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Alain Schmitt

Alain Schmitt

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
48
Citations
8343
World Ranking
18390
National Ranking
837

Overview

Alain Schmitt is affiliated with the Institut Cochin in France and contributes extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Their research predominantly spans Molecular Biology and Genetics, with additional interests in Ecology, Plant Science, and Epidemiology.

The research topics addressed by Alain Schmitt include:

  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility

The scientist has published papers in various academic venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Cell Metabolism
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Human Reproduction

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Platelets Facilitate the Wound-Healing Capability of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Mitochondrial Transfer and Metabolic Reprogramming," 2021, Cell Metabolism
  • "Essential role for autophagy protein ATG7 in the maintenance of intestinal stem cell integrity," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "A fast Myosin super enhancer dictates muscle fiber phenotype through competitive interactions with Myosin genes," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Platelets facilitate the wound-healing capability of mesenchymal stem cells by mitochondrial transfer and metabolic reprogramming," 2021, Cell Metabolism
  • "Lkb1 suppresses amino acid-driven gluconeogenesis in the liver," 2020, Nature Communications

Alain Schmitt has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Chantal Abergel (9 joint publications)
  • Audrey Lartigue (8 joint publications)
  • Lucid Belmudes (7 joint publications)
  • Yohann Couté (7 joint publications)
  • Jean-Marie Alempic (6 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Clinical features and prognostic factors of listeriosis: the MONALISA national prospective cohort study.

    Caroline Charlier;Élodie Perrodeau;Alexandre Leclercq;Alexandre Leclercq;Benoît Cazenave

  • The ciliary pocket: an endocytic membrane domain at the base of primary and motile cilia

    Anahi Molla-Herman;Rania Ghossoub;Rania Ghossoub;Thierry Blisnick;Alice Meunier

  • Inhibiting glutamine uptake represents an attractive new strategy for treating acute myeloid leukemia.

    Lise Willems;Lise Willems;Nathalie Jacque;Arnaud Jacquel;Nathalie Neveux

  • HIV-1 reservoirs in urethral macrophages of patients under suppressive antiretroviral therapy.

    Yonatan Ganor;Fernando Real;Fernando Real;Fernando Real;Alexis Sennepin;Alexis Sennepin;Alexis Sennepin;Charles Antoine Dutertre

  • Endothelial cell and podocyte autophagy synergistically protect from diabetes-induced glomerulosclerosis

    Olivia Lenoir;Magali Jasiek;Carole Hénique;Léa Guyonnet

  • KIF7 mutations cause fetal hydrolethalus and acrocallosal syndromes

    Audrey Putoux;Sophie Thomas;Karlien L.M. Coene;Erica E. Davis

  • Multifocal structure of the T cell – dendritic cell synapse

    Cédric Brossard;Vincent Feuillet;Alain Schmitt;Clotilde Randriamampita

  • Intestinal inhibition of Atg7 prevents tumour initiation through a microbiome-influenced immune response and suppresses tumour growth

    Jonathan Lévy;Wulfran Cacheux;Medhi Ait Bara;Antoine L’Hermitte

  • Mutations in CFAP43 and CFAP44 cause male infertility and flagellum defects in Trypanosoma and human

    Charles Coutton;Alexandra S. Vargas;Amir Amiri-Yekta;Amir Amiri-Yekta;Zine-Eddine Kherraf

  • Pathologic interaction between megakaryocytes and polymorphonuclear leukocytes in myelofibrosis.

    Alain Schmitt;Hélène Jouault;Hélène Jouault;Josette Guichard;Josette Guichard;Françoise Wendling;Françoise Wendling

  • CD103 or LFA-1 engagement at the immune synapse between cytotoxic T cells and tumor cells promotes maturation and regulates T-cell effector functions

    Katarzyna Franciszkiewicz;Audrey Le Floc'h;Marie Boutet;Isabelle Vergnon

  • Mutations in sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase cause nephrosis with ichthyosis and adrenal insufficiency

    Svjetlana Lovric;Sara Goncalves;Sara Goncalves;Heon Yung Gee;Babak Oskouian

  • Of mice and men: Comparison of the ultrastructure of megakaryocytes and platelets

    Alain Schmitt;Josette Guichard;Jean-Marc Massé;Najet Debili

  • Within 1 h, HIV-1 uses viral synapses to enter efficiently the inner, but not outer, foreskin mucosa and engages Langerhans-T cell conjugates.

    Ganor Y;Zhou Z;Zhou Z;Tudor D;Tudor D;Schmitt A;Schmitt A

  • Class 3 semaphorins influence oligodendrocyte precursor recruitment and remyelination in adult central nervous system

    Gabrièle Piaton;Marie-Stéphane Aigrot;Anna Williams;Sarah Moyon

  • HIV-1-infected blood mononuclear cells form an integrin- and agrin-dependent viral synapse to induce efficient HIV-1 transcytosis across epithelial cell monolayer.

    Annette Alfsen;Huifeng Yu;Aude Magérus-Chatinet;Alain Schmitt

  • Loss of X-Linked Mental Retardation Gene Oligophrenin1 in Mice Impairs Spatial Memory and Leads to Ventricular Enlargement and Dendritic Spine Immaturity

    Malik Khelfaoui;Cécile Denis;Elly van Galen;Frédéric de Bock

  • Platelets facilitate the wound-healing capability of mesenchymal stem cells by mitochondrial transfer and metabolic reprogramming

    Jennyfer Levoux;Alexandre Prola;Alexandre Prola;Peggy Lafuste;Marianne Gervais

  • Mutations in DNAH17, Encoding a Sperm-Specific Axonemal Outer Dynein Arm Heavy Chain, Cause Isolated Male Infertility Due to Asthenozoospermia.

    Marjorie Whitfield;Marjorie Whitfield;Marjorie Whitfield;Lucie Thomas;Emilie Bequignon;Alain Schmitt;Alain Schmitt;Alain Schmitt

  • Homozygous missense mutation L673P in adenylate kinase 7 (AK7) leads to primary male infertility and multiple morphological anomalies of the flagella but not to primary ciliary dyskinesia.

    Patrick Lorès;Patrick Lorès;Patrick Lorès;Charles Coutton;Elma El Khouri;Elma El Khouri;Elma El Khouri;Laurence Stouvenel;Laurence Stouvenel;Laurence Stouvenel

Frequent Co-Authors

Morgane Bomsel
Morgane Bomsel Université Paris Cité
Xavier Nassif
Xavier Nassif Université Paris Cité
Arnold Munnich
Arnold Munnich Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Anne Caignard
Anne Caignard Grenoble Alpes University
Gilles Chiocchia
Gilles Chiocchia Grenoble Alpes University
Pierre F. Ray
Pierre F. Ray Grenoble Alpes University
Daniel Vaiman
Daniel Vaiman Université Paris Cité
Carsten Janke
Carsten Janke Institute Curie
Christine Perret
Christine Perret Université Paris Cité

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