue 1, Page(s) 208

    Abstract: Alcohol affects multiple neurotransmitter systems, notably the GABAergic system and has been recognised for a long time as particularly damaging during critical stages of brain development. Nevertheless, data from the literature are most often derived ... ...

    Abstract Alcohol affects multiple neurotransmitter systems, notably the GABAergic system and has been recognised for a long time as particularly damaging during critical stages of brain development. Nevertheless, data from the literature are most often derived from animal or in vitro models. In order to study the production, migration and cortical density disturbances of GABAergic interneurons upon prenatal alcohol exposure, we performed immunohistochemical studies by means of the proliferation marker Ki67, GABA and calretinin antibodies in the frontal cortical plate of 17 foetal and infant brains antenatally exposed to alcohol, aged 15 weeks' gestation to 22 postnatal months and in the ganglionic eminences and the subventricular zone of the dorsal telencephalon until their regression, i.e., 34 weeks' gestation. Results were compared with those obtained in 17 control brains aged 14 weeks of gestation to 35 postnatal months. We also focused on interneuron vascular migration along the cortical microvessels by confocal microscopy with double immunolabellings using Glut1, GABA and calretinin. Semi-quantitative and quantitative analyses of GABAergic and calretininergic interneuron density allowed us to identify an insufficient and delayed production of GABAergic interneurons in the ganglionic eminences during the two first trimesters of the pregnancy and a delayed incorporation into the laminar structures of the frontal cortex. Moreover, a mispositioning of GABAergic and calretininergic interneurons persisted throughout the foetal life, these cells being located in the deep layers instead of the superficial layers II and III. Moreover, vascular migration of calretininergic interneurons within the cortical plate was impaired, as reflected by low numbers of interneurons observed close to the cortical perforating vessel walls that may in part explain their abnormal intracortical distribution. Our results are globally concordant with those previously obtained in mouse models, in which alcohol has been shown to induce an interneuronopathy by affecting interneuron density and positioning within the cortical plate, and which could account for the neurological disabilities observed in children with foetal alcohol disorder spectrum.
    MeSH term(s) Alcohol Drinking ; Alcoholism ; Binge Drinking ; Brain/embryology ; Brain/metabolism ; Brain/pathology ; Calbindin 2/metabolism ; Case-Control Studies ; Cell Movement ; Female ; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders/metabolism ; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders/pathology ; Fetus/embryology ; Fetus/metabolism ; Fetus/pathology ; Frontal Lobe/embryology ; Frontal Lobe/metabolism ; Frontal Lobe/pathology ; GABAergic Neurons/metabolism ; GABAergic Neurons/pathology ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Interneurons/metabolism ; Interneurons/pathology ; Ki-67 Antigen/metabolism ; Male ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Complications ; Pregnancy Trimester, Second ; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects/metabolism ; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects/pathology ; Telencephalon/embryology ; Telencephalon/metabolism ; Telencephalon/pathology ; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid/metabolism
    Chemical Substances CALB2 protein, human ; Calbindin 2 ; Ki-67 Antigen ; MKI67 protein, human ; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (56-12-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-11-30
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2715589-4
    ISSN 2051-5960 ; 2051-5960
    ISSN (online) 2051-5960
    ISSN 2051-5960
    DOI 10.1186/s40478-020-01089-z
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  8. Article ; Online: Identification of Arx targets unveils new candidates for controlling cortical interneuron migration and differentiation.

    Friocourt, Gaëlle / Parnavelas, John G

    Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

    2011  Volume 5, Page(s) 28

    Abstract: Mutations in the homeobox transcription factor ARX have been found to be responsible for a wide spectrum of disorders extending from phenotypes with severe neuronal migration defects, such as lissencephaly, to mild forms of intellectual disabilities ... ...

    Abstract Mutations in the homeobox transcription factor ARX have been found to be responsible for a wide spectrum of disorders extending from phenotypes with severe neuronal migration defects, such as lissencephaly, to mild forms of intellectual disabilities without apparent brain abnormalities, but with associated features of dystonia and epilepsy. Arx expression is mainly restricted to populations of GABA-containing neurons. Studies of the effects of ARX loss of function, either in humans or mutant mice, revealed varying defects, suggesting multiple roles of this gene in brain patterning, neuronal proliferation and migration, cell maturation and differentiation, as well as axonal outgrowth and connectivity. However, to date, little is known about how Arx functions as a transcription factor or which genes it binds and regulates. Recently, we combined chromatin immunoprecipitation and mRNA expression with microarray analysis and identified approximately 1000 gene promoters bound by Arx in transfected neuroblastoma N2a cells and mouse embryonic brain. To narrow the analysis of Arx targets to those most likely to control cortical interneuron migration and/or differentiation, we compare here our data to previously published studies searching for genes enriched or down-regulated in cortical interneurons between E13.5 and E15.5. We thus identified 14 Arx-target genes enriched (Cxcr7, Meis1, Ppap2a, Slc 12a5, Ets2, Phlda1, Egr1, Igf1, Lmo3, Sema6, Lgi1, Alk, Tgfb3, and Napb) and 5 genes specifically down-regulated (Hmgn3, Lmo1, Ebf3, Rasgef1b, and Slit2) in cortical migrating neurons. In this review, we present these genes and discuss how their possible regulation by Arx may lead to the dysfunction of GABAergic neurons, resulting in mental retardation and epilepsy.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-12-27
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2452963-1
    ISSN 1662-5102 ; 1662-5102
    ISSN (online) 1662-5102
    ISSN 1662-5102
    DOI 10.3389/fnbeh.2011.00028
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  9. Article ; Online: Mutations in ARX Result in Several Defects Involving GABAergic Neurons.

    Friocourt, Gaëlle / Parnavelas, John G

    Frontiers in cellular neuroscience

    2010  Volume 4, Page(s) 4

    Abstract: Genetic investigations of X-linked mental retardation have demonstrated the implication of ARX in a wide spectrum of disorders extending from phenotypes with severe neuronal migration defects, such as lissencephaly, to mild or moderate forms of mental ... ...

    Abstract Genetic investigations of X-linked mental retardation have demonstrated the implication of ARX in a wide spectrum of disorders extending from phenotypes with severe neuronal migration defects, such as lissencephaly, to mild or moderate forms of mental retardation without apparent brain abnormalities, but with associated features of dystonia and epilepsy. These investigations have in recent years directed attention to the role of this gene in brain development. Analysis of its spatio-temporal localization profile revealed expression in telencephalic structures at all stages of development, mainly restricted to populations of GABA-containing neurons. Furthermore, studies of the effects of ARX loss of function either in humans or in lines of mutant mice revealed varying defects, suggesting multiple roles of this gene during development. In particular, Arx has been shown to contribute to almost all fundamental processes of brain development: patterning, neuronal proliferation and migration, cell maturation and differentiation, as well as axonal outgrowth and connectivity. In this review, we will present and discuss recent findings concerning the role of ARX in brain development and how this information will be useful to better understand the pathophysiological mechanisms of mental retardation and epilepsy associated with ARX mutations.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-03-11
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2452963-1
    ISSN 1662-5102 ; 1662-5102
    ISSN (online) 1662-5102
    ISSN 1662-5102
    DOI 10.3389/fncel.2010.00004
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  10. Article ; Online: De novo variants in SP9 cause a novel form of interneuronopathy characterized by intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and epilepsy with variable expressivity.

    Tessarech, Marine / Friocourt, Gaëlle / Marguet, Florent / Lecointre, Maryline / Le Mao, Morgane / Díaz, Rodrigo Muñoz / Mignot, Cyril / Keren, Boris / Héron, Bénédicte / De Bie, Charlotte / Van Gassen, Koen / Loisel, Didier / Delorme, Benoit / Syrbe, Steffen / Klabunde-Cherwon, Annick / Jamra, Rami Abou / Wegler, Meret / Callewaert, Bert / Dheedene, Annelies /
    Zidane-Marinnes, Merzouka / Guichet, Agnès / Bris, Céline / Van Bogaert, Patrick / Biquard, Florence / Lenaers, Guy / Marcorelles, Pascale / Ferec, Claude / Gonzalez, Bruno / Procaccio, Vincent / Vitobello, Antonio / Bonneau, Dominique / Laquerriere, Annie / Khiati, Salim / Colin, Estelle

    Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics

    2024  Volume 26, Issue 5, Page(s) 101087

    Abstract: Purpose: Interneuronopathies are a group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by deficient migration and differentiation of gamma-aminobutyric acidergic interneurons resulting in a broad clinical spectrum, including autism spectrum disorders, ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Interneuronopathies are a group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by deficient migration and differentiation of gamma-aminobutyric acidergic interneurons resulting in a broad clinical spectrum, including autism spectrum disorders, early-onset epileptic encephalopathy, intellectual disability, and schizophrenic disorders. SP9 is a transcription factor belonging to the Krüppel-like factor and specificity protein family, the members of which harbor highly conserved DNA-binding domains. SP9 plays a central role in interneuron development and tangential migration, but it has not yet been implicated in a human neurodevelopmental disorder.
    Methods: Cases with SP9 variants were collected through international data-sharing networks. To address the specific impact of SP9 variants, in silico and in vitro assays were carried out.
    Results: De novo heterozygous variants in SP9 cause a novel form of interneuronopathy. SP9 missense variants affecting the glutamate 378 amino acid result in severe epileptic encephalopathy because of hypomorphic and neomorphic DNA-binding effects, whereas SP9 loss-of-function variants result in a milder phenotype with epilepsy, developmental delay, and autism spectrum disorder.
    Conclusion: De novo heterozygous SP9 variants are responsible for a neurodevelopmental disease. Interestingly, variants located in conserved DNA-binding domains of KLF/SP family transcription factors may lead to neomorphic DNA-binding functions resulting in a combination of loss- and gain-of-function effects.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1455352-1
    ISSN 1530-0366 ; 1098-3600
    ISSN (online) 1530-0366
    ISSN 1098-3600
    DOI 10.1016/j.gim.2024.101087
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