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Jean-Pierre Gorvel

Jean-Pierre Gorvel

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Microbiology

D-Index
83
Citations
22469
World Ranking
1007
National Ranking
57

Overview

Jean-Pierre Gorvel is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France, contributing extensively to the fields of immunology and microbiology. Their research spans multiple disciplines, particularly focusing on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader domains, Gorvel has investigated several subfields such as:

  • Immunology
  • Endocrinology
  • Small Animals
  • Epidemiology
  • Cell Biology

The key topics of their work cover a range of research areas:

  • Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immune responses and vaccinations
  • Galectins and Cancer Biology

Jean-Pierre Gorvel's recent publications include:

  • "Brucella: Reservoirs and Niches in Animals and Humans" (2021), published in Pathogens
  • "The TIR-domain containing effectors BtpA and BtpB from Brucella abortus impact NAD metabolism" (2020), published in PLoS Pathogens
  • "Pathogenicity and Its Implications in Taxonomy: The Brucella and Ochrobactrum Case" (2022), published in Pathogens
  • "If You're Not Confused, You're Not Paying Attention: Ochrobactrum Is Not Brucella" (2023), published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • "Bacterial infection and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma" (2020), published in Critical Reviews in Microbiology

Frequent co-authors working with Gorvel include:

  • Suzana P. Salcedo (14 joint publications)
  • Laurent Terradot (12 joint publications)
  • Vilma Arce-Gorvel (11 joint publications)
  • Arthur Louche (11 joint publications)
  • Julia María Coronas-Serna (10 joint publications)

Regarding publication venues, Gorvel has contributed notably to:

  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University) with 9 publications
  • Nature Communications with 3 publications
  • Frontiers in Immunology with 3 publications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 3 publications
  • Pathogens with 2 publications

Best Publications

  • rab5 controls early endosome fusion in vitro.

    Jean-Pierre Gorvel;Philippe Chavrier;Marino Zerial;Jean Gruenberg

  • Brucella evades macrophage killing via VirB-dependent sustained interactions with the endoplasmic reticulum.

    Jean Celli;Chantal de Chastellier;Don-Marc Franchini;Javier Pizarro-Cerda

  • Hypervariable C-terminal domain of rab proteins acts as a targeting signal.

    Philippe Chavrier;Jean-Pierre Gorvel;Ernst Stelzer;Kai Simons

  • Brucella abortus transits through the autophagic pathway and replicates in the endoplasmic reticulum of nonprofessional phagocytes

    Javier Pizarro-Cerda;Stepahane Meresse;Robert G. Parton;Gisou van der Goot

  • Virulence factors of the human opportunistic pathogen Serratia marcescens identified by in vivo screening

    C. Leopold Kurz;Sophie Chauvet;Emmanuel Andres;Marianne Aurouze

  • Brucella intracellular life: from invasion to intracellular replication.

    Jean Pierre Gorvel;Edgardo Moreno

  • Biogenesis of Salmonella typhimurium-containing vacuoles in epithelial cells involves interactions with the early endocytic pathway.

    Olivia Steele‐Mortimer;Stéphane Méresse;Jean‐Pierre Gorvel;Ban‐Hock Toh

  • Brucella lipopolysaccharide acts as a virulence factor.

    Nicolas Lapaque;Ignacio Moriyon;Edgardo Moreno;Jean-Pierre Gorvel

  • Essential role of the VirB machinery in the maturation of the Brucella abortus-containing vacuole.

    Diego J. Comerci;Maria José Martínez‐Lorenzo;Rodrigo Sieira;Jean‐Pierre Gorvel

  • Bacterial manipulation of innate immunity to promote infection

    Lautaro Diacovich;Jean-Pierre Gorvel

  • The Rab7 GTPase resides on a vesicular compartment connected to lysosomes

    Stéphane Méresse;Jean-Pierre Gorvel;Philippe Chavrier

  • Annexin II is a major component of fusogenic endosomal vesicles.

    N. Emans;J. P. Gorvel;C. Walter;V. Gerke

  • Brucella Control of Dendritic Cell Maturation Is Dependent on the TIR-Containing Protein Btp1

    Suzana P Salcedo;María Ines Marchesini;Hugues Lelouard;Emilie Fugier

  • Cyclic beta-1,2-glucan is a Brucella virulence factor required for intracellular survival.

    Beatriz Arellano-Reynoso;Nicolas Lapaque;Susana Salcedo;Gabriel Briones

  • A two‐component regulatory system playing a critical role in plant pathogens and endosymbionts is present in Brucella abortus and controls cell invasion and virulence

    Alberto Sola-Landa;Javier Pizarro-Cerdá;María Jesús Grilló;Edgardo Moreno

  • Virulent Brucella abortus Prevents Lysosome Fusion and Is Distributed within Autophagosome-Like Compartments

    Javier Pizarro-Cerdá;Edgardo Moreno;Veronique Sanguedolce;Jean-Louis Mege

  • Controlling the maturation of pathogen-containing vacuoles: a matter of life and death.

    Stéphane Méresse;Olivia Steele-Mortimer;Edgardo Moreno;Michel Desjardins

  • An evolutionary strategy for a stealthy intracellular Brucella pathogen

    Anna Martirosyan;Edgardo Moreno;Jean-Pierre Gorvel;Jean-Pierre Gorvel;Jean-Pierre Gorvel

  • Identification of Brucella spp. genes involved in intracellular trafficking.

    R.-M. Delrue;M. Martinez-Lorenzo;P. Lestrate;I. Danese

  • The intracellular fate of Salmonella depends on the recruitment of kinesin.

    Emmanuel Boucrot;Thomas Henry;Jean-Paul Borg;Jean-Pierre Gorvel

Frequent Co-Authors

Stéphane Méresse
Stéphane Méresse Centre d’Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy
Edgardo Moreno
Edgardo Moreno National University of Costa Rica
Ignacio Moriyón
Ignacio Moriyón University of Navarra
Didier Raoult
Didier Raoult Aix-Marseille University
Jean-Louis Mege
Jean-Louis Mege Aix-Marseille University
Philippe Chavrier
Philippe Chavrier Institute Curie
Javier Pizarro-Cerdá
Javier Pizarro-Cerdá Institut Pasteur
Bernard Malissen
Bernard Malissen Aix-Marseille University
Jean Gruenberg
Jean Gruenberg University of Geneva

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